This spot is barely a 5 min walk from our apartment, and it's a gem! No, there isn't a great atmosphere and it's not the cleanest place, but it's fantastic food for a good price, especially considering all the surrounding places tend to be very expensive (duh, it's Waikiki). I got the pho ga and spring rolls and it was a perfect portion for me, who doesn't eat a lot at once. Will be back ASAP read more

Pho Minh Thu - Pho ga and what's left of my spring rolls! - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I walked in at 12:30pm to order lunch take-out. This was the most awkward establishment I've ever been too! There is no counter for ordering, no hostess to great customers, and no area to stand an wait. I walked over to the waitress station and stood there for a good 5 minutes or more, all of the employees are extremely hostile and will literally run the other way when you make eye contact. I finally was able to order (Pho to go can ONLY be a large? Seriously? Lame.) I would never come here again. read more

My husband and I were on our fifth trip back to Honolulu to visit my family this past week. My cousin who lives there recommended this restaurant. At first we were a little bit hesitant not because it is a "hole in the wall" but some shady people were always milling around outside whenever we drove by. We decided it was worth an adventure. I ordered a pho and it was just as tasty as any other pho I've ever had. The spring rolls were very crispy and fresh out of the fryer. My husband had the grilled pork with vermicelli noodles. The restaurant is not fancy but the food is very good! We were there on a weekend evening and it wasn't very busy - which we didn't mind at all. No line, no wait, fast service! read more

The stock for the broth is like mama's. They need to offer limes.... lemons suck for Pho. My favorite Pho ever!!! Also their spring rolls are killa!! Try it... Mom and Pop shop.... so good read more

Please please don't be an idiot and get scared off by the outward appearance of this place. Yes it's across the parking lot from a 7-eleven, but that's actually convenient if you are thirsty for a big gulp.....Yes it's under a bar and yes it is next door to a laundromat but hey....open your mind and appreciate the brilliant conveniences located within 100 feet of each other - one stop fun. So the food was very good. Their portions were good, flavors were great. Service efficient and friendly. Pho was tasty, vermicelli noodles with grilled pork outstanding. Fresh spring rolls great too. They had plenty of hot chili paste available and didn't give me the stink eye when I asked for extra with a to-go order like some places do. They make the food to order and seem to genuinely care about your visit. As a side note, they are only a five minute walk from the Hilton Death Star and are well worth the effort to bring in a a great meal to your room. read more

Delicious Pho Tai, generous portions, and very nice owner. The place looks a little rundown but it adds to its character.

This place was unbelievable. My first time eating PHO and this place lived up to the hype. The food was so good. It looks like a ma and pa type of place that needs to get more on the map because it was amazing! read more

Best foods and best service. It's just a short walks from Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki. You should try the green papaya dish. We came here 3 times already and will come again. Vegetable are also fresh. read more

Had Pho', beef round. Really great flavor. Tall skinny guy was on top of it. Will definitely come back Pho mo! read more

Pho Minh Thu - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

We found this gem last week and have already ordered takeout twice. We've had their vermicelli rolls and summer rolls with different meats and they were all delicious - especially the bbq chicken. Orders take 20-30 min but came out super fresh. I love that's it's a husband and wife team and will continue supporting a local business! read more

Good pho. Service needs improvement. One of the few places with their own parking lot. read more

This 1 star is all for the decent service; the food doesn't deserve any stars. Coming from the San Francisco Bay Area, my standards are pretty high when it comes to pho. This place just doesn't cut it. For a four-star on Yelp, it was pretty disappointing. read more

Pho Minh Thu - Seafood Noodle Soup (Broth is a little short on flavor, there's no much seafood) - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Very clean very safe, delicious pho and chicken. Food came fast and was very very good. Very nice people as well; go here!

The best pho I've ever had. I get the rare steak, I come to Hawaii often for work and I come here every time! This is the number 10 but I added sriracha! read more

Pho Minh Thu - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I went here while I was in Honolulu, guided by Yelp reviews. I have to say; compared with the Seattle Pho houses, this one just didn't add up. The fresh rolls were bland...the pho was mediocre. One thing I did really enjoy was the location, and the woman making the food was really sweet. I noticed the fish in the fish tank, too. They seemed sad and crowded. read more

My friend SWEARS by this place so I brought my mama here. Order a large combo pho, extra broth, and shrimp and squid in lemon grass, and the bahn-mi. The service here is painfully slow.. Pho: they use a lot of star anise. By a lot, I do mean a lot! It was very very "herby". The flavor of the broth was definitely developed and good. The broth had a Chinese medicine like after taste and the smell is very pungent. It could be due to the star anise tho. My mom too thought the pho was mediocre. Shrimp and squid: definitely disappointing. The shrimp and squid were both over cooked. Squid was very rubbery. Sad sad sad... I love squid but couldn't finish the dish... Bahn Mi: I lived NorCal and used to hit this bahn-mi place off of International Blvd in Oakland--which probably ruined me forever.. I was looking for the crunch that leaves bread crumbs all over as well as the smooth and creamy Pