Okay, so I eat pho a lot. For example, I thought I went pretty easy on my pho eating last week, but I realized on Sunday that I actually had it three times. I like to think that I know my pho. Back to the review: Pho Huynh is this real deal. I haven't had pho that tastes this good in a long, long time. The broth is on point. Full of flavor. Their meat is tender. Their service is sufficient. Their restaurant is clean. My ONLY two qualms with this place (and I'm being very nitpicky here) are that 1. They don't give you many onions when you ask for them and 2. You have to call the waiter for a refill on water. The quality of the pho is what's important here though, and whenever I'm in the 626 again, I'll be coming here. Well done, Pho Huynh! read more

Pho Huynh - Vietnamese Near Me - El Monte, California

The service is kind of slow and they kept forgetting to get us utensils and water even though we asked but that's fine. They forgot to get us bean sprouts and basil for a long time. The food is really good. Northern style is believe, you can taste the difference of styles from the food. Overall the food is good so it's still a good spot to eat read more

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Yummy! love their Pho Filet!!! taste different from regular pho! im not a pho lover but im a pho filet lover! read more

Nice decor and very modern. The menu is small with only two pages of food and drinks. Service is quick and prices are affordable. The most famous dish is their #1 Pho Bac. The metal bowl consists of skinny pho noodles, ginger, onions, broth, and minced filet. I thought the broth was okay... maybe because I'm used to all the MSG in pho broth that makes it taste so good. The minced filet meat was flavorful but it came in a big clump inside my soup. The ginger was also overpowering the soup. We also ordered flan and iced coffee. The iced coffee was good and the flan was smooth and silky. read more

Very disappointed! Ordered Bun and the meat was fatty. Vegetable were not fresh. Don't order Bun at this restaurant. Pho looked good.

Been coming here for sometime now and still enjoying the food. They open early each day 7am. A must try if you like pho. They have only noodle soup, no rice dishes of any kind. read more

We've been coming here for years. It's one of my son's favorite place to eat. Food is decent (a solid 4 star) and the service is normally good when the owners are around. Today expensive made me angry and not wanting to come back again. We finished our meals and my husband went to pay with his card. As the cashier handed him his card back, she suddenly pulled it back away from him demanding for him to sign the receipt first before giving him his card. What the heck! We're a family with young kids who eat there all the time. Did she think my husband was going to take his card back and run away???? What is going on! I'm literally confused. Husband didn't tell me this until we left the restaurant or else I would have confronted her. Can someone explain to me her action??? read more

This place is in the middle of nowhere but man is the pho good! Someone recommended this place to me and I decided to try it out. He told me to check out the filet mignon pho -- #1 on the menu. After gobbling down the pho -- I would have to say that it is the single best bowl of Pho I have ever had. The filet mignon was tender and juicy and the soup was perfect. The service was good too --- especially from the cashier lady in the front -- she let me go to the bank to get some money to pay for the meal since I forgot to bring cash. Recently they expanded their store -- so now it is not as cramped. The only negative things about this place were: 1) too little parking 2) they close early so dinner is usually not an option 3) not the most cleanly place read more

Filet mignon in pho? Sounds strange to me. I grew up on pho, so I'm pretty picky when it comes to my pho. I ordered the Pho Bac, and to be completely honest, I was pretty disappointed. I'm accustomed to paying $5.75 tops for a bowl of pho, so having to fork over more of my hard earned dollars for filet mignon pho made me a bit skeptical. My first thought when the pho arrived? Is this place korean? Who uses metal bowls other than Koreans, especially for pho? Strange. I also noticed that the broth was very murky. SKETCH. Sorry, I'd like to see my noodles. There was also a considerable amount of oil in the soup. I love beef, and this filet mignon definitely didn't live up to the hype. I felt as though they just make themselves REALLY angry everyday and pulverize the crap out of a cheap cut of beef. Would I come here again? Probably not unless my dad (who lives on Pho, chocolate, and pineapple cake) dragged me here. read more

There's nothing like a big, steaming hot bowl of pho on a drizzly fall day. Pho Huynh is my new lunch time spot for days as such. The tasty soup, great service and prices will definitely keep me coming back. Walk in, take a seat and you will be greeted with a menu and water. Your order will come out in less than 5 minutes. At least it has every time I have eaten here. Also, only $6.00 for a big bowl of pho with filet? Absolutely! Pho Huynh has won over my pho loving heart. This will certainly be a lunch time regular during these coming winter months. read more

