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    Pho King Way

    4.5 (77 reviews)

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    Thomas W.

    Nice and clean place to have a bowl of Pho. The broth is delicious and the portion size is great. I ordered the Prince Bowl which is a large with everything in it. They only have 1 person waiting tables and he did a great job and was very personable. My sister even bought a T-Shirt from this place. Everything is so Pho King good! Plenty of parking and very easy to get to.

    Not worth it
    Natali R.

    Expensive don't come here. The food isn't great. Hard to understand language. Order came out wrong

    Bella B.

    been craving pho lately. went to get some and asked for veggie pho with chicken broth instead of veggie broth. got it, was definitely their veggie broth or maybe just water. not sure, was feeling bad for vegetarians. so i asked the guy and he swore it was chicken broth. the thing is, just admit your wrong. i ate chicken pho from this location one month ago and it was good and tasted like chicken. i brought it up to him later when he gave us the check and he continued to lie. then he told me that the veggie pho and chicken pho have the same broth.... wtf? what about the vegetarians??? i will stick to the mission location. really bummed with my bad experience. left thinking what the pho just happened. PSA the bathroom was dirty too. no PHO King Way

    Large Brisket Pho and Large Chicken Pho
    Alexandra G.

    My husband, toddler, and I were craving pho and didn't want to drive out to garden grove so we decided to give this much closer place a try. It was absolutely delicious. My husband and I agreed that the broth and noodles were amazing! The service was great too! We didn't order any drinks since we had our own water, but the waiter was still nice enough to bring us cups of ice without us having to ask. He also brought us an extra bowl and fork so we can serve our son. They are a family owned restaurant that is new to Lake Forest so I urge you to give them a try! PS their prices are great compared to other pho spots in the area!

    Pho King fantastic!
    Jo J.

    Excellent service and food. Great ambiance as well. We are definitely going to be regulars here.

    Pho rare steak and meatballs
    Natassha Anna N.

    No pho King Way is so good. Come try out everything so many other dishes too. I got the Pho rare steak , meatball

    I got oxtail (large) and my husband got the xl eye round that was enough to share with our two kids
    Stephanie J.

    We've been coming to pho king way for years! Mainly because their food is delicious always hot and customer service is amazing. Kong is usually our main server and when they opened their new location we came running to see that he's running the whole front of the restaurant by himself and killing it! It's such clean and calm ambiance when you come in. Very welcoming! We forever will be customers here because the food is consist, better then most of the phos I tried in southern California (almost ever) and the services in both locations always makes us feel like family rather then customers! And I'm not pho-king around either lol

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    1 year ago

    This place is so good!!!!!!! As a fellow vietnamese person living here, this plave has BOMB food

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    1 year ago

    The pho was very tasty, workers were polite, and service was fast. Would also recommend the soda chanh!

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    2 years ago

    Ordered the food to go. Very tasty food. I ordered some bbq meat and rice. I will be back.

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    2 years ago

    Great food, great service, toddler-friendly. We come here almost every weekend. Our go-to pho place in south OC.

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    2 years ago

    Place is very clean, service is awesome, beautiful dining area, and the food is outstanding.

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    2 years ago

    I think this place has the best pho in this area. Flavor is good and they give generous portions. Service is good as well.

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    1 year ago

    really love this place!! food is yummy at the workers are very sweet. this is my go to pho restaurant!

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    2 years ago

    Fantastic food! Got their Pho and the spring rolls both beautifully made, great service!

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    It was very empty when we got there. The food was OK. They grilled stuff was OK but their pho noodle was absolutely not good.

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    2 years ago

    Delicious Food. BROTH is to die for. Great service. Love the name. We will be back for sure.

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    2 years ago

    Always good food and drinks, with whatever you get. Just go. You'll never regret it it's delicious.

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    2 years ago

    Delicious pork and shrimp spring rolls. Extremely nice and helpful staff! this place is worth the try :)

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    3 years ago

    Great food and service! The princess bowl was perfect portion and the atmosphere was wonderful!

