I always knew there was good stuff hiding in the far foreign lands of Maryland. I have never been to Germantown before, but had to this past week for work. I'm really getting to know Montgomery County real well for this job! Anyway, on this particular day I was craving pho, so a quick yelp search revealed a 4-star one right across the street! Lucky meeee. Boy did it hit the spot. Usually pho is pho, stuff your mama makes you at home if you're lucky enough to have a Vietnamese mama. It's not something I would think to write a review about, but I had such a pleasant experience here, that I now want to write one. (The other exception was Pho Real in SS for very different reasons.) The meat at Pho 75 is better, but the broth here is absolutely slurp worthy. I also love that they offer a more extensive menu than other pho joints. It reminds me of Hai Duong in Eden, but with banh mi too! I hope to be back sooner than later. read more

No meatballs? Wtf? You're next door to Lotte and you tell me you don't have any? This is Saturday morning you know. Broth is good but I was disappointed with the meat to noodle ratio in a big bowl. Too much noodles and not enough meat. This place can get so much better if they wanted to. read more

The grilled meats are delicious. Perfectly seasoned and nuoc mam is delicious. I love they give you the rooster hot sauce too. Banh mi was okay. I got the ham. I can't wait to try the soups and appetizers. Staff are friendly. It's a full house eating here shows how good the food is. I've only ordered carryout and can't wait to come back. read more

Terrible wait staff and management! They messed up my carryout order and when I got there, the cashier/waitress didn't care they made a mistake and didn't even try to make up their error and was just rude about it. read more

I've tried the pho here a long time ago, but don't recall much about it. This was before I became a more frequent pho-goer so guess I'm not one to judge anyway. All I remember about it was someone complaining that it was more expensive than the usual pho places, but is it? IDK. Anyway, so recently one of my coworkers was surprised to hear that of all the Vietnamese restaurants I've been to, I've tried nothing but their pho..and recommended that I try the Vietnamese Grilled Chicken on Rice. So on one rainy lunch break day, my craving for Vietnamese food suddenly emerged. I ventured to this nearby pho restaurant and low and behold, ordered their Grilled Chicken on Noodles. To sum up what it is, it's a bowl of cold squiggly rice noodles topped with a variety of raw veggies including lettuce, cucumber, carrots, and bean sprouts, and of course grilled chicken. Think huge Vietnamese garden roll unraveled and dumped into a large bowl..since the portion was humongo!! Besides the fact that the service was unusually slow (as opposed to the people next to me who ordered pho and it came within a few minutes) everything else was good, except that I wasn't expecting it to be a chilled dish. Especially considering it was kind of nippy outside that day, I figured that I should've just got a warm bowl of pho instead. However, I have yet to try the Grilled Chicken on Rice! Also got their Thai iced tea with tapioca and it was legit!!! Generous amount of tapioca balls, even down to the last sip!! :) read more

I came here last Sunday after posting on the forums an open invite to get sandwiches. Kunal M suggested I go get some Banh Mi, and so I did! Ba Le had been getting a lot of poor feedback about their bread lately, so I came down the road to Pho House. The restaurant was very clean and the food was delicious. Just like Ba Le, they have a buy 5 get 1 free. That's a good deal if you go with 3 people. I was full after 1.5 sandwiches. We had the spring rolls, the weird rolls with pork cartilage, and the banh mi (pork, chicken, and cold cut). The bread was awesome and the flavors spot-on. Two points of dissatisfaction: 1) I ordered a tea but never received it. A-ok because I wasn't charged for it. 2) Service was painfully slow. A-ok because the server was really cool and we didn't have anywhere to be. Beware!!! The sandwiches WILL make your refrigerator stink to high hell! :) That said, get on over to Pho House and give the sandwiches a try! read more

It was extremely cold and I wanted some pho. I ordered to go. There were people ready to help me the moment I walked in and they only took about 10 minutes to get my food out to me. The small size is a good portion. I finished all the noodles and meat but couldn't finish the soup (way too full). Watch out for the jalapeños, they're real hot! The place was quiet but still lively and they had the food network on. I did not care for the boba. The tea was too sweet and the boba was so sticky that it wouldn't go up the straw (ended up just using a spoon). Would recommend and would visit again! read more

Pho House - Small #1 bowl with Thai tea boba drink behind it. - Vietnamese Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

The price and food is reasonable. They also have the Vietnamese subs and bubble drinks! They have the buy 5 get 1 free on the subs for to go only! read more

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I ordered the chicken banh mi and pattie roll to-go. They both taste good - not excellent. The chicken was a bit salty and dry. And the banh mi is a bit smaller than the other places that I go to. Now, the real disappointment is the patties in the Pattie roll. It is so small that I can barely taste anything(half the size shown on the menu). And one of the roll that I got was ripped so I couldn't even eat it properly. I really wanted to like it since not a lot of places offer nem nuong cuon! read more

Best pho in town!!! It's always clean and convenient location. I sometimes crave it so much I just get it delivered.