Pho Huynh - Vietnamese Near Me - El Monte, California

The pho was excellent! The portion the give you is enough to satisfy your stomach. The price for what they give you is not bad at all! I wish they could have given a bit more shrimp but other than that the food and service is excellent. Be sure to take cash because they don't accept card unless the transaction is over $10. read more

I wouldn't say this is the best pho in LA county! Soup base was just okay, need improvement. Beef was tender but nothing special... It just they put a lot in that metal bowl. But I have to say the iced coffee is very strong, love it. Overall is okay, parking is small & good luck finding a street parking. read more

NOMNOMNOM.. A friend suggested that I meet him here. I'm usually not the person who eats pho/noodle + soup on a hot day, but I was kind of hungry, and I believe it was worth the sweat building on my forehead. I just ordered whatever my friend ordered, the filet mingon with thin noodles. The reason being is that a) I usually don't know what to order going to Vietnamese restaurants because I usually go with my mom and she does all the ordering in her native Vietnamese tongue and b) I used not to eat pho at restaurants because of the high level of MSG but I've gotten used to the idea. The metal bowl came pipping hot to our table, with the usual goodies. But I do kind of miss the banana flower that came with my plate back in the OC. Never the less, the meat was just basically pieces of meat, no random fillers and no guts. I'll probably come back to the place, if there's any reason to go down to El Monte. read more

They are currently remodeling, and it looks super modern (a lot nicer than your usual pho restaurant). I like coming here because this pho restaurant uses FILET MIGNON. Uh, AWESOME! Pho Bac ($7.25) aka their Filet Mignon Beef Noddle Soup. It comes with a nice portion of filet. The noodles are a thicker than your usual pho noodles, and the broth has more flavor. I usual like to add a side of meatballs to my order (just because I love meat and I can never get enough of it). 4 stars because of the food. Their service is average, but that is pretty much the ONLY thing average about this pho restaurant. Oh, and they don't have eggrolls.... Nonetheless, the Pho Bac is enough for me to come back again and again. read more

Pho Huynh - Pho Bac - Vietnamese Near Me - El Monte, California

We wanted to try a different pho place specifically because I woke up early and our go to wasn't open yet. I've seen this place before on social media so I figured let's try them out. They have a good size parking lot in the back with the mural of a doll girl I see on people's postings. The place was almost empty but we did come at 845am on a Wednesday. Couple pluses are the satay they have. I really liked how that tasted. Service was good as well. So the main negative was the pho. My wife and I were not a fan. The soup base was okay. I typically try the soup before I mess with it and I was wanting more from it. I usually like to taste the bone but this was lacking. The other let down was the beef ball and tendons. The tendons are cut thin so it's not the full tendon you get. It changes the texture and taste when it's cut thin like that rather then in pieces. You no longer get the chew from the tendon and I love tendon. The beef ball was also shorted on. The cut the halves into halves. I'm not sure why you would do that unless you were just trying to maximize? But your taking away from the customer. Overall I was disappointed. I don't think I'll be coming back. read more

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Northern style-ish pho. Get the pho filet as that is their signature bowl. Really good service every time I'm there. Quick and nice. Parking is in the back lot though if that a full you can try street parking. read more

Pho Huynh - Pho Bo Vien small bowl with thin noodles - Vietnamese Near Me - El Monte, California

Service is good, food is good. I pretty much grew up eating at this place ^^ and never been disappointed It's nothing fancy but it will definitely satisfy your pho cravings read more

