Came here for the first time. Food was delicious and fresh. Took a little bit for the food to come out, but the quality of it made that okay IMO. read more

Pho Ben City - Pho deluxe - Vietnamese Near Me - Abington, Pennsylvania

We love Pho Ben City! I hope they can survive these trying times because now that Pho & Beyond has closed it's the only Vietnamese restaurant left in our area. I think my favorite dish is the pork chop and rice but I have had several things on their menu and they have all been great. read more

AMAZING mango sauce! And pho is so flavorfull. will definitely come back again. Service was quick and convenient. Scenery was great and calm loved the place! read more

I killed it at a job interview and wanted to treat myself with some Vietnamese. I was greeted and sat instantly. There were a handful of other people already eating. The server was very helpful...he answered all my questions and I ended up ordering the grilled pork vermicelli without peanuts. The flavour was on point and the portion was extremely generous. I def ate WAY more than I should have...but I didn't want to have to share at home so I powered through and finished the whole dish. Service was good. Go easy on the beverages because the bathroom was super sketchy. Like train station public restroom sketchy. The hand dryer doesn't work and there are no paper towels so enter at your own risk. There's sufficient parking in the private lot. Prices are no higher or lower than other Vietnamese places in the area. I'll be back to try another dish. read more

Pho Ben City - Grilled pork vermicelli - Vietnamese Near Me - Abington, Pennsylvania

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We started off with Bot Chien. I haven't had good Bot Chien since I found this one place in Ottawa, but there they make it perfect. The rice cake isn't mushy which is what happens in a lot of places. The rice cake is good just right and the same with the egg. I would definitely come here just for this alone now. The Vietnamese ice coffee is good. Tastes like traditional Viet ice coffee and doesn't have too much condensed milk. For my meal I ordered a Pho Chin Gan Bo Vien. The Bo Vien (beef balls) were not bad. Not as chewy or as much tendon as some other places. I liked it a lot. Their Chin is more like a thicker cut of brisket and is cooked well because it is perfectly tender. The Gan (tendon) was really good. It was soft and tasted great. The broth on first sip was missing something, but much better than Pho & Beyond and other Vietnamese places in none heavily populated Asian areas. Though I added some like and a small amount of black pepper and it made the broth just right. Definitely would come here again. read more

Pho Ben City - Vietnamese Near Me - Abington, Pennsylvania

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I used to live 10 minutes away from probably the best pho place in the suburbs of PA. Now sad that I'm almost 40 minutes away and have not eaten meat in about 3 months, but I still think about the pho they serve here. The pho bowl with tripe, brisket, meatballs, and beef is just the best. The menu contains a variety of pho specials and other Vietnamese dishes. The broken rice dishes are also a must have! All servers are absolutely attentive and always provides great service. Kind of sad that they did shutdown for a couple of months before for "renovations". If you're in the area and have a pho/viet food craving - this is your place! read more

The food here is really phenomenal. I do takeout and I eat there and the people are very nice and the food it's phenomenal. I'm a big Vietnamese food fan and the food is phenomenal read more

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY?! So before I start this review, I am never returning to this place ever again! I get an hour lunch, so for certain places, I call ahead and order so by the time I get there, my food is ready. This place was one of those places since sometimes you get your food on time, sometimes you don't. Last Monday, I called to order ahead and the guy said he can't do that. So I asked him if he no longer does that and he kept saying if the food is cold by the time we get there, we are gonna complain. Then I told him, if the food is cold by the time we get there, we won't complain since it was our choice to order ahead. As I was about to be like "okay we will order when we get there" he takes my order over the phone. When I got there, I apologized and told him I won't do it again. But regardless, we got or check so late, I was late returning to work that day. So today, my friend got to the restaurant at 11:50 and ordered our food. I got there at 12:11 and we were waiting for our food. We got our appetizer around 12:30 and noticed the restaurant was getting packed. Now, the 4 guys at the table behind us didn't get their water (even though they came before us) Now it's 12:45 and people behind us still didn't get their water nor the table next to us. Then the person who looks like the owner, comes to our table with 2 plate of food....our appetizer. I tell him "we already got our appetizer (pointing at the chicken bone left on the plate) and we are waiting for our pho" then he goes "are you sure? are you sure?" *FACEPALM* Like what do you mean if I am sure? So then I see people next to us who came here wayyyy after us got their soup and appetizer before us. I asked the server if he even put our order in and he goes " I'll go check" Like how can you not know if our food is ordered or not? Finally, close to 1:00 PM, we get our pho by the owner. I asked for napkins, water and a check and he was like HUH? so water and napkin? so I was like "AND A CHECK WE HAVE TO GO" then he comes back with water and napkin (CHECK WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND) and as he was pouring the water, I said "thank you" TWICE but he ignored me for whatever reason. Then finally, flagged down another person and got our check. I am not sure what happened to this restaurant today but that the whole hour, we didn't see our server made us think...Do they not have a cook? If they sincerely apologized for this inconvenience then I wouldn't be this upset. But all I got was "sorry" as they were giving me my check. The food is decent here but the service is too slow and horrible. Please hire more staff or have a better system so you guys aren't going around asking tables if they ordered or what they ordered again....I will never return here again! read more

Pho Ben City - Pho deluxe - Vietnamese Near Me - Abington, Pennsylvania

Caveat: I'm thoroughly annoyed with reviewers whose beef is how long it takes to get their food after ordering. The quality of food is the purpose of the review, but some people don't get that. If they have to wait, they tick down their rating. If the waiter looks at them cross-eyed, they drop the rating. Rate the meal first based on the food alone. If someone annoys you for some reason, tag it on later. This was my first visit to Pho Ben City. I had Pho Deluxe. It was a hearty portion filled with all sort of goodies: brisket, beef, meatballs, etc. I chose this to explore the Vietnamese experience...and I wasn't disappointed. Glad I skipped ordering the summer rolls: I was stuffed. My wife had well-done brisket pho and was delighted as I. I can't wait to return and try other items. Service: Good. Nice waiter, arrival of food on time. Be back very soon. read more

I walked for 20 minutes to get there in hot weather but they were closed. Yelp should fix wrong information.

Very nice restaurant in the heart of Abington. Adequate vegetarian options. Food was better than expected, service was above average, clean, inexpensive. I'd go back tomorrow. The server didn't know what Sambal is or have an alternative chili sauce. Owners, if you read this, put your menu on Yelp and you need a website that also has your menu. read more

Their pho was pretty good. It took awhile to come out but it was pretty good. Their pork chops with rice wasn't too bad either. I'll come back read more

Went here for lunch on a Friday, was pretty empty. I ordered the Bun Bo Hue and my fiance ordered the Pho Deluxe. The server was very quiet and didn't seem like he wanted to be there... The person who I believe to be the owner was very friendly though so that gave a star back. The Bun Bo Hue wasn't amazing (Cafe Diem / Cafe Nhan) but you can't really expect a lot from a Vietnamese restaurant in Willow Grove and the Pho was good enough. If you're around the area and in the mood for some Viet food, this place will suffice. read more

Pho Ben City (clever ref to Franklin City), sits on Rt 611 in Abington, Pa. It is a nicely reused former fast food outpost, that is now a well designed, modern Vietnamese house with a full menu from pho to com to full plate dinners. Service is friendly and prompt. Prices are competitive with other local pho shops, but higher than found in cities north and south by a couple of bucks. Higher rents in the burbs lead to higher prices. My Phone Tai was good. The broth was clear and could have simmered longer before serving to bring out the flavor. The accompanying Thai basil, sprouts, jalapeno and lime were freshly bright green. Plenty of lean beef and needles lurking beneath the calm surface. The roast pork Banh Mi was tasty, with nice crusty baguette holding it together. Spring Rolls were average for content and taste, while the dipping sauce was a little thin. Complimentary scoops of ice cream was a nice closer. Pho Ben City is quite good, but it does give away some of the strongest elements of Viet cuisine, perhaps due to location and clientele. I have no problem with that, but admit to liking the style used where most visitors to Saigon houses seek the full Monty of taste. To my tongue, it is superior to Pho & Beyond (less MSG), and about on par with Pho Palace, if a little behind House of Pho in overall richness of experience. read more

