We visited PHO 97 twice during our trip to St Petersburg, Florida. As tourists, we didn't have high expectations since we weren't familiar with the local food scene, but this restaurant completely exceeded them. We ordered the Cháo Lòng (Vietnamese Rice Porridge with Pork Offal, $13.95), and it was absolutely delicious. The pork organs were cooked perfectly, and the porridge was comforting and flavorful. After several busy days of traveling, it was exactly what my stomach needed. It quickly became my favorite dish at PHO 97. We also tried the Combo 4 (Grilled Pork Sandwich with Hot/Iced Coffee with Condensed Milk, $9.97), which was excellent. The crispy, flavorful sandwich paired surprisingly well with the pork porridge. The PHO TAU BAY 97 (97 Special Boat Bowl Beef Noodle Soup, $19.97) was also very good, with a rich and satisfying broth. We ordered the Chicken Rice Porridge ($13.99) as well. It was tasty, but the pork porridge was definitely the standout. The service was wonderful. One of the ladies was especially warm and friendly. When she learned it was our first visit to the area, she chatted with us and recommended several great places to visit around Florida. Her kindness made us feel very welcome. The prices were reasonable, the food was outstanding, and the hospitality made the experience even better. PHO 97 truly added something special to our Florida trip. We will definitely recommend it to our friends, and we'll be sure to visit again whenever we're in the area. read more

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We had the Pho, it was delicious! I had a combo. It included beef and meatball Pho, an egg roll and a drink for $13.95. The prices are very reasonable! My husband's Pho was a special Pho. It has beef, meatballs, rib and oxtail. It was delicious as well. A cool little gimmick, the food was delivered by a robot, . The server assisted. Our server was very nice and helpful. The interior could use an update. But, I don't care about that. It was clean and I was there for the food. I highly recommend Pho 97. read more

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New owner - better taste, better price. Hôm nay thức ăn super ngon. Cám ơn chủ quán và người phục vụ tận tâm. Bánh mì thịt quay là nhất. read more

I saw on IG that this place was under new ownership and they had specials going on so I figured I'd bring in my family to try it. I ended up getting a Combo 2 which included a pretty decent size pho dac biet, a mini goi cuon & a soda all for $15. The broth was ok - not too sweet, not too salty and not too aromatic. I didn't mind this because I'm personally someone who dresses up my broth with hoisin and sriracha. I also ordered cha gio (egg rolls) which were rolled and fried perfectly. We ended off the meal with some Vietnamese iced coffee and wrapped up our quick lunch. I highly recommend everyone to give Pho97 a try under this new ownership. read more

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Delightful lunch with friendly service. They were packed when we arrived and we know why. Had the Pho Combo #2 which includes soda and spring or egg roll. Also had a Bahn Mi sandwich combo which includes CafeSuDa. Delicious food and will try other things on the menu. Bahn Mi Sandwich is rare to find and after years of looking we found a restaurant that had them. The 97 in the name stands for the year they opened 1997. read more

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Really quick service and really great staff! Walked in to get pho to go. Staff had my food out and hot for me within 10 minutes! And the food was delicious a read more

Pho soup not hot , noodle not properly cooked.. to be a Pho restaurant you have to cover that basic. Bad thing is theres only one table when I was there. read more

The best cơm tấm đặc biệt I've ever had. Friendly staffs, nice decor and clean. Highly recommend. Perfect for kids and family read more

Under new management, new menus and also robots deliver food to your table. However, the color of the pork chop and the taste are different than the traditional. The beef stew hardly has any stew meat, mostly skins and fat. read more

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Decided to try this place for the first time this afternoon. Everyone was very friendly and the Pho was very good. First time I've ever been served by a robot! Prices were very reasonable. The restaurant is not fancy but clean. If you're in the Pinellas Park area I would definitely recommend this place for a quick shot of Vietnamese love. read more

Amazing pho! Very flavorful broth. A nice place to sit inside. Very friendly owner and we will be coming back!

Great spot fresh and flavorful. Highly recommend. Friendly staff and comfortable booths.

i shared the pho and a banh mi with my sister. it was soooo yummy. will def be coming back soon.

