The weather truly has been playing weird in February. We go from rain to sunny, and all of a sudden, windy...and yet, it somehow feels cold today. Which...it did lead me to a place in town that I have been contemplating on last couple years, Pho Kapahulu. I came into this with curious expectations, and yet...the place truly delivered. The workers were very friendly and accommodating with the choices to pick on the menu, but, because it has been a somewhat cold day in recent weeks, I went with a direction that made the most sense in this, and got the Oxtail Pho. I gotta be honest, for what I got for $19, it was worth it. They definitely gave me a good amount of Oxtail, which is a plus. And, it was super filling considering it was a nice portion for lunch. All in all though, the experience was great. I liked it. I highly recommend coming here if you want to check out something interesting for Vietnamese food in the Kapahulu area. Maybe next time, I'll hope to come and try something different there, like one of their rice plates, maybe the Bahn Mi...there's a lot of possibilities to go on with this. 10/10 read more

Pho Kapahulu - So this is what their Oxtail Pho looks like... Good amount of Oxtail for the price you're getting there. - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Dinner in Kapahulu, Honolulu, Hawaii... I asked my church auntie if she wanted to have dinner with me... Sure! She didn't have time to eat lunch today and she was happy to catch a ride! LOL! I told her that I didn't get a chance to dine at this old school place called Pho Kapahulu. She was up for the challenge! The main obstacle was finding street parking. We went up and down residential streets and found a stall about a block and a half away. Inside the cozy restaurant, the decor was simple and the service was polite and efficient. We got yummy Summer Rolls to share. They were fresh and healthy! I got vermicelli with yummy grilled shrimp and Spring Rolls that were just ok. They surprised us with complimentary ube pastry. Thank you! read more

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On a Sunday, street parking is hard to come by. Business is located on corner of building. They were not busy when we got there. Decor was nice. Employee recommended certain dishes. Our order was imperial spring roll, banana roll, curry with rice, and pho. read more

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Ordered Vietnamese style shrimp papaya salad, simple and delicious. Don't let the exterior of the restaurant fool you. This place is a hole on the wall and definitely worth the visit. Service is great and very attentive! read more

Pho Kapahulu - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I tried Pho Kapahulu because my family was in the area to run errands and when we walked past, the broth smelt irresistibly good. The service was excellent; the server was attentive and very personable, and food came out quickly. We got the beef brisket pho, the beef brisket/steak pho and the vegetable spring rolls. All of the food we ordered was excellent. The broth was had a clear and beautifully beefy flavor. The beef was surprisingly tender and a pretty good amount for the price. The spring rolls were piping hot and crispy. And the sauce that it came with was a perfect compliment. This restaurant is a 10/10 and I would definitely come back. It is 100% worth the drive from Mililani to Kapahulu. If I lived in the area, I would come every week! read more

No frills pho spot. Feels like a homemade bowl of pho, didn't seem like they used MSG either. Fresh garnishes. read more

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I enjoyed the 25. Lean Cooked Chicken Pho. It's a small take out with some small tables and chairs for a couple of people in sit in and eat. read more

Pho Kapahulu - I enjoyed the 25. Lean Cooked Chicken Pho. It's a small take out with some small tables and chairs for a couple of people in sit in and eat. - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Been coming to this place for like 20 years since I was a teenager. Best pho ever - the oxtail pho is delicious, ingredients quality. The place is super clean and the people who work here are so sweet. Hope they stay open forever! read more

We had the bbq beef rice w/ a side salad & pho. Just enough for 2. Summer rolls with some sauce. It was a welcoming experience and the food went great everything about it was good read more

Pho Kapahulu - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This restaurant is literally a hole in the wall where the owners family members and friends are hanging out while also serving affordable food. While the ambiance is authentic and the people are kind, but the pho was mediocre, not enough meat and not enough depth. The spring rolls were also pretty average. You can find better pho somewhere else, not here. Maybe order their rice dishes or whatever else from the menu. read more