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Setting (+): It's a cute and quaint restaurant with plenty of parking. The set up is simple, but yet still enticing. As soon as you walk in, the pho aroma will warmly greet you. Now that's a true Vietnamese restaurant. Service (+): The staff are efficient. They're quick at getting your orders and quick at bringing out your food too. Food (+): Everything I tasted was delicious. The fish sauce chicken wings had amazing flavors, but the only problem was that the wings were so scrawny. Are these underfed chicken? These underfed chicken underfed me. The Bot Chien (fried rice cakes with eggs) was on par, just like how my mama makes it. For main entrée, I ordered the Com Tam (broken rice with BBQ pork and steamed egg meatloaf). Com Tam is one of my favorite Vietnamese dishes and this place did it pretty well. The fish sauce was a tad too sweet though, easily fixed with a squeeze of lemon to even out the flavors. Price/value (+/-) I think some things are fairly priced, such as the main entrees. Appetizers, though, were a tad too pricey for what they represent. For instance, the Bot Chien is not worth $8. It's literally just eggs and fried rice dough. Bottom line: Great Vietnamese food in the suburbs! I'll take what I can get. I will definitely return in the near future when I crave the taste of home. read more

Pho Ben City - Fish sauce chicken wings - Vietnamese Near Me - Abington, Pennsylvania

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Went to Pho Ben City last night (Saturday 3/13) and had one of the worst dining experiences of my life. These are the reasons why: 1. Though there were several customers dining in the man behind the counter tried very hard to persuade me and my family to order take out. 2. Most of the tables were dirty with old dishes, leaving us to sit in the back by the bathroom. 3. He did not come to our table to take our orders, or bring us drinks. I had to go to the counter to order. 4. When he brought my wife's Pho we didn't have cutlery...we had to request forks and chopsticks 10 minutes later. We also had to request the usual condiments that come with Pho (Jalapeños, lime, etc.). 5. No one checked on our table to make sure our food was correct, that we had everything we needed, or that we got refills. It was as if my family of 4 was invisible. So much so that once we had finished our food it took so long to get our check, that my wife had to go get him and ask for the check. *we watched this same person treat every other customer in the place with standard customer service while he intentionally ignored us. Never going there again. read more

Food was excellent. Staff is friendly. We had the chicken buns and chicken skewers. Both tasted great and were done well. We also had Tom yum pho which was nice and s read more

We came here on a Sat for lunch and there was no wait. Ambiance was clean and I think it newly opened. Impressed that most of clientele appeared Asian which is always a good sign of authenticity. Food: - Beef Pho: I got the brisket with rare steak and it was quite delicious. Broth had good flavor and all the side veggies were fresh. Overall pretty good bit pricey at $10 but it's the suburb. Would definately get this here again. - Bun Bo Hue or Lemon Grass Beef Noodle Soup: My dad said it was good but broth lacked a strong lemongrass taste. I will need to try this next time. - Stir Fry Beef Noodle or Hu Tieu Xao Bo: It was savory but more like chow fun large flat noodles fried with veggies. Pretty standard - Lemon grass coconut soup with tofu- very good as an appetizer. Broth light and deep at the same time. Highly recommend Service: friendly and staff spoke English well. Parking: free in there lot Is it the best Vietnamese food I've ever had? No...but overall food is authentic and savory. Prices a bit high for Viet food (ice coffee was $4!) but I guess it's not unreasonable in the suburbs. I think I would definitely come back again. read more

