The food is always consistently delicious. Been a very long time customer of this franchise. The grilled pork here is top tier. Dining room is always clean and tidy. Solid Vietnamese food. read more

Poor service at night. I ask the waitress specifically for a pork chop and got grilled pork. I said I no longer want the dish and they came back with the correct order to add salt to the wound! Horrible place and would not recommend. read more

This is our second time at the restaurant. It is modern, clean, and the food is delicious. The service is great. Highly recommend to anyone who wants a fine meal in a beautiful setting. We have enjoyed vegetarian pho, seafood pho, and tofu spring rolls. In addition, they have a robot that brings your food to the table! read more

I have been going here for a few times because the food and the staff have been great. However, I just went and order a beef Pho soup. I was prepping it and getting excited to enjoy it. As I grab a piece of beef, I find a hair tangled in the piece of meat. I politely asked for a new dish, which they brought out in no time. Although the staff apologized, I was still charged the full amount I would have appreciated at least a discount. I am pretty bummed they didn't do anything to make up for that. read more

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If I could give 0 stars, I would. BEWARE Pho ca Dao! The kitchen proved to have roaches, compromising the sanitation of the food. The manager there treats his employees poorly, often showing favoritism. Not to mention the owner is inflexible and ignores most requests made by customers and workers alike. I promise there are other pho restaurants who will treat both customers and workers better than pho ca dao. Do not support. read more

I ordered here for the first time for delivery. The food was delicious and the packaged food was good. I highly recommend this place.

Still our favorite Pho place to go. This location is no exception. Fast service, great food, good prices. What more can you ask for?

The worth restaurant I even been. I asked for chicken pho with extra chicken. And this is what I got. A bowl with so little chicken. When I asked for more I have got an extra cold chicken . Save your money and don't go there ! It's not worth it even half of your money!!! read more

Pho Ca Dao Grill - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California

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I have never experienced so bad customer service until I came here the owner was being so rude and being impatient while I was waiting for my friend to finish using the restroom so we can pay and leave would not recommend to dine here Dishonor on you, dishonor on your family and dishonor on your cow read more

I've been to several Pho Ca Dao's in San Diego. The worst one is in Rancho Bernardo and that location made me not want to visit anymore PCD's. However, since I live in Escondido and this place just opened, I gave it a try despite my bad experiences at the one in Rancho Bernardo. This place is totally legit! The pho is good but the chargrilled chicken is probably the best I've ever had! This is my go to here as the chicken is moist, flavorful, and seasoned perfectly! The daikon slaw on the side is delicious! The broken rice is good as well, not dry and they give you plenty of it. The ice coffee here is also very good. It's strong asf! It will definitely keep you going for the rest of your day! Service here is always friendly unlike some of the other reviewers have disagreed. I've certainly had nothing but great service from everyone here. Definitely try this spot, you won't regret it! read more

We have been here at least 3-4 times hoping service would improve but on our last visit it was unbelievably horrible service. My poor husband coincidentally has always been the one whose order never comes out. I don't get it. It's the basic pho soup and on the first time it happened we had to ask if it was coming because others at the table were half way done with our meals. The SECOND time, my family LITERALLY finished our meals and we were still begging them, please where is my husbands soup?! It was about 45 mins for his soup to come out since we ordered. Prices are high compared to other restaurants. I'm not sure if they'll last, the way it's going since day one. read more

Food is good, servers were sweet. Although the robot things were incredibly strange... And unnecessary when you have the server just walk behind it to grab the food and serve it anyway? What is the point? Makes me worried and feels as though they are planning on replacing their servers at some point. Which if that's the case, I won't come back. Stop eliminating jobs. read more

We have been to different pho ca dao many times. This particular location we always just do take out. And today, we decided to dine in. First of all, there's no acknowledgement from the server that my husband and me with our two children standing there for at least 15mins. The server keep walking by In front of us. There NO hi, No we will be with you soon, nothing at all. Finally the guy looks like manager has brought us to the table. My husband had to walk over and ask for the spoon for kids because they having fried rice. and they give two folks, my husband has to walk over again and ask again in order to get the spoon for them. I saw the waitress is walking to a different table to refill their water, and she just skipped our table ? I am speechless with the service. I understand if it's understaffed, and it's busy. But at least being acknowledging your customers standing right there !!! Again, the food is really good but really need to work on training the stuff in this location. I will keep this location for just Togo spot now read more