Best pho I've had in all of St. Pete. I enjoyed their rice dishes as a kid and now I always order their special combo pho #23 (and their Vietnamese coffee). The broth is so flavorful, noodles are cooked perfectly, and you're given big pieces of meat. Doesn't need extra seasoning but I love adding chili oil and mixing sriracha with hoisin as dipping sauce for the meat. Your pho also comes with fresh herbs and greens which are a must! The restaurant itself is very cute as well, lots of Vietnamese decor and good music. Vy was my recent server and she was super kind and accommodating. I highly recommend Pho 97. read more

Stopped here for a quick pho breakfast, love how they open super early. Pho was good, broth was flavorful. No complaints

We popped in here at random when we saw this place on the way home from St Pete. We figured we'd try it! My Banh Mi was ok but didn't contain any jalapeño. My wonderful wife didn't enjoy her pho. We also got some egg rolls which were greasy and a pork vermicelli dish which wasn't as good as others in the area. Bottom line. We won't be returning. Life is good anyway! read more

f I could give a 0 Star, I would. It is such a horrible place. The food was so bad, like they poor plain water in the soup. The service was horrible. They wanted cash for the bao bun, so I went ahead n pay for it cash before sit down and eat, assuming that the bao bun will be given to me at the end before we head out. Once we were done eating, we ask for the bao bun and they said they brought it to us to the table while we were eating which they didn't. And we were sitting there eating with out leaving the restaurant the whole time and obviously they saw we walk to them without any bag in our hands. The manager/owner was looking at us like we were stealing bao bun. I will never ever comeback ever again. read more

The Pho was amazing here! I am coming back for the banh mi and bao buns! Service was great!

I went there twice. The first time it was busy and the food was okay. The second time was a little slow and the weather was warmer. While we were eating I noticed a swarm of gnats or fruit flies around the hoisins sauce on the table behind us which empty. I'm sorry but it was noticeable and the employees should have taken the time to clean or cover the container. I had to stop eating after that. read more

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Ordered pho. The pho was VERY salty. When paid, gave the tips. The lady said it's not enough and wanted more! What the heck?!?!?!.. I never though giving $10 tips to 3 order of pho is not enough! Will NEVER recommend this restaurant to anyone and will let everyone know if they go here, bring lots of money for tips or else you'll get assaulted by the waitress! read more

Pho 97 - the front entrance of a business - Vietnamese Near Me - Pinellas Park, Florida

This not your typical pho place. The reason behind is they prepared according to their street side food vendors in Vietnam. If you come here, the pho soup base is very herbal taste. Typical American will not like it. But I love it. I got the pho tai nam gan sach. It is combination beef noodle. The four major meat ingredients are rare slice beef, flank marinated beef, tendon, beef tripe. Guess what, they don't use beef ball. The tendon and tripe cut method also different. The soup is darker colors with herbal taste. It is very good. I also got two bah mi one with special cold cut and the other is grill pork. $3.50. Good deal than most. The other dish I got is the vermicelli with grilled pork, shrimp, and egg roll. My wife like this dish. The interior of the restaurant need work. However, the cost of the food make up the restaurant need for customers. The price is reasonable. read more

Pho 97 - Combination pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Pinellas Park, Florida

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Read reviews, thought we were in for a treat with the Pho. Went inside, did not seem like the cleanest, but we decided to sit down and order. Tables were not clean- should have been our first sign. Ordered spring rolls and 2 chicken Pho. The spring rolls had funky chicken in it. The Pho had some weird chicken cartilage pieces, but the kicker was when we were almost done and I look over at the vertical blinds to see a smashed German roach on the blind. This place is disgusting!!! I have no idea how the health department has not been called in! read more

Pho 97 - Dead roach on blind in dining room - Vietnamese Near Me - Pinellas Park, Florida

This is my go to Pho restaurant in St. Petersburg area! Here's a few of my reasons to Love Phi 97: 1- Family pictures - family owned 2- Great price!!! Pho is $7 ! 3- Full of Vietnamese ppl so you know it is deliciously authentic 4- there are 2 Vietnamese ladies in back kitchen making the heavenly food to ensure it's like home-cooking. Best spot in the area for Vietnamese food that I've found ! read more

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Never coming back to this place again. The tables were so dirty and the staff were super rude for no reason. The food was fine though. They also miscalculate our order total and were super offended when we brought it up. read more

One of my best Pho restraints in FL. We normally eat breakfast here (open at 8am) and the head to the nearby Farmer Market.