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Not authentic Vietnamese food. Unfriendly waiter pointed me to a table without saying hello. I was the second person in the Whole restaurant. They were not busy so no need to be that rude. I ordered Bun Bo Hue, a typical spicy noodles that every real Vietnamese restaurant must have. It took them 20 minutes to bring it to my table. They probably were heating it up. Not freshly made, you see. My bowl of noodles looked sad. It did not have the typical BunnBo Hue meat but a strings of rare beef. The broth was bland. The spicy taste could not hide it. Don't waste your money. Unfriendly wait staff. Unauthentic noodles. You should do better elsewhere. read more

Was craving pho today and came here for the first time with my friends. The host greeted us nicely and sat us down then proceeded to get us our drinks. I would recommend to look at your glass before drinking because I found white particles in my water which freaked me out the entire time. The tripe and beef ball pho was entirely good although the beef balls aren't as good as I had at different locations. The prices are much higher in abington than in northeast in which we have $7 pho with generous amounts of noodles and tripe whereas I received almost none and it placed a $1.50 added onto my pho bowl for basically nothing. Nonetheless, good food and I don't need to say much about service since they only give you your food and wait till you're done. read more

Pho Ben City - Tripe and beef ball pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Abington, Pennsylvania

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My regular pho spot. Always busy, but never have to wait too long to get the goods. Standard Vietnamese menu. I do the #33 or the wonton noodle soup, which is brimming with fresh ingredients. Waitstaff is friendly and fast. Go in, slurp up the flavor and move on. There are a lot of pho joints to do this at, this Pho Ben City is hands down the best of them read more

Been eating here for over 2 years. Never had a bad meal nor bad service. Pho Deluxe is the best I've had. Also love the fresh spring rolls, Ban Minh and broken rice dishes. Dont miss out on a Vietnamese Iced Coffee. read more

We don't live in the area but we make it a point to come here whenever we are in town. Wonderful Pho

My husband, daughter, and I dined here on Saturday. We got summer rolls & dumplings for appetizers. Both were really good, especially the dumplings. I ordered the Pho with rare beef & meatball. It came with all of the normal pho accompaniments and was very good! I put a lot of sriracha in it as well because I like it spicy. My husband got the pineapple fried rice which has shrimp & chicken in it. It comes served in 1/2 of a hollowed out pineapple which makes quite a nice presentation! He really liked it and ate the whole thing. It is byob as well. We well definitely be coming back! read more

This was a great spot to pick up some Pho to go, they are only doing takeout orders due to Covid. I got the Chicken Pho and it was delicious. It came with all of the components (chicken, noodles, broth, toppings) in separate containers to assemble at home, which I loved! It was packaged very well, no leaks or messes. Will definitely be stopping by again in the future! read more

If something takes 1:30 for takeout, just tell the customer it takes 1:30, not 45 mins. People have kids, schedules and responsibilities. Don't make them wait 45 mins. I used to order takeout here for 3 years, never again. I demanded to get whatever food was ready and left. If you value your time and like quality food from good owners, Pho & Beyond is the better option now. read more

Best Pho around!! I wish they delivered because it's kind of far from me and I want to get it more often!, but when I can make the trip there, it is all so worth it!! Very friendly staff! read more

Wait is too long they give you a time and it is never ready on time for pickup food is good an reasonable read more

I love this place. Phenomenal service (when it's not too packed) and the pho never disappoints. The soft Vietnamese music is soothing as you eat your pho and definitely recommend this if your either sick or if it's raining outside. I always go #32 extra meat! read more

Pho Ben City - Vietnamese Near Me - Abington, Pennsylvania

Super quick service. Had a great server that I happened to know from another restaurant, Tac! Food was awesome! Brought frozen yogurt for dessert too! Highly recommended !!! read more

