10/10 pho I got the classic beef for 18 dollars and it was very filling I even had some to go. Not…read moreonly was my tummy full but so were my eyes. Every person who worked here was so gorgeous, especially the male server (he had arms for days). The place inside is very cute and calm. I would definitely come here again and recommend to anyone looking for a quick dinner! P.S. we tried the ube ice cream, NY cheesecake and pandan crème brûlée, GET THE PANDAN CRÈME BRÛLÉE!!!

This is the best pho of NYC. Super flavorful broth, hearty protein toppings and an abundance of…read morehospitalty throughout service. I find this big bowl of comfort hard to beat!

Popped into this new Vietnamese spot by Herald Square for a quick weekday lunch. The place is fresh…read moreand clean, with a modern self-serve setup where you order via iPad. I got the pho ($21.78), which is steep for pho, but I guess that's Midtown prices for you. The wait was a slog--over 20 minutes for a bowl of pho, which other Yelp reviews warned about. When it finally arrived, the soup lacked that authentic pho aroma, which was a letdown. On the plus side, the beef was fresh, and the reusable to-go bag was a nice touch. Decent, but the wait and price make it hard to love. Might try again if they speed things up.

Okay, so I came back after a couple weeks from my first visit and had the most perplexing…read moreexperience. I ordered "Plain Pho", which is described as just broth and noodles, no garnish or meat. After waiting 30 minutes, for what is literally the simplest item on the menu, the bowl is brought out and it's a bowl of broth with a couple slices of chicken. No noodles. When I inquired, the server told me it's because I ordered the Plain Pho... yea and I said it comes with noodles and broth. They told me they could get me noodles, but acted like they were doing me a favor by fetching noodles for me, which was quite offputting because the noodles were quite literally half of the dish I actually ordered. How does one wait half-an-hour at a very casual fast Vietnamese food place, for premade soup and noodles, and still have the order wrong? In the end, I did get my noodles and broth, but the fact that I had to spend this much time and also justify my request for noodles (which are part of the dish) is quite insane. I put this at 2 stars for now, because I enjoyed my first time. Hopefully the service will improve.

Came here for dinner on a weekday. The restaurant is near my friend's place. The place was exactly…read morewhat we were looking for... Inexpensive, cozy and comfortable atmosphere! The place was a little busy, but they didn't take reservations. Amazing service and delicious food! The food was fresh and came out fast. Portions are generous, so you definitely won't leave hungry. My favorite dish was Vegan Pho without tofu, which was delicious, also gluten free, dairy free and soy free. Others had something else I had no interest in to remember the name. Their menu has many options to offer, including gluten free, soy free, and dairy free options. We would come back again and highly recommend you check out this place if you are in Murray Hill Manhattan.

Been meaning to try. Seen great reviews off yelp and social media…read more Cute little spot, came right before noon on weekday and it was mostly full already. Service was good and friendly. To the food... - viet bao -- the actual Bao was a little hard, not freshly steamed -- felt microwaved. The flavor of the ingredients were good though. 3/5 - summer roll - good but standard 4/5 - pho - broth was excellent. One of the better ones. The noodles were overcooked and too soft and lacked chew. 4/5. Not bad for Murray hill! Other option is 5spice on the neighborhood.

I'm not sure if I was too hungry or what but the food was amazing! Service is friendly relatively…read moreattentive ambience is nice casual place for dates and group hangouts. Food - got the lobster pad Thai, pad ka prow, beef ribs, duck curry (really good), fried fish, stir fry veggie, appetizer ribs (also really good) and appetizers spring rolls.

I never expected that it's a Thai / Vietnamese restaurant until I saw the menu. It's nyc restaurant…read moreweek so we were delighted to know that they participate to the promotion . Lunch with appetizer/main entree costs only $30. Additional fee for a dessert and drinks. They have nice selections for their fixed menu . I picked the shrimp summer roll Thai style and Vietnamese pork chop with noodle and Chinese broccoli. I have never enjoyed my meal this much. A flavorful and enticing combo meal. We skipped dessert as we are already filled up by what we got. Our server was so great. Fast and friendly. She even volunteered to take our photo. My friends enjoyed their steak as their entree and rib for appetizer. The place is pretty neat especially its second floor with lots of chandeliers all over the dining area. It's a bit dark on our section . Sears and tables are old but still showing the used to be elegance of the place. Location is at the popular restaurant row. Will come back.

Midtown New York is not exactly known for quiet, intimate dining experiences. It is known for…read morecrowds, noise, and restaurants that seat you next to a stranger close enough to accidentally share an appetizer. So when my family stumbled into Pho 39, a tiny spot with just a handful of tables tucked away from the chaos outside, it felt less like finding a restaurant and more like discovering a Rebel outpost that somehow survived undetected in the middle of Imperial territory. The menu is exactly what you'd expect from a solid Vietnamese spot: pho, combination rice plates, the usual lineup. We were ready to order and move on with our lives. Then we saw the tacos. Vietnamese tacos. On the menu. Sitting right there between the banh mi and the spring rolls like they'd always belonged. Nobody in my family said anything for a full three seconds, which for us is basically a standing ovation. We ordered the duck spring rolls to start, which were fresh, well packed, and disappeared faster than a starfighter in hyperspace. For the mains we went with the beef flank pho and the banh mi combination special. The pho had a clean, well developed broth that clearly had some time put into it, and the beef flank was tender enough to make you slow down and pay attention. The banh mi combo was solid, balanced, and hit all the right notes. We did not get the tacos this visit, which means we have a built in reason to return and nobody can argue with that logic. For a small room in the middle of one of the busiest cities on the planet, Pho 39 manages to feel genuinely calm and focused. Good food, good value, and a menu with enough surprises to keep things interesting. The Force is strong with this little spot.

I sat down for pho. You get a lot of noodles but that doesn't make it worth it. You have to tip…read moreand you end up reeking of stale oil somehow because of the open kitchen so there goes the ambiance too. Service is quick and friendly enough. I'll stick to takeout. Open kitchens need to go away, especially at lower end places where there's no artistry to really admire.

This place is the answer to most of my life's problems…read more 10 wontons for $10. Delicious. Short rib pho (with a full portion of meat served on the bone, on the side, for $26). A true delight!

Food was delicious and employees was friendly, the ambiance was cute and trendy , music was good…read morevolume ,

love this spot…read more first the prices are amazing it's fairly priced , coming from la , this was a pleasure the service was great, quick, and efficient. i appreciate them the food was delicious, especially the sizzling steak and beef pad see ew. the noodles we're some of the yummiest i've ever had we got seated quickly, and it's a super cute casual spot. the ambiance is warm and loud but comforting

When one menu covers Thai, Vietnamese, and Malaysian food, skepticism is fair. LoveMama earns its…read morenearly 7,000 reviews by actually delivering on all three. For many in the East Village, this has been the default takeout and delivery spot for years, and it holds up just as well when you dine in. The Beef Rendang Nasi Lemak is the order I keep coming back to. On a recent lunch visit I tried the Mee Goreng from the Lunch Set menu and it was the standout of the meal: savory from soy sauce and fish sauce, sweet, spicy, tangy, and smoky from the wok. The beef pad see ew has some of the best noodles I've ever had, the sizzling steak lives up to its entrance, the shrimp summer rolls are fresh, and the chicken laksa is full of flavor. The one miss was the Curry Laksa, where the lemongrass and curry never quite came together. Lunch sets come with a drink, and the Vietnamese iced coffee beats the Thai iced tea, bolder and less sweet. End with the mango sticky rice with coconut cream: warm rice, ripe fresh mango, the right way to close a meal. Prices are fair. Service is quick, efficient, and friendly. It's more of an eat-and-go spot than a place to linger. One heads up: there's a fee for credit card payments.

Older couple making the food, and it's a good banh mi. Cost about $10-$11 for the big PhoMaster…read more It didn't have cilantro or any real sauce like Mayo or anything as far as I could tell and I would prefer more of a fresh veg burst of flavor. There was a side of a hot chili sauce which wasn't crazy spicy which I liked. The bread was fantastic but it did take a pretty long time to make. Quite large and delicious, a few tweaks and I'd rate this up there with some of the best. The fact that they enlarged the sandwhich and it was still a good banh mi is actually impressive. Cash only on the opposite corner from Bryant park by the bank of China.

Solid midtown lunch choice…read more Have walked by many times and it's usually busy. Saw an opening today and decided to pull the trigger. Got a pork chop noodle salad bowl with extra meat that was served very quickly. Pork was thin and just a little over the line past cooked and into dry territory, but still flavorful. There were more veggies (lettuce, pickled carrots, etc) than noodles, which is not a bad thing. Whole thing gets topped with peanuts and fried shallots. Comes with fish sauce and sriracha separately packed. Speed, solid quality and value. A good addition to the lunch rotation.

Traveling all the way from Hawaii, where I have frequent my usual pho spot, I went to Pho Avenue…read morefor some comfort and familiarity and I was highly impressed. I really liked the beef brisket banh mi which was the hands down best banh mi I've ever had in my life.

We live by Pho Sunday but I know it's hard to find a good Pho place in Manhattan. This place was…read morenear by our hotel so we gave a try. The staff was friendly. We ordered one large pho to share and order of friend pork spring rolls. The Pho came out very quickly after placing our order. I think their broth is little blend and I can taste the pho seasoning powder. I know this cuz I make phos at home. The noodle and meat portion was pretty small IMO but hey it's NYC. It took a little while to bring the spring rolls and I thought they forgot our order. The spring rolls definitely had too strong smell of pork and we couldn't finish the last one. Overall the experience was ok.

This little place is exactly why Yelp exists. it's SO GOOD! I visit my sister in NYC multiple…read moretimes a year and this place is a MUST go. Every single thing on the menu is so good. they are always busy, service is super fast and friendly and the food is always so fresh. I get a lemongrass chicken bowl and add a side of peanut sauce. The pho is amazing too. sweet potato fries and summer rolls for an appetizer choice are so good. the sauce that comes with the fries is tasty -- it's a Vietnamese style house mayo that is so unique and good. I don't usually use mayo, but I splurge when these fries are involved. Highly recommend this gem of a quintessential NYC restaurant.

The food was delicious! If you're paying by card, you order through a QR code. I wasn't a big fan…read moreof this setup because you don't really have a server readily available to ask questions or get recommendations from. My biggest issue was the dining environment. It was about 92°F outside and there was no AC. They did have a couple of fans running to help with the heat, but unfortunately, they weren't enough. The restaurant has an open-kitchen concept, which is nice because you can see the kitchen, but you can also feel the heat coming from it. With the front door left open, the summer heat was coming in as well, making it extremely hot inside. There were also quite a few flies circling around, which I'm assuming was partly due to the door being left open. That made the dining experience less comfortable, especially while eating. I would've given 5 stars for the food because it was delicious, but the heat, flies, and overall dining environment really took away from the experience. I'd definitely come back for the food, but I hope they find a better solution for keeping the restaurant cool and comfortable during the summer months.