Had the #15 on their menu and it had good amount of meat cuts. My fav was the spring rolls and the peanut sauce. The meat cuts are not the best but the fatty parts gave it flavor. I would give it another go. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $10-20 read more

I was passing through the neighborhood and in the mood for some pho to take home for lunch. Friends had highly recommended Pho 97 and I pas it frequently. As described in a few other posts the inside is pretty blah, it's simple and functional; like most of the places I've seen in southeast Asia. I ordered the #20 Pho Ga - large bowl ($7.50) described as a ​chicken noodle soup with shredded chicken. The woman at the register was very friendly but between talking quickly and her Vietnamese accent she was hard to follow. She told me what I think was that they charge more for take-out than the menu to eat there. And based on my change I was charged $8.50 which makes sense. I'm not sure why the would charge more, but it's still a pretty good deal. When I got home and unwrapped everything, I found a container with noodles (all stuck together in one lump), chunks​ of chicken and sliced red onion. Another container with the broth, it was flavorful but not as intense as I expected, a small container of hoisin sauce and a bag with sprouts and greens and herbs. It was OK, just a little flat, I could taste ​strong​ star anise and five spice flavor, but it was missing something. I'm willing to chalk it up to being takeout and not as good a prepared and eat fresh from the kitchen, ​so I expect I'll give it another try. read more

Pho 97 - Pho Ga to go - Vietnamese Near Me - Pinellas Park, Florida

The pho was terrific and so was the service. However I'm not sure I would return, I KNOW I wont come alone again and I definately wont be here at night - it's in an awful neighborhood. While I was there, there was 1 other table of about 8 men, I assume they were in construction, but they kept talking about womanizing and dropping the F bomb... I was relieved when they left... sort of. The group continued outside to have a smoke... while a couple of them were leaning on my car. I was so uncomfortable here! Food was good, experience was terrible. read more

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Best pho in St Pete I've found so far. Great takeout. Authentic and flavorful. Very friendly staff.

Really was not expecting a whole lot. However, wanted breakfast and it was 9 they were open. Perfect ! Oh ... had pho and spring rolls ... ohhhhh man... broth was very very tasty with Lots of bone marrow goodness. Lots of fresh non-wilted veggies . Would do the rare beef again ! Also had the fresh/spring rolls. Very good . The peanut sauce was some what diluted but still very good . Would come back again. Owners were kind , attentive , establishment was clean including restrooms were Also very clean. read more

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The last time I ate there was with my family and relatives more than 8 years ago. It was below average so not until today that we decided to try again as my mom heard it's a different chef now. At a glance, the place doesn't look too pleasant if not dirty with worn out/peeling of faux leather chairs. As usual, my brother gave me some disinfectant wipes to quickly clean the chair for my 3 year-old girl. There were bits of rice grains and who knows what kind of food left on that nicest-looking chair. The lady owner of the place rudely criticized my action which looked offensive to her as if she should done a better job. I tried not to get upset, but she went on with her unwelcoming/mocking comments, making sure about 8-10 present customers take a weird look at us. Of course I did not even sit down and got super annoyed, said "SERIOULY?!" before we marched out of that place. Even without the COVID thing, I am the type of person that must at least do a quick wipe before I sit down in regular restaurants (which doesn't happen too often as I'm very picky and we cook well at home.) Never before did I get mocked in such a narrow-minded manner. Obviously the owner showed poor professionalism in conducting her business. See you never again! Wish there were a zero star option. read more

I frequently visit Pho 97 and have never been disappointed. Their egg rolls are amazing and I especially enjoy their Pho with tripe and tendon. read more

Came in with my family. My sister proceeded to wipe just a seat for her toddler daughter which you can understand given these covid times-- being extra careful doesn't hurt. We heard these snarky remarks from the female owner a few meters away at the counter. You know the kind where they're pretending to talk to someone else but is really directed at you saying verbatim "As if we're carrying germs." At first we let it slide, pretending to be oblivious but seeing our non-reaction prompted her to repeat her garbage. Needless to say, we got up and left. Maybe she does keep her furniture germ-free(doubtful) but what about the possibility of other customers sitting down and kids being the handsy type that they are. Forever lost my patronage. read more