How is this place still open!? I ordered rare stake pho. The meat was well done, the noodles were somehow underdone, and the broth was really bland. I thought it was just a lame location, but I tried the one in RB, mira mesa, and poway. They all suck. read more

You can never go wrong with the PCD broken rice dish!!! The portions are big and everything is just so freaking good. I always love the bowl of broth they give you on the side, it's one of my favorite things to eat here at pho ca dao. We usually order egg roles or spring rolls but didn't this time. Definitely ordering them next time because they're the best! read more

Pho Ca Dao Grill - My PCD broken rice dish with beef - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California

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This is the first time I visited this restaurant. It's nice, clean and friendly. I ordered pho and it was just as good or even better than some of the vietnamese restaurant here in escondido. The gave a good size portion. Service was great and fast and the food was delicious. Their pricing is also better than some of the other vietnamese restaurants near by. Highly recommend this place. I think you will enjoy this place too read more

THIS IS LITERATELY MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT! Everything there is fresh and Delicious. I got spring rolls once and I was in heaven! Everything is always so perfect wrapped and made. the service is always on time and even the little robots serve you! how cute! Overall this restaurant is a great place to go if your in the mood for something different. read more

Food had ZERO flavor was a HUGE disappointment.. Definitely a waste of $30 We certainly wont be eating there again read more

Please use stronger bags for take out and when someone asks for an extra bag because your bags are so thin and it would be nice if you could actually give us an extra bag! Instead of saying no I come here multiple times During the week and pick up orders for my clients. read more

I recently posted about this place and gave a really poor review. I vowed to never come back again due to the horrific service but my parents wanted to go here. Despite the way I felt about this place, I decided to please my parents so we went. I called in and reserved a table for 12. As soon as I walked in I was greeted by Lee, the manager. Lee had obviously read my previous post and recognized that it was me and said, "I'm very sorry about what happened last time, please have a seat and I will take care of you." So we did and let me tell you, it was a night and day experience. Lee was on it and very attentive. He kept apologizing for the previous experience and said that will never happen again. He definitely took care of us. Pho Ca Dao really does have great food but you cant have great food without great service. Thank you Lee for being awesome and making us feel welcome and taking care of us on your watch. Now please train your staff to do the same for all your customers. See you again soon and hope to have the same experience you had personally provided. read more

$13 for a basic broken rice and chicken plate!!!! The other rice plates were $15+++. These prices are CRAZY. These plates cost $9 at all of the other PHOs in much better locations... read more

The service has improved a lot since the last time I was there. Our food was good, we were not forgotten, and the service was quick. They still need to get rid of the gimiky robot. read more

Food is great the service is amazing the best pho restaurant in escondido don't for get to try the calamari it's amazing

First, the location is beautiful inside. They did a fantastic job with the design. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for the food. I've been to other Pho Ca Dao locations (on El Cajon Blvd and in Mira Mesa) dozens of times. I came to this new Escondido location expecting the same quality but was sorely disappointed. The broth lacked flavor, so the whole bowl wasn't very flavorful. My friend didn't even finish half her pho. Also the basil leaves were not fresh and had a lot of little holes in them. That's just disrespectful. I had come to expect more from the Pho Ca Dao brand based on my past experience. I guess I'll be sticking with Pho Saigon Express just a block away then. read more

If there was a zero star, I would put a zero. I had the worst experience today. My family and I went there for lunch. We were probably 10 or so people. They weren't prepared. They only had 1 server. The food took about 30 mins to come out. They mixed all our food and gave it to the wrong person. I ended up not getting my pho. When I asked mine they came out with some meat and 1/4 broth in the bowl. Looks like it was just tossed in for the sake of it. The server asked i can put more broth. I said never mind. This looks like scraps, it was a mess. It's look unappetizing. I lost my appetite. The girl didn't apologize and didn't even ask if I want a new bowl. She said do you want it or not. I absolutely lost it. I said never mind and I'm over it. I will eat elsewhere. She said ok with an attitude. What kind of service is this? The place wasn't packed or busy but they can't provide a decent service. It is so disappointing since I like coming here. The girl never said sorry and tried to remedy the issue. I will never come back here. read more

I just bought two Vietnamese coffee from this place, they were served in very small containers, full of ice that tasted like coke. They charged me $11 for them. read more

Pho Ca Dao Grill - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California

Went in for lunch had shallot chicken banh mi sandwich and bbq pork banh mi sandwich. Both were excellent and both came with soup. The place looks great! I'm glad to see some thing new on this side of town. I look forward to going back for dinner. read more