Pho Kapahulu - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Little hole in the wall right off Kapahulu, Probably best to park at Safeway and walk down. The service was quick but was not busy when we came in, We got our food within 10-15 minutes: and everything was so big and delicious I'll be sure to come back for my fix read more

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Absolutely delicious!!! Ordered the beef brisket pho and shrimp spring rolls and they were outstanding! I called in the order and the lady working was so sweet and our food was ready very fast! I will be adding this restaurant to my list of favorites. read more

What can I say........fabulous food, great prices, & very friendly service! I think I found another favorite Vietnamese joint to get my Pho fix!!! Yes, it's a very small mom & pop joint located just a few doors down from the Kapahulu strip mall that houses Safeway. There is no parking, but I was able to find parking within the neighborhood, then walked on over to Pho Kapahulu. As I stepped into the little restaurant, I was greeted right away. There were about five small tables within the restaurant, and each table sits about 4 people each. Looking over the menu, I already knew what I came here for......my Chicken Pho! My homie - Gary T. got the Sautéed Lemongrass Chicken with Veggies & Cold Noodles. Summer Rolls w/Shrimp were also ordered to share as appetizers. What can I say about my Chicken Pho? Pho Kapahulu by far had the best prices for pho! The Pho broth was very flavorful, & the food portions were on point. My homie - Gary T. also said his Cold Noodle dish was very tasty. I'm so happy I finally gave this little hole-in-da-wall restaurant a try as I've drove past this restaurant for many years but did not make the effort to give it a try. Thanks to my homie - Gary T. for encouraging me to check this place out! read more

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Saw this place had oxtail pho and had to try it out. Park in the safeway parking lot and just walk over. As soon as I walked in, I was greeted by the cutest lady ever! She was super sweet and made us feel welcomed. It's a great hole in the wall spot! It felt authentic like you just came home to mom's cooking. Oxtail was tender and delicious. I added brisket to my pho and I was in pho heaven! I hope to come back and visit this place again. read more

Pho Kapahulu - oxtail 27. Specials Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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My favorite place to get pho! The ladies are super sweet, the pho is always super yummy, and the service is very fast. I order from here a few times a month. read more

Really tasty food. We ordered the brisket pho, lemongrass tofu bahn mi, and spring rolls. Everything was fresh and food came out quickly. We'll certainly be going back again. read more

We loved dining at Pho Kapahulu! My boyfriend's a great cook, but he wanted to try your oxtail soup, while I ordered the spicy beef soup. We enjoyed our meals and the place. Keep up the good work We'll be back! read more

This was another checkmark off my bookmark. I swung by a nearby Foodland after my hike with my poke on my way back to Waikiki when I noticed Kapahulu Pho was around the corner. While I was waiting for my pho, I could smell the broth from the kitchen and I knew this was going to be good. Seems like this was more of a local spot than tourist even though it's a few blocks away from Waikiki. But the taste of the lean cooked chicken pho was tasty, wish I had room for spring rolls. read more

Pho Kapahulu - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

On the way to Diamond Head, we spotted Pho Kapahulu. So on the way back we gave it a try and so glad we did. Lady was really sweet and service was very good. We ordered 4 Pho combo and it came with plenty of meats, soup was surprisingly delicious and came with lots of veggies. After several days in Hawaii eating Japanese foods and American we craved Vietnamese food. I have to say it was very filling after the hike to Diamond Head. We also ordered shrimp rolls...not bad. My son ordered honeydew drink with grass jelly and it was really refreshing. Service was excellent and she even shared her homemade mochi bread with us. It was slightly sweet and mochi soft. Thank you so much! If you crave Vietnamese food, come to this restaurant! I highly recommend. read more

Looking for Pho places I came across this one and realized I had been there some months prior. I remember the food was decent. Not spectacular but typical decent Viet food. I do recall the service by the elderly proprietors was incredible. They really wanted to make sure everything was perfect and to our satisfaction, which it was. They gave us a free desert also. Parking her can be a challenge but I would check it out again. read more