I was really disappointed with the service recently. I have been ordering take out from Pho House since the pandemic. It's not the absolute best pho, but it's good enough for me to keep going back. Their banh mi is pretty good too. I called to order take out and went to pick it up. When I got there, the staff couldn't find my order. She asked multiple times what I ordered, so I told her. I understand they get really busy so I wasn't upset they may have lost my order. The employee demanded to see my phone to confirm that I placed the order. I said my husband placed the call not me. She basically said there's nothing she can do and that it would be an hour wait to place a new order. I would have been fine placing a new order and picking it up later, but I just left because she was giving me an attitude the entire time. I'm hoping this was a one time issue, but it's been keeping me from going back. read more

I had a small pho bowl and a bowl of bun bo hue (I was hungry). The pho was great, the broth was tasteful and the meat was soft and tender. The bun bo hue was kinda bland for me, didn't have a spice to it. I wasn't sure if that's how they make it here, but I'm used to bun bo hue having a kick to it. The service here was good though. Very attentive and nice. Aside from bun bo hue, I would come back. read more

Pho House - Pho #1 small - Vietnamese Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

I really enjoy this place. If you're searching for a delicious banh mi check this place out. The noodle bowls are huge and you'll never leave hungry. I always make a bunch of substitutions and they always make sure you get what you ordered read more

I've been avoiding going into this restaurant because there are so many BAD pho spots in the area. Thanks to Yelp reviews, I finally got enough courage to give them a try. Chicken pho was very good. I'd like to try other menu items like their subs. The restaurant was clean and the staff was friendly and efficient. They passed the restroom test with flying colors. I did notice a leak from the ceiling (AC probably) and reported it to the manager who promised to take a look right away. I'll be back. Very close to home - score! read more

We order carryout from Pho House whenever it is really cold outside, want something comforting, or when we just want something besides pizza or chinese food. Occasionally we will eat here, but since we live so close we often just order out. They do charge a slight surcharge for carryout to cover the cost of the materials but we don't mind. Every time we step foot, we are always warmly welcomed. When we want to eat at the restaurant, we are escorted to a table and a server promptly arrives to take our order. When we want to order carryout, we are welcomed to the back of the restaurant where they take our order. The portion size is huge...even the small bowl is pretty big. If you are in the neighborhood and in the mood for some good noodles you should give this place a try. read more

Well after about 40 more trips I figured it was time to redo my original review. Lately this has been my go to spot for my mid day meal / snack. My order is always the same as I get it to go and heat it up when I get home. #15 Large Raw, extra meat raw, uncooked noodles and no basil. They always get it right. Only once has there ever been 1 issue and they cooked the noodles on accident. The broth is light, meat extremely fresh and delicious. They give you just the right amount of cilantro and chilis to match the onion and lime. I also recently tried their sandwiches. The BBQ pork was delicious as was the cold cut special. Both are lacking a little bit of meat but for $4 you get a nice freshly toasted sub, meat, pickled veggies, chilis and cilantro. Delicious. Give it a try, or don't and suffer the consequences. read more

I have been to many Vietnamese places and I think this is the best! I have tried varied banh mi anywhere but this the best Banh mi sandwiches hands down!! Everything is fresh. Menu has improved and new veggies menu. Great service. New appetizers. Definitely coming back here again! read more

Pho House - Vietnamese Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

Looks pretty cool when you walk in. Leather bound chairs. Dual flat screen tv's. Nice red stained wooden tables. Then, when I wanted to order my usual soup, the chicken soup with yellow noodles, I get this snobby attitude like I had requested cheese wiz on top of my foie gras in a 5 star french restaurant. " uh you said yellow noodle? It won't taste the same, its usually with white noodle" Whatever, the soup sucked and the basil was old. I'll give them until 2010 when they go out of business 'cause they burned their bank loans on furniture instead of food. At least their soon to be boarded up store front will match the ghost store to the left. read more

