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    Kim's Pho Kitchen + Bar

    3.5 (319 reviews)
    ModerateVietnamese, Bars, Seafood
    Closed 10:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    KIM'S PHO KITCHEN + BAR ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
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    Happy hour specials

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    Spring Rolls and margaritas
    Rumesh V.

    We have been here a couple of times after playing pool at the nearby pool bar called Revolution. We were kinda tired to constantly eating fried food at the pool bar. So we decided to give this one a try. They have great selection of Vietnamese food ranging from Pho to pork chops & noodles or rice. Honey garlic pork with shrimp is absolutely delicious. Do checkout their house specials on the last page in the menu. Also ask the server for recommendations if you haven't had any other Vietnamese food other than pho. We did try pho the next time we were here. Huge portion of pho with nice portion of meat as well. Absolutely love the hot sauce. Do ask them if you want to add some kick to your pho. Price is nominal as well. Parking is easy to find in this area. Highly recommend this place.

    Filet Mignon Pho- speciality item!!!!
    Jemily H.

    Firstly, this review is long overdue!! I had the pleasure of dining at this establishment with two friends . We started with the roll combo appetizer made up of three different kinds of appetizer rolls from a rice paper fresh roll with shrimp to a crunchy roll. What's it out to me was how fresh these items were from the kitchen. Prepared well and extremely flavorful with quality ingredients. We also opted for some fresh squeezed juice options. This is very unique! I ordered a lemonade and my girlfriend ordered a fresh squeezed green juice and they were both absolutely incredible and refreshing to accompany our meal. We opted for filet mignon pho . And let me tell you... It was a luxury I never knew I needed or was missing. The steak was so tender. The broth was very flavorful as if it had been cooked for hours, and the noodles were tender. It was a bowl that was worth its price, and it is very difficult to beat. My friend ordered a different spicy soup, called Bo ho hue (I am sure I am misspelling this) but while it was a lesser known local Vietnamese favorite, when I sampled the broth, it was also incredibly flavorful with a deep beef and spice base that was so satisfying. I had the pleasure of meeting the owner, she is a very down to earth and lovely woman! It is clear that she puts her love and passion into her menu and into her products, it was also very clear to me that the produce that is purchased for these items is top-notch . If you are looking for an elevated approach to your next Vietnamese cuisine, absolutely look no further . Thank you so much to the staff and the owner and I am looking forward to dining again . Plenty of parking and seating, both indoor and outdoor! Plenty of fresh plants, and the mix Location is very well-maintained! Great addition to Fairfax! Check them out on Instagram and the plenty reels and reviews :)

    FIlet Mignon Pho
    Ailun H.

    My friend and I were feeling pho this past rainy Wednesday evening so we stopped by for dinner. The interior is well-decorated and not your typical hole-in-a-wall. Our server got our orders quickly and made sure we had enough water throughout. FILET MIGNON PHO - 23 The pho broth was rich and savory. I enjoyed sipping on it and loved the depth of the flavor. The filet mignon was very tender. The noodles had a good texture and soaked up the broth well. While it's definitely one of the better phos in the DMV, I can't justify paying 23.00 for a bowl of pho when I can get a bowl elsewhere for 5.00-10.00 cheaper. Overall, it was great to try! We enjoyed our experience here but not sure if the pricing is worth it.

    Pho noodle pull with a reminder it's healthy (:
    Lindsay D.

    A Vietnamese restaurant for the initiated and uninitiated into the cuisine. Kim's Pho Kitchen & Bar has a diverse menu with authentic Vietnamese dishes to please even the pickiest of eaters as well as the adventurous. Their specialty is the pho which the say they spend 15 hours making the broth for, and I believe it. Their beef pho features a deep, aromatic broth full of flavor that easily rises to my top 5 pho places in NOVA. Kim's was fairly busy on a Thursday during lunch time, and there was a wide variety of people there dining which always makes me happy. Despite the modern, upscale interior, the service is still quite authentically Vietnamese, so if you want someone to come by your table for something more than seating you and taking your order, you'll need to flag them down. No disrespect, just something to keep in mind. Overall, I was quite pleased with my experience and will come back to try some of their other non-pho dishes that are hard to come by (e.g., banh xeo, banh khot, and banh hoi).

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    Thuy V.

    I feel ambivalent. It was a really cool hip interior which is different than one might think for a Vietnamese or pho restaurant. If you don't think of it as a typical pho restaurant i think it helps because it was pretty pricey for our family. We both had the short rib pho which was good but also $$ pricey. It included a very flavorful short rib but also some sliced beef. We indulged in a side of fatty brisket and it was really good The fried egg rolls were really good with pork. They also had fried tofu appetizer which our kids like. Service was fine- didn't get checked on but they were very polite and we had to go to counter/bar for an item. No big deal. They had a really nice looking bar. I recommend for a nicer/fancier Vietnamese restaurant which sometimes is desired. Great for small groups, friends, dates, family.