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Excellent pho! The lady who runs it is the absolute sweetest and she even gave us a treat with our order. We loved the curry as well as the pho. read more

The best food really does come from the small "hole in the wall" places. We thought the missed the place because of how small the place is! I think is more Southern style of pho since the broth is sweeter than what I am used to in Southern California. It was incredibly flavorful. Papaya salad was also sweeter than I have it, but still amazing and fresh. Really needed a vegetable for dinner! read more

Pho Kapahulu - #19. Rare Steak and Cooked Brisket Pho 8. Green Papaya Salad with chicken - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

So, I wanted to try this restaurant since yelp says they're open until 10, but the paper sign on the door says they close at 9pm. We sat down just before 8pm and enjoyed our food anyway but heads up for others looking for a late dinner! We parked at safeway and dined in, its a small hole in the wall type restaurant so not a ton of seating but no crowds on a weekday night. Looks pretty old from the faded sign but the inside is nice and clean. Service was also pretty good, the ladies working were nice and the food came out fairly quick, so we had plenty of time to eat. Thai tea was strong and just the right amount of sweetness. If thats how the drinks are, I'll come back just to try the coffee too. Spring rolls - I had them a long time ago and they were as tasty as I recall. They use a rice paper wrapper that's more crunchy than crispy and doesnt taste as oily as the eggroll wrappers. Delicious filling, nice and meaty. Side note--the lettuce wraps are cut so neatly too, its really convenient lol Papaya salad with tofu had a nice kick to it! Love the crunchy fried scallion on top. The springroll sauce didnt have any chili in it, so this balanced it out pretty well. I got lemongrass chicken vermicelli. The chicken was so tender and flavorful. With the sauce it was a little soupier than most places and also served warm instead of cold. Gf got the lemongrass beef rice, super tender marinated beef. She cleaned that plate. At the end we were stuffed and I had to get a takeout box for our leftovers. The prices are pretty reasonable too. We'll try the pho next time. read more

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Easy on a Monday midday, no one else to compete for bins. Gentleman weighed all my cans in front of me at one time. Amount exactly as figured. No shade, wear a hat, very hot day. read more

This review is purely for their summer rolls which were the best summer rolls I've ever had!!! So refreshing and such good flavor. It comes with 2 but the 2 are HUGE and filling. I ordered to-go and despite that, the server gave me a water and told me to sit at one of the few tables; she gave me such sweet mom vibes. read more

Pho Kapahulu - 1. Summer Rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The food was great! I got the combo pho and it was delicious, and the service was also perfect. I also recommend the mango juice. 10/10, def check it out!! Some of the best pho I've had read more

There aren't too many places like this on the island where you can enjoy a great meal run by a family and is truly a HOLE IN THE WALL restaurant. The food tasted so good. The portions are just right. And the service is super quick. I feel like there's no room to grade their service cause you don't have to. You go in. You order. You eat. You pay. And you leave happy. Simple as that. Support Local. Support this place. Cause they deserve the business!!!! read more

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Love this little hole in the wall! The ladies who run it are beyond nice and the food is on point! What else could you ask for? 4th daughter got bbq chicken vermicelli and milk tea with grass jelly(her hits the spot go to choices when back in town from school). 3rd daughter got the ham & pate ban mi and green tea with grass jelly. They were both delicious and so big that small girl took half home for lunch tomorrow. Hubby got the pork chop rice plate - he was happy. Still I was probably the happiest with Vietnamese coffee and a 6 spring roll & veggie plate that mixed 1 of each of the 5 types they serve + a double up on the delicious Vietnamese style. Next time I'll have to struggle whether to choose to double up on the truly amazing shrimp or vegetarian rolls. All were yummy, especially nice to slide a banana roll into the mix too! This is a street parking only place, but you can usually find a spot on Winam or in Safeway's lot... read more

Food and service was great. Combo pho and honeydew grass jelly both tasted amazing. If you are looking for good Vietnamese food you should definitely stop by. read more

I usually don't leave reviews no matter how good a place is but this place deserves one. I have been to several pho places in the island but this place by far had the best service. The aunty working there was very welcoming as soon as we entered. We ordered pho combo, oxtail pho, and the bbq pork chop. They were very tasty and comforting. Spring rolls tasted like it was freshly made. Thai ice tea was also one of the best ones we had, just right amount of sweetness. The aunty was the absolute sweetest. She gave us treats after we paid and were about to leave. My mom said she wants to come back. read more

Obsessed. 5 stars. Will be coming back for more items on the menu also they banana rolls, yummy!