OVERALL REVIEW: Tasty vietnamese food if you're in the mood for some vermicelli or a sandwich, although a little pricey. Have fun trying your luck with the pho, you're gonna need it. DETAILED REVIEW: The overall impression you get when you first enter Pho House, is that it's rather clean (as compared to places like Pho 75, which have a run-down dirty feel to them). The place is rather small, but has a decent menu offering. For appetizers, try the deep fried spring rolls with pork and shrimp, deliciously chewy on the outside and savory on the inside. For entrees, the lemongrass pork (or chicken) with vermicelli is pretty delicious. I have noticed that if you order it carry out, you get alot more meat for the money. The Banh Mi sandwiches are also delicious, starring the same lemongrass pork or chicken. The pho here has definite on and off days. On some days, it is super delicious (with a VERY savory broth, and fresh high quality meat), while on other days, it leaves something to be craved (the soup is watery, the meat isn't very fresh). It feels like getting Pho here is a tossup, and you just have to try your luck. read more

Love this place- pho soup is great. Great sizes. Kids love either noodles or rice. Beef is highly memorable. Appetizer rolls are great too. Wish entrees were a little cheaper :( read more

Pho House - Yum - Vietnamese Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

We are frequents at this pho location for several reasons. First, the pho has a naturally rich broth with its own distinct taste compared to other locations. Other items on the menu such as the spring rolls and lemongrass entrees show the consistency of having good flavors as well. The place can get packed on weekends, and for good reason. Up-county, this is my favorite pho location, and the servers are always attentive and quick to help. read more

Pho House - Vietnamese Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

Excellent Pho, lots of meat/topping options, slightly lighter broth as I like (not overly salty or greasy) and perfect noodles. The portions are not huge which tends to be the case at most pho places (I could actually finish my pho!) One major negative is the service. It usually takes about 30-45 mins for a basic Pho and they either get the order wrong even if you order by number, or forget the soda, and don't even expect them to refill your water. read more

This review is solely on the sandwiches. While tasty, the bread they use is too hard and has too much bread compared to other places in Eden. They give an ok amount of meat but for $4.25 a pop, i expect a mountain of meat on that sub! They also don't give enough liver pate. Their grilled pork is too salty and they douse it with soy sauce so its mad salty. I guess you gotta go to Virginia for some cheap good viet subs, or even better go live in So Cal. read more

My family's favorite Pho place! We eat here almost every week! Yummy Pork bbq -G1, and their crispy rolls! People are very nice too!

It was pouring rain and I had just bought four gallons of Ben Moore from the bearded paint wizard down the strip... Only had the Banh Mi. It was serviceable. I was satisfied, but not impressed on any level really. The pho looked amazing and the place was packed full of people eating it at 3:00 in the afternoon. Odd time, right? Hope to get back to take down a pho. read more

With my new found love for Pho I was looking for some on a cold wintery evening for something warm and close to home. Found this place on yelp. I have to say it's really great. My wife is a vegetarian and she had the meatless pho, which she thoroughly enjoyed. I also wanted to try out the Vietnamese subs. So we orders a double fried egg sub. I have to say I could eat one of those for breakfast everyday. It had amazingly crunchy veggies and fried eggs. I myself had the white meat chicken pho. Wont get that again as it seemed like sliced frozen chicken breast that boiled in the broth itself. But otherwise loved the broth. The chicken pho at Cafe Asia in DC is way better. read more

Update review: Been meaning to do a update but I always forget!!! So after my initial review I had decided to try this place again. And they have surely redeemed themselves. Def my go to spot here in Germantown. And their Bun Bo Hue is legit. What I love even more is that they give you a lot of Mam ruoc (shrimp paste)!!!!! Other Vietnamese restaurants in MoCO will give you barely a quarter of a table spoon in fear of scaring the other customers away, But not Pho House. I was soo happy, bun bo hue is not bun bo without the mam ruoc! Overall, I would recommend this place for anyone in the area. =] read more

Not a place to order Bun Bo Hue. I've ordered it many times from different Vietnamese restaurants, and this one was the one that I had a problem with. The flavors wasn't married together like they should have been. It didn't seem like it was stewed. It tasted like broth with oil and tomatoes. I took two sips of this dish and couldn't finish. I asked the waitress, if the cook was Vietnamese. She said yes, and asked why. I told her it wasn't good, and explained. She said that it was just my taste buds . Well, I guess me and my taste buds will never come back again. read more

Nice spot. Oddly enough I've not had the pho (but I will, trust me!), but the banh mi's are really good. read more

Pho House - The dining room. - Vietnamese Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