The WORST dining experience I EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. honestly don't know where to start so I'll just go down the list: Parking: Always empty because no one eats here. (Located In a shady neighborhood.. don't leave valuables in the car!) Restrooms: Small 1 Person Restroom that is absolutely disgusting! Pee all over the floor! No towels to dry my hands, and the sink handles don't even work. The toilet is clogged with $&@%. The smell is horrendous. Story Time: SMH so this rude waitress comes and says "ok I'm going to take your order now." We said, "Please wait, we still have people in the restroom and we're still looking at menu." The waitress sighs and says JUST ORDER NOW. Like girl can you CHILL?! We just entered your restaurant, traumatized by your sanitary conditions in the restrooms and we haven't had a minute to decide yet! She continues to rush our order for absolutely no reason. While waiting for our food we noticed stains all over the spoons and chop sticks. When we confronted the waitress she said OMG ITS NOT A BIG DEA JUST GET ANOTHER ONE. Um yea it is a big deal! This is why your restaurant has a sanitary grade of B. It's a HEALTH ISSUE. It doesn't matter that If I can get another spoon, if I hadn't notice it who would have known what could have happened. The waitress ideally is supposed to take the spoon back to kitchen and alert the dish washers. Pho Huynh, YOU ARE LUCKY I DIDNT REPORT THIS TO HEALTH SERVICES AND SUE YOUR RESTAURANT. I guess the waitress assumed I didn't understand Vietnamese because she literally started talking shit about me to her coworkers in Vietnamese. They were all laughing saying omg this dumbass is bitching about a spoon. I was furious at this point and I was about to throw hands at this point. She humiliated me In front of the whole restaurant. A couple minutes later she comes back with our drinks and coincidently spills a whole glass of water on me ruining my whole outfit. Her coworkers were all giggling and laughing in the back while we were forced to used our limited napkins to clean up the whole mess. (YES LIMITED NAPKINS because the store can't afford to supply customers with unlimited napkins). Time to review the food. The actual pho noodles were soggy which suggests that these noodles aren't fresh and had been boiled and left there for a while before actually serving. The broth has no flavor which is surprising because all of their flavoring is MSG. The Meats: All Fat..( I was in a party of 9( we all ordered different types of Pho such as Pho Dac Biet, Pho Bac, Pho Tai, etc. Yet it was shocking to find out that they all tasted the same. Pho Huynh should know that it is a crime to false advertise . If you don't have something in your menu than it is your responsibility as a business to tell the customer so that they can order an item that the restaurant actually has. Instead Pho Huynh decides to leave it on their menu thinking that they can sneak in substitutions without getting caught. All the pho's tastes the same yet we all ordered different pho's. Why does the pho bac broth taste the same as the pho dac biet? :( 1 DAY AFTER THE MEAL: - Food Poisoning - Diarrhea Food Allergies - Itchy Skin - Puffy Face/ Eyes NEVER EAT HERE WE DONT KNOW WHAT THEY PUT IN THEIR FOOD BUT IT CAN KILL YOU. Please dm me I literally have allergy and blood tests to prove that it was Pho Huynh's doing. I'm pressing charges because Pho Huynh has ruined my life! read more

Love Pho period. I eat pho at least once a week. I would say this is the best pho joint in the southern California. Broth is so good, the fresh cut noodle is really one of the best. Every pho lover should go try. read more

Sooo good !! Perfect way to start the day with some Pho Bac ! Wont regret it , I come from Pasadena to just get this because they're the best ! Very kind people and clean ! read more

I love this place so much I drive 30 minutes (many times in traffic) to get me a delicious bowl of pho Love the fast service and clean environment. Only thing I would ask for....a dessert menu. Haha read more

Pho Huynh - Shrimp Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - El Monte, California

Place is really tasty and not too bad in terms of pricing but as well we were nearing the end of the meal we found a little something in the dipping sauce. There was a bug which we reported to the waitress and when we paid the check we were charged the full amount. At least an apology would have been called for but we did not receive even that. read more

Pho Huynh - Vietnamese Near Me - El Monte, California

Clutch! One of the best pho in the San Gabriel valley areas. This metal bowl keeps the soup warm for a longer time than a typical plastic bowl. You know when the best pho in town when you taste the quality of the broth and the freshness of the vegetables and meat. Pho Huynh got it all. I literally finished everything came in the bowl. read more

After a late night out with my sister and her friends, we decided to come here for breakfast. Let's just say this is not the best service. When our food arrived, it tasted wonderful, maybe even the best so far. One thing is that...i ordered extra onions but the only came us her green onions instead of all the different kind. The new waitress seemed like she is struggling with talking and taking orders. The manager or boss had to keep an eye on her while she is running around either confused or taking orders. YES YES! The food is the best and the wait is worth it. Never had i ever tasted something so flavorful and delicious. The broth is something i will never forget. I will always return, but i will always expect better. For something like this is definitely worth the price. If you are a Pho Lover..get the large. For only a bit more, you can receive more and drool more! This should be everyone best choice of food. read more

Came here on a Tuesday afternoon where there literally no customer at all, just our table. We all order either #1 or #2 because those two are the best. The food were delicious, me and my sister were craving pho and these L bowl satisfied us. however the reason I gave this place 2 stars because the service is crappy. My dad try to talk to the waiter (a girl that I forgot to ask for her name) but she gave him an attitude just because he ask to have a different Pho noodle. And when we asked for extra meatballs on a side, she raised her voice and start giving us that look as in "you guys asking for a lot " look, like I'm mean we will pay for that extra so why are you raising your voice ? read more