Went to this place after camping for the weekend. All I wanted was good pho and this place surely delivered. First, they were open on Sunday, which is a win. Second, they are on my way home and they have a pescaterian option. Third, it's really cheap. So I ordered the seafood pho. I got a huge bag of sprouts and basil on the side, a large soup container and a nice size box of seafood and noodles. The seafood box had shrimp, crab and some other things I did not recognize. It also had rice noodles and some scallions/lettuce. It tasted great! I did not see any vegetarian or vegan options on the menu. It cost me $9. The portion was big and I will surely go back and order it again. It took them about 5 - 10 minutes to make it. The place itself doesn't look very inviting but it's definitely worth a try. This may be my new favorite pho in town. read more

Unfortunately we walked in sat down and was told we are closing soon. They still had 30 mins left. So rushed! Way to earn our business. Never coming back. read more

I was not the happiest going there, the uncleanliness just kinda spoiled my appetite. The peanut sauce was very watery, I'm used to it being nice and thick like from other places I've been where it's like sticking to the spring roll. There was a tiny tiny little bug in my soup maybe from the fresh herbs not being washed thoroughly, I don't know. The regular soy sauce bottle was pretty transparent, so I used the less sodium bottle because looked normal. Prices are good. Staff was nice though. Don't think I will come back. I usually never leave a drop of soup left at other places I've had pho, but I just wasn't feelin the whole experience at all. That's just me and my experience. read more

Pho 97 - not the cleanest of places - Vietnamese Near Me - Pinellas Park, Florida

I had the Number 27, and all in my life was well. It was a rice and pork dish served with some kind of tasty sauce and soup. I ate every inch of the food on my plate, and I cried when it was all gone. Also, the shrimp spring rolls dipped in peanut sauce are SO GOOD. My three friends had the pho and were quite pleased so I would say this place is doing that right, too. read more

Pho 97 - Vietnamese Near Me - Pinellas Park, Florida

When the waitress didn't know what Pho Tai was (the most common pho), I was concerned - also, she didn't seem to know what waitressing was... We were the only people in the place (see pics) at the prime dinner hour...which seemed odd. The pho, our reason for going, was borderline inedible. The pho meat was awfully tough...not in any way the correct cuts for the pho tai. More like jerky! The broth tasted 'chemically'. I only ate a few bites...my girlfriend managed two. Worst pho I have ever had...and I am pretty forgiving. The spring rolls and fried rolls were quite good though...and managed to salvage a 2 star rating . Maybe some other dishes are also good? Of note, there was what appeared to be a very large bloodstain on the ground right outside the front door which left me with an eerie feeling and did not help encourage me to want to return. Obviously this used to be a regular diner of some sort before Pho 97 took over, since the bathrooms are startlingly clean for a Vietnamese restaurant - if you know what I mean. All in all a very strange experience. Not planning on going back for more... read more

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There really isn't much to say about Pho 97. It's not mind blowing nor disgusting so it really is an A-OK food. The only issue I had with the pho was that there was too much grease on top of the soup to my liking. I did not like the grease sticking my lips. The service was also meh. We sat down at our tables and was set up with food and that was it. No one visited to ask if we needed anything else nor filled our glasses. We were the only table in the restaurant on a Sunday evening. It's definitely not the place I have in mind if I wanted to grab some Vietnamese food. I'm all for ma and pa types of restaurant but unfortunately, Pho 97 does not wow me. read more

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Pho 97 has always been a hidden gem! It's a very small and I also family owned. The service isn't the best, but the food alone is worth the wait. I've been coming here quite often! They have various dishes from Pho, buns, rice dishes! They don't have a veggie option for Pho cause of the broth, but I do get just noodles and broth, and add all the sides to add tot he soup! The pho here has the most tasteful broth around, I hardly need a thing added to it but because I love spicy, I always add sriracha and extra jalapeños! The food come out very quickly sometimes even before the appetizer which the spring rolls and egg rolls are always fresh made order! I've had a few of the veggie rice dishes as well as which were all so amazing! Definitely worth checking out for your pho needs! You won't be disappointed!! ENJOY read more

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