I was immediately impressed with the decor of the place. Most Pho places have a bunch of white tables on white tile surrounded by white walls. This place has a very contemporary look and atmosphere with fantastic looking tables and chairs. I'm so used to eating in a Pho restaurant that looks like a prison cafeteria, this was just a pleasant surprise. I had my large pho to-go, and was surprised by the large bag they handed me when my order was ready. When I got home, I was so happy at the way they packed everything. Again, other places will dump your noodles in a large container, essentially packing and it into a giant noodle cube. Here, they only put the broth in the container. They placed my noodles neatly in a styrofoam container, along with cooked beef and raw beef. Green onions, basil, jalapenos and bean sprouts were served on the side as well. When I went home, I actually had fun making the soup. Again, usually I have to soak the cube of noodles for a while...poking it with a chop stick every few seconds, eventually ending up with broken noodle soup. Now the pho itself, very tasty. The broth was perfect and the hot sauce and plum sauce add just the right heat and tang. The meat is well sliced and very delicious. Excellent Pho, will so be going back again for this when I'm in the area. read more

Came here on Wednesday and the money is outside the pho. If you are looking to eat pho, honestly go somewhere else. My friend told me the other noodle dishes here were on point, which is why I gave it another chance. He was right. I ordered the S2 and wow that broth had so much flavor. My friend ordered the S3, which had a much lighter seafood broth, but was very refreshing and perfect for the weather that day. The bahn mi here is also very good. I ordered the lemongrass pork and my friend ordered the double egg. I actually liked the egg better, something about eggs man. Again, my advice for this place is don't just order the pho or you are missing out on all the other delicious items on the menu. read more

4 years later and I still dine at Pho House frequently. So nice to see the familiar faces of the servers, who are very attentive. Pho is still delicious, as are the spring rolls and the avocado boba smoothie - don't knock it 'til you try it! My go-to pho spot for as long as I live in the Germantown area! read more

OMG I love Pho and PHO HOUSE never fails!!! Its do delicious and I loooooooooooooove the Crispy Spring Rolls too read more

Pho House - My Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

Quick update.. I went back for lunch today... and got my Jackfruit boba tea. It was good, but too thick as though they pureed the fruit and mixed it with some tea and tapioca. Not that fresh fruit is a bad thing, but it didnt work so well in that medium. I gotta say, this time around I enjoyed my number 15, Pho with Round Eye a lot more than I did the first time around or at the other place in Gaithersburg. I will be coming back again. read more

The eggrolls are really delicious, they are the best part of the whole restaurant. The pho is okay, a little watery for my taste. The bowls are huge though, but mostly full of noodles. The staff is okay, they are nice initially and then they kind of leave you alone. I only really come here after a night of partying, and have their pho. I don't go out of my way to come here. My mom had tummy issues after having their banh mi. She is used to saving the banh mi for a day or so later, and when she finally ate it. She had the runs for a day and a half. read more

This has to be the best Pho place in all of MD, and I've been to a lot of Pho places! It has amazing Banh Mi sandwiches/subs too, as well as good Pho and summer rolls with Peanut Sauce! The only thing they need is a vegetarian pho (TOFU) with vegetarian broth and they are set! The staff is fast and very courteous, and there is almost never a delay at all! Since it is pay at the counter, it is easy to separate bills into individual amounts as well. read more

This review is solely based on their bubble tea, I've never eaten here. I'm forever in search of the best bubble tea in the land and I read a few reviews remarking on the bubble tea here. So my daughter and I came running, excited to try something new. They offer about five different flavors (maybe six). My daughter tried the starfruit and I ordered the jasmine green tea. The starfruit was ... interesting. The green tea was actually a smoothie with boba, not what i was expecting and waaaay too sweet. The boba was so hard. Ultimately we threw it away and ran over to Mr. K's for some better bubble tea. Don't waste your time here if you're looking for bubble tea. read more

One of my new favorite places to go in the MD area. I have been to many of the Pho shops in the area going back to pho75. I have tired of them all but enjoy trying new ones out as they pop up. I caught this place after a friend took me to Lotte (next door) and when I finally made it back there to dine I was nicely surprised. The decor is very nice (2 flat screen TV's), comfy chairs, nice tables, and most importantly CLEAN (something that tends to lack at other pho rest.) -- one of my biggest pet peaves. The food was also good (just like most people I want more) but I have had the soup (pho) and also the lemon-grass chicken dish. Both were tasty and enjoyed my entire dining experience. I will and have recommended this to my friends and plan on going back for return visits. read more

No frills service and food is good. A little pricey though. Sheesh what happened to the prices? $13-14 for a bowl of pho?!

Good sandwiches, decent pho