    Se C.

    Came here after seeing an Instagram post highlighting their filet mignon pho. This restaurant offers a diversified menu option for guests. I ordered the filet mignon pho and shaky beef also with filet mignon. As far as the food, I thought everything was mediocre. The broth wasn't too salty but not too hot. It was a little too lukewarm for me. The shaky beef came in a sizzling dish but served with sliced romaine and pickled veggies that did not go well with the dish. I wish the veggies were served cold and not combined. The point of eating a filet mignon steak is not to overcook it but it's served in a sizzling grill which then overcooks the meat. There is a nice ambiance inside with a darker theme. The service was great with all the staff being very friendly. Ample parking outside and clean bathroom. There is a bar that you can sit at as well as a good amount of alcohol options.

    Saigon iced Sai Gon Latte
    Mychelle H.

    I found this place on a whim after running errands. It's nice to find Vietnamese food away from Falls Church because sometimes the traffic to the Eden Center can be a pain. This place is quite picturesque. You can tell they put some thought in their colors, decor inside and out. I've been here twice and have tried their bun Bo hue, the filet mignon pho, the Saigon iced latte, and the chocolate lava cake. I will say their prices is on the high side but you get pretty decent portions so it doesn't feel you're getting skimped. I love their soup bowls because they're super random and have different designs. It makes it more homey versus your typical white soup bowls at most restaurants. I've always caught them towards the end of the night on a weekday so it's never too busy. Their service pretty efficient, checking in to place orders and getting your dishes pushed out. Is this place distinctly different than other Vietnamese restaurants? No. Even so, between the service and the tropical feel of the restaurant makes you return. Im curious to try some of the other dishes in the future.

    $18 dollars for " pork chop " when the staff handed me the food. i thought it was a kid meal that i ordered

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    Waited 15 mins for drink order, then another 45 for food. My order was wrong. Lots of excuses.

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    10 years ago

    Wonderful place for Pho and drinks. The lunch special is awesome, a large bowl of Pho, spring roll and a soda. A good deal for $9.99

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    egg rolls are soggy, spring rolls fell apart in my hand. Pho has an OK flavor. Not worth it

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    10 years ago

    beautiful place . extra clean . very nice customer service . food was great and fast serving . this is my new place in my food map ;)

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    Service is average. Pho does not have deep flavor but other dishes I have ordered are just ok. Ambience is good.

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    10 years ago

    Amazing Pho! Tried both, beef and seafood. Good service and ambience. Loved it. A must visit.

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    Gao actually deserves 4 stars, but I had to deduct a star because I left hungry!…read more We found Gao after running errands in the Microcenter shopping center and came in around 6pm today on a Wednesday evening for dinner. There were plenty of open tables but no staff in the front when we arrived so we stood around for 2-3 minutes waiting to be seated. The restaurant was clean and nicely decorated with a subtle hint to Vietnamese culture. Like many casual Viet joints around here, there was a TV showcasing Vietnam tourism, although the TV in the back was also showing Japan tourism which was odd. We were brought two cups of water with no ice and had to request ice, which was also odd considering it was in the upper 80s outside. The menu has many Viet cuisine classics like pho, bahn mi, bun, bun bo hue, ba cua, and com tam. Although we're in peak heat of summer, I could never turn down a bowl of pho! I was a little confused as the menu was entirely in English and I usually know my order in Vietnamese and couldn't tell which English option it was as the English descriptors were kinda generic. It's a little saddening that the owners thought that a bilingual menu would be more of an obstacle than an opportunity for their customers to learn and connect with the food and culture. There might be something more there but I'll let my therapist unravel that one lol. I customized to my usual pho tai gan. Herbs, especially the basil, was very fresh and I appreciated the big leaves. The lime was kinda dry. Noodles were al dente and I like mine a little more done but the texture evened out as the hot broth kept cooking it while I was eating. The soup was good and flavorful, well balanced and not too "clean" and not too "dirty". The soup was the highest ranking component but the soup to noodles ratio was off, with too little noodles, hence, leaving me with almost half a bowl of broth and a half empty stomach by the time I finished the meat and noodles. The flank was cooked well-done and I would have preferred the traditional way of serving the meat raw in the boiling soup. My favourite ingredient in any pho is tendon and the tendon here I can only describe as displeasurable. The texture was too soft and goopy and the taste was very bland like it was added to the soup before serving instead of absorbing any of the soup flavour. It's like how honey or brown sugar boba is the norm now so when you go to a place where the tapioca isn't soaked in sugar it is a bland and unsettling taste. Overall I would rank the pho well, beating out local places like Pho Duong and Pho 4 ever, but not able to topple the OG, Pho 75. I'm hoping these quirks from my visit today are addressed to improve the dining experience and add more commitment to the Vietnamese culture.

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