We ordered the Oxtail Pho, the Beef Ball Pho, and the Chicken Pho. We had also gotten the regular water, it wasn't really special, not great or anything, but still wasn't 'bad'. Our food came out fairly quickly with a side of bean sprouts, a few slices of jalapeño, 3 juicy lemon slices (There were 3 of us) The Chicken Pho tasted EXQUISITE! The service was great aswell, it wasn't very busy either. The interior looked very 'authentic', it was slightly warm inside, but overall still a 10/10!! read more

Pho Kapahulu - 25. Lean Cooked Chicken Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Pho was great, but the spring rolls here are EXCELLENT. Prepared in an authentic Vietnamese style, the spring rolls had such a nice crunch to them. I've had many pho places in San Diego, LA, and NorCal, but never had spring rolls like this before. Service was also superb. The lady who took our order was really kind. read more

Pho Kapahulu - Ox tail pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This hole in the wall vietnamese spot is a gem. You can tell that the Aunty's and grandmas that work here puts so much love in their cooking. The soup flavor tastes clean, meat tastes flavorful and portion is just right. Great service, very personable and genuine. Prices are reasonable. read more

If you want some of the best pho and Vietnamese food in Honolulu HI and even the USA mainland, it is this place. Talk about authentic, magical flavors, and undeniable aromas. You have found the perfect place. The grandma who makes her food true to the culture. Must visit if you're in the area! read more

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Went here to cure a hungover and it did the trick! Clean restaurant and fast service. Pho tai was delicious! Affordable price too.

Pho is probably one of my favorite foods to exist. Most places are so expensive, costing me over $20 for a good bowl of pho. But this place is so affordable and the pho is so good! The ladies are always so nice when you come in and ordering through the phone is very convenient. They only take about 10 min to prepare everything and you're out of there. I have never ate inside but it looks busy most of the times I have taken out. read more

Visiting Hawai'i from Colorado. It's kind of my thing to find new pho restaurants in whatever city I find myself in. I was walking around Honolulu, exploring, when I discovered this little diamond in the rough. I almost walked right past it, it's facade is so unassuming and humble. But I smelled the delicious scent wafting out the open door and decided to go in. So glad I did! Inside were almost all locals. And I got really excited when I realized the staff speak mostly Vietnamese (you know it's going to be authentic food!). I ordered a Veggie and Tofu pho, a Honey Dew "Green Jelly Drink," and a to-go cabbage and chicken salad for my Mom back at the hotel. Let me tell you, we have a lot of pho restaurants in Denver, but this was some of the best pho I've ever had. The broth was so dark and savory. The tofu was cooked to perfection (chewy and well cooked on the outside, soft on the inside, like a medium rare steak). And I had never had a "Jelly drink" before, in CO they have Boba shakes. The Jelly drink is not a shake and the jelly is basically lychee pressed into worm-like shapes. It's good. For such a small and unassuming little restaurant, it has everything that really matters. Two thumbs way up! Aloha! read more

Love this place! It's such a great "hole in the wall" style locally family run restaurant. The aunties working are always super helpful and quick with service. The food is very affordable, delicious, and usually isn't a long wait for it. My favorites have been any of the pho, individual spring rolls, and lemongrass chicken bahn mi. I cannot recommend this place enough it's my new fav Vietnamese spot on island ! read more

Pho Kapahulu - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

They have amazing food and wonderful + friendly ladies. Great spot for lunch and dinner :)