Pho Huynh - Vietnamese Near Me - El Monte, California

Goddamnnnn!!!!! This place is amazing! I never get tired of it!!! All I can say is it's so damn good!!! Yeah... It's that good I rate this place 10/10 read more

Pho Huynh - Amazing Pho Bac - Vietnamese Near Me - El Monte, California

Very Delicious! Both the both and the meat. The broth was amazing and super flavorful. The meat was a generous portion that was tender and cooked to perfection. . Great customer service and the staff is super friendly. read more

Don't let these bratty yelpers dissuade you. This pho is the truth. The menu is simple. You won't find a huge list of Vietnamese dishes, so come here for pho. The broth is savory and delicious, not thin or overly cinnamony like so many other places. It's simple, delicious pho - straight to the point. What more do you want. read more

Special Pho Combo is the bomb! 5 different kinds of meat. My kind of noodles. The place is family owned for many generations, and it's got a nice homey feeling. It's a large restaurant with plenty of tables. Also plenty of parking in the rear and along the surrounding streets. The only reason for a star less is because they seemed a bit disorganized but it could be due to the fact my friend had brought together a party of 30+ lol Definitely will be visiting again! read more

My family and I come here almost every weekend. The servers are nice and friendly. Their pho is unique and tasty. The place is pretty clean compared to most Asian restaurants. They accept all major credit cards, which is a huge convenience given most Asian restaurants only accept cash. The best part is, they know exactly what we want without having to order. We enjoy our meal every time. read more

Best pho ever!! Anytime I'm local to the area I have to come here. Good service, good price but more importantly good tasting food.

Ordered the 16 large with extra steak. Great amount of meat and noodles. I'm happy. Always a good place to come for lunch since it is fast and cheap. Fresh bean sprouts and mint served with your bowl of pho is great. read more

Pho Huynh - Lunch time - Vietnamese Near Me - El Monte, California

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Parking sux at this place. I couldn't get out from the parking lot for 3 minutes because it was so small. Backed up my car and a giant SUV blocked the exit but they waved and apologized to me. Maybe I should leave my car there, go to the port of Long Beach and wait for everyone to leave =P I would give 2.5 stars for the pho but I got a yellow "Pho Huynh is #1" hat so there is the extra .5 star. The place itself itself is clean and nice; but not cozy enough. The price is not as cheap as the other pho places..but other pho places don't give you a free hat, do they? What can I say...I have a thing for bright yellow hat. read more

Pros: -Great flavorful broth -Fresh crisp culantro leaves -Served in cool looking steel-aluminum bowls -Opens super early (7am!) Cons: -Flat, wide noodles by default; straight up fettuccine style -Filet mignon looked like chewed up meat or torn to bits, not worth getting -Shredded ginger put in the bowl, should've been on the side -Closes kinda early (7pm!) Noodle Rant: The whole time during breakfast, I kept looking over at the other tables to see if they have regular thin noodles because I wasn't a fan of their "fettuccine" style noodles. My friend verified that the thin noodles exist. That made me wonder why the dude who took our order didn't ask us what type of noodles we wanted. We did ask another dude at the register while paying and he told us next time, just ask for the other noodles. Uhm... so it seems like if it's your first time here, too bad - you're going to get the fettuccine noodles. Good marketing strategy, because I do want to come back here to try the their pho with the other "correct" noodles. So the next time: 1. Ask for the regular thin noodles 2. Ask for no shredded ginger 3. Ask for meat other than filet mignon 4. Don't ask for the check (like my friend did), they'll just point at the register, lol. read more

Close to nearby industrial buildings and in the midst of auto repair shops and taquerias in South El Monte is Pho Huynh, on the farther outskirts of the asian district that is centered in Rosemead. Pho Huynh not only specializes in Pho exclusively, they specialize in only Pho Bo....Beef Pho exclusively! Yup, 22 different combinations of Pho Bo. So if you remember statistics, you need to take the ingredients of rare steak, well done flank, brisket, tendon, tripe and beef ball, and calculate how many permutations there are, and of these, which combinations they do not offer to add up 22. Here's a hint: Beef Ball (Bo Vien) is only offered separately with soup or noodle soup. And there are 2 Dac Biet (specials). OK, put down your #2 pencils now! You can't calculate this logically. There is no Ga (chicken) offered. No Ca (fish). Just Ba. (mature woman) running the cash register to collect for your Pho Bo. I have a sneaky suspicion that the owners are Chinese Vietnamese. Still Vietnamese, but maybe of Chinese descent? Or maybe because there are a fair amount of Chinese in the surrounding cities, the menu is English, Chinese and Vietnamese. (hmmm, is Huynh like the Mandarin word for Good, as in the answer to Ni Hau Ma? Huynh Hau! "How are you? Very Good!")? PS - you can also order noodles without meat, only $3.25 Regular bowls are $4.75. Large is $5.50 The soup has pretty good flavor, not the best as the other neophites have come to believe, but pretty good. Hell, if all you serve is Beef Rice Noodle Soup, you should become pretty good at it! Just sayin'! There is parking in the rear. Not much on the outside, but decent looking inside and pretty clean for a Pho dive in S. El Monte. read more

Their reputation in the Pho business precedes them - and it is well deserved. the Best Pho in the San Gabriel Valley. They specialize in pho and that is all they serve. Much respect! As the saying goes: "the jack of all trades is the master of none!" Well they master what they are good at. (Pho Pasteur take note!) I will refrain from my usual diatribe of a restaurant, regarding the environs and quality of the food itself. In this case, it is better left unsaid. You are just going to have to go and try it out yourself to appreciate how good it is. read more

My family and I love to eat here! Especially when we're craving some warm authentic pho. The broth here is amazing and their beef is so tender. Would definitely recommend the pho bac, it's my family's favorite! read more

I've travelled far and wide trying Pho from as many places as I can all over Southern California. From Alhambra to Orange County, and even Burbank. And I have to say hands down Pho Huynh is the best, and here's the secret. You have to ask for the "Special Sauce". I'm not sure what they put in there but it takes your Pho experience to a whole new level. Speaking of which I think I'm going to get some now. read more

Woah, this menu only has pho! And not only that, it's only beef pho! But you can order a bowl of just noodles and no meat. So, I definitely do not recommend this place to anyone looking for a bowl of chicken pho and certainly not any thing like curry or rice dishes. They don't even have egg rolls so don't bother asking for that. We ordered the pho filet which came in a big steel bowl. We also got the #5 (rare and well-done steak, flank, brisket, tendon and tripe). After tasting the broths, I decided I liked the broth of the filet better though I preferred the noodles of the combo pho. I would ask to switch the noodles next time. They're very generous with the meat here. Although, I would break up the big ball of filet mignon next time as it cooked into one clump on top of the noodles. I poked around the condiments and opened up a jar of what I thought would be the chili sauce. Uh no, what's this? It seemed like some sort of oily beefy concoction...it went great with the meats coupled with a bit of hoisin sauce. Overall, I thought this place was more generous with their basil and bean sprouts. There were even three wedges of lime instead of the one at nearby pho joints. But they are a little bit more pricey. And even though everyone says they don't use MSG, I was very thirsty afterwards and had that MSG tongue after my meal here. I thought it was very funny that they printed their yelp address on the menu after their myspace page. The atmosphere was fairly busy even though it was after 3 p.m. on Saturday. The food came almost instantly. Oh, and don't bother with the soybean milk. It wasn't fresh. It's the Yeo's brand and is an "authentic Asian drink" as stated on the can. Ugh! I wished they served fresh soybean milk! Our total for two bowls of pho and one drink was about $16 with tip. CASH ONLY. read more

I came here with a group of 4 and our family has come here multiple times in the past. I am not sure if management has changed but things have definitely changed. I ordered a pho tai nam sach and a lemonade. Pho was like any typical pho restaurant, nothing special but not bad bad...so I'll give them the second star. But... 1. My bowl had like 3 pieces of the rare steak "tai". 2. They gave us 2 plates of veggies with barely any basil, one of the essential toppings for pho! So I asked for some extra basil but a smaller plate of their veggies was given instead. 3. My $3.50 lemonade was filled with ice. After a few sips my drink was gone! If you are going to give that much lemonade only then drop your price. I have no problem paying $3.50 if it was a cup actually filled with lemonade, rather than mostly ice. This is not Vietnamese coffee where ice is needed to dilute the drink. 4. When the bill came, an extra $1.50 was charged for the small plate of veggies! My dad was not happy. First you give a tiny portion, which led me to ask for some extra. Then you charge me extra? I have never experienced that at any pho restaurant. And I've been to most in this area that is known for the many great pho restaurants. The waitress should have at least told us beforehand that there will be an extra charge for "extra toppings". Again, I have no problem paying extra if I am asking for something extra out of the ordinary. But a regular size plate of veggies is standard for a pho restaurant. I shouldn't need to ask for more to begin with. With that said, I will not be coming back to this restaurant unless they improve and change things around. read more