As a vegan,I realize its not easy to find options to just easily pick up...I decided to try this place out while my wife and I were on our way home. I asked about vegan options and was told they had 2 that were 'truly' vegan...summer rolls and a vegetable noodle soup. I ordered 2 of each and was told that it would take about 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, I proceeded to wait another 15 minutes before the food was ready(this was a Monday at 4:30)...during my wait time in the restaurant another customer made a remark to his server about the food taking a long time to come out which he responded with a sarcastic smirk and that the food was on its way. When I arrived home,the food was already lukewarm, I only live 5 minutes away but everything was just thrown haphazardly together...they also put the bean sprouts in a plastic bag that looked like they got from the market years ago and as well as putting 2 plastic containers of sauce in the same bag. The green onions were dry and brittle and made the soup disgusting, they also put fish cakes in the vegetable noodle soup and the summer roll wrapper was extremely sticky and had a weird oily texture to it. Ruined my dinner, never going back. read more

Best phó I every had. Phó is my life. I always go there and eat phó every day. Please have some phó your going to like it. :)

Decided to check this place out with my boyfriend and I think we'd definitely come back. Being Vietnamese myself, I'm always critical about Vietnamese restaurants to be fair. & I'd have to say this place is decent! I particularly liked their com tam, while the pho was okay. I'd absolutely have to recommend getting their "Canh ga chien [nuoc mam]", which is basically the crunchiest and juiciest fried chicken wings dipped in a sticky, salty, and sweet fish sauce syrup. I know that doesn't sound that appetizing, but trust me, it's worth it. However, I would have to echo everyone else's concern about how small the wings are. Overall, I'd recommend the com tam/broken rice platter and the fried chicken wings! However, I would say that the pho was worth a try too. read more

Great meal there tonight. Shared a chicken egg roll appetizer. I had curry chicken and daughter had chicken pho. Everything was fresh and good. The red curry was spicy and delicious. Really enjoyed. read more

We thoroughly enjoyed Pho Ben City!!! Excellent Pho!!! we also had the seafood Pho which was excellent as well. the Banh Mi was outstanding as were the grilled pork spring rolls. cant waiting come back!!! read more

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First off it's a Thursday night place wasn't that busy other than a table of 10 that they were serving. Place is clean, looks like any other pho restaurant you normally go too. We got seated right away server asked if we was ready to order which we were because we were starving. Ordered me my summer roll and rare beef with meatballs. Sat there with my husband for about 25-30 mins and nothing came out yet not even my summer rolls which we should have received first but instead both our pho dishes was served. I'm only giving this place 3 stars because of the slow service. There was only one waiter serving about 16 people including us two. The pho soup however was delicious and flavorful. Like really good and hot like how it should be. I would return here just for that. Hopefully service is better next time we stop by. read more

Horrible! I would never come here. The service is terrible. The waiter we had, acted like he didn't even want be there. Asked about the specials. He didn't even know them, couldn't even tell us what was in the dish. Absolutely absurd! Waited another 30 minutes for our lunch. Which I think the waiter forgot to put our order in. The food was not good. I didn't even eat any of it. Most of the sides, that came with a dish didn't even make it too the table. I was glad to leave and never return. Poor read more

Great food, excellent atmosphere, and relatively cheap. Me and my family go here a lot and absolutely love it. I recommend the shrimp pho and the crispy egg noodles. read more

The pho was okay nothing terrible but also not great. However the service was TERRIBLE. After placing our order, we waiting so long for our pho, never received our appetizer (even after we finished and reminded them again and it was still put on our bill) waiting SO long for our check and for the take out we ordered at the same time as our food. The waiters were inattentive and we even had to request our water So like I said the food was fine but bad service. read more

Don't go here. After we ate I left a $5 tip for a $23 meal and went home to see they charged my card an extra 15% tip that I did NOT SIGN AND AUTHORIZE. I clearly wrote $0 for gratitude and they decided to write in some extra tip for themselves?? Didn't care much about an extra few dollars towards tip but the fact that they did this without asking me? Never going here again. They basically stole. read more