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    Pho So 1 - Oxtail Pho with bone blending an incredible flavor in broth, and a side of tendon

    Pho So 1

    4.4(357 reviews)
    1.6 mi
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    I am giving this place a 5/5 rating solely on their pho (and bun bo hue)…read more Their broth was very flavorful and had a lot of depth for being free of msg! There aren't a lot of restaurant that offer bun bo hue, so I thought I'd also give that a try. I ordered the pho special, but swapped the pho broth for BBH because I saw another review on here mention they did that - and I am so happy I did! It was really tasty and flavorful with the perfect hint of spicy! I would say I'm pretty picky with food and I would bring my Vietnamese parents here. 5/5 on their taro smoothie. I like that it tastes like fresh taro. I don't really like when it tastes too artificial or too sweet, like the taro milk teas from boba shops. It's also extremely light. Super refreshing on hot days. For being a pho shop in lake Forest and not having to drive all the way to Westminster or bolsa. 5/5 on their pho 5/5 on their bun bo hue 5/5 on their vermicelli noodle dishes. I liked their fish sauce with the sambal 3/5 on the shaken beef (bo luc lac) they don't give you a lot and texture was a bit inconsistent. Flavor was good but wouldn't order it again for the price 2/5 on the chicken curry (ca ri ga) I'm used to Vietnamese curry being a bit sweeter and more coconut/creamier? It tasted a little unbalanced, not enough cream and too much spices (tumeric + cumin + coriander). Slightly salty and watery. I didn't like the chicken either . Service is good when you walk in to be seated and when ordering, but they don't always check in if you need water. You just flag them down. Not a big deal. I'm more interested in how the food tastes. I like that the inside reminds me of typical pho restaurants. Nice and simple. Here for the food! I'll be back!

    bo luc lac - skip it, they give you so very little meat beef…read morepho - broth is pretty good, get the large size no culantro, which is a shame

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    Pho So 1 - I enjoyed the food BUT the lack of service was disappointing. I pay for service; not to be treated as if a simple request is an annoyance.

    I enjoyed the food BUT the lack of service was disappointing. I pay for service; not to be treated as if a simple request is an annoyance.

    Pho So 1 - #61 - Shaken Filet Mignon...sofa king good! Meat was so tender and delicious!

    #61 - Shaken Filet Mignon...sofa king good! Meat was so tender and delicious!

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    Pho King Way

    3.8(656 reviews)
    2.4 mi
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    How many people have tried to write a review with this restaurant's built-in pun of a name?…read more Probably too many! No Pho King Way I would do that. I had been to other Pho King locations and was pleasantly surprised to see this Pho King location near me. This place really shines because they have the "I want a huge Pho King Bowl of Pho and I want it now" option. So of course I got the Pho King Bowl. And yes it was tasty, and service was prompt, though I did note at this location the Pho King bowl was not as big as the Pho King Bowl I got at another location. Though this location and the other were up to the Pho King clean standard. Five Pho King stars!

    This review is strictly for the beef pho. Service and ambiance are standard Asian vibes, still that…read morejust comes with the territory. At first taste, the broth was fatty (supposed to be clear broth), lacked depth, and didn't have enough sweet to balance the salty. When I finally dug into the contents of the bowl, suddenly the broth was almost flavorless. This tells me either they're recipe just sucks or they're watering down the broth. I BARELY dressed the broth with a little bit of sriracha, so there's no way it would have stood up to my usual routine. Speaking of dressing, wtf is a lemon doing on the plate of accoutrements??? Always lime, never lemon! Meats were fine. The red onion instead of white onion was weird, but not blasphemous like the lemon. They fail miserably on the broth, which is the most important part of this meal!

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    3.7(1.7k reviews)
    2.0 mi
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    One of the actual sit-down restaurants at the Spectrum; very pretty decor. They having mostly…read moreindoor and some patio dining. Eggplant dish was really rich yet not salty in taste; I quite enjoyed it. The chicken curry was also good; definitely Viet-influence or Viet version with the bowl of do chua. Overall, I think it's a nice restaurant, but obviously pricey for what I know Viet food to cost. However, they do have decent portions (I think the server said they operate with family style?).

    Ambience was great it is such a cute date spot! The bar is particular is very nice…read more As for the food I got the sea bass plate that comes with lettuce and veggies to be used as a wrap for your sea bass. The star of this plate was the sauce that came with it. It changes the flavor profile of the sea bass entirely. Personally, I did not like the sea bass alone. It tasted rather bland but the sauce rescued the plate. We also got the garlic noodles which were yummy but nothing crazy, we give them a 3.5/5. Not pictured was the cooked bokchoy because as soon as we tried the first piece we could not stop because it was so good!!! We lastly had the blueberry pecan tart which was.... Omg.... Amazing I wanted to order a second. I get very overwhelmed by sweetness but this plate was perfect. Creamy, freshly baked, big enough for one person or to modestly share between two people. It's topped with vanilla ice cream which was a huge plus! Would def go again though solely for the pecan tart.

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    Cool ambience

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