Hands down amazing. I am not a pho fan in general so I tried some of their other foods and omg, the beef bao buns, egg rolls and milk tea....YUM! I have family who has loved the pho. Wonderful staff, great service, very clean place, modern decor, just do yourself a favor and go! I have taken friends, family and coworkers and everyone has enjoyed it. read more

Pho Ca Dao Grill - Chicken bao buns - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California

I came here for dinner with my fiancé and we ordered spring rolls, the Pho, and a chicken and beef rice plate. The waters had a strange flavor so we opted for soft drinks instead. My fiancé got her Pho before me and shortly after our server checked on us and noticed I didn't have my meal. Another 10 minutes later, I walked up to the front and let them know I was still waiting and about 5 minutes after that my meal was served. The Pho was mostly noodles and little broth. The food was okay overall. read more

The staff pretty much ignored us. No water to start with and when we asked for it still nothing. I had the coconut shrimp which was not. I will not be returning this place is meh read more

Pho Ca Dao Grill - Inside - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California

This restaurant is very clean and nice environment. The waiter and waitresses are very kind and friendly. The food tastes good and love the variety they have in the menu. read more

Been going to other locations for years including the ones in RB and the original location in East San Diego. Since I live in Escondido I was glad to see them here . Have gone there several times since they opened and it was ok but not great but ok. Went last night with friends and it was terrible . Service was by kids who had no idea of what they were doing. Very much untrained and uninvolved. Food was at best mediocre. Pho only luke warm, other dishes sloppy , no silverware on the table, could not get a beer because the server was 17, could not get chopsticks - crazy Maybe it's a staffing problem but stay away. read more

Driving around Escondido and the surrounding area looking for paint for a summer pain project I worked up quite the appetite. It was 90 degrees out and both my girlfriend and I wanted something refreshing. Our waitress there was very inviting. She convinced us it was ok and safe to sit inside in the air-conditioning. (We had been so conditioned to sit outside given the pandemic of 2020-202?) We sat inside, it was refreshing. The water was cold and fresh with lemon! Despite the heat, we both ordered Pho. It was pho king delicious! The service here is top notch. The decor awesome and last but not least the food was fantastic. If you have not been to Pho Ca Dao, you should give it a go! read more

Stopped by since it was in the area and was worried from the reviews, but the food was pretty good and affordable! The Hue spicy noodle was super flavorful and had a lot of meat. The Bahn mi was amazing with fluffy bread and juicy pork. The service was a bit slow, but the staff were super nice. Plenty of parking in the lot. read more

Pho Ca Dao Grill - Hue Spicy Noodle ($12) - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California

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First time coming here and the food is nice and clean. They give a good portion for all you Vietnamese food craving. read more

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This place is always great every time we come in. I love the fact that it's not over crowded, the food is great especially for the price. The portion size is also great and the service is quick and on point. read more

I wanna start off by saying the inside of the restaurant is so aesthetically pleasing and so clean! I think my servers name was Jason and he was super nice and attentive. He explained his favorite items and offered some great recommendations. Even though the food was okay, I'd still give it 5 stars because the service was a 10/10. I'd definitely come back if my server was Jason. Great job PCD! read more

Pho Ca Dao Grill - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California

Restaurant is very clean and good food goodPrics I will bring my family and friends. Is Great for the party

First impression is the incredible style and ambience of this place! The colors and textures are refreshing. They took an old ugly building and made it BEAUTIFUL!!! I am not Viet but I do own a very high end French inspired restaurant and I do have a very keen understanding of food. I grew up in Westminster and have eaten at Viet restaurants all over California and beyond. I've chowed down thousands of bowls of pho in my life. The food here is the absolute best I've had in a Vietnamese restaurant in a very long time. Noodle cooked to perfection, flavor profiles blended beautifully, surprising new tastes that are rare to come by. The prong rolls are fresh, right amount of gooey and crunch mixed together. My entree was the Turmeric Crispy Fish. This proved to be one of the most delectable culinary surprises to ever hit my taste buds. At that point I begged the waitress to send the owner over so I could gush all over him for his effort and execution. Beautiful place, awesome staff, excellent servers and an overall great experience. read more

Stopped by to get sandwiches to go. Nice place , very friendly service. Our first time ordering from there but we want to go back and eat their other food. Chicken sandwich was great read more

Pho Ca Dao Grill - BM2. Shallot Chicken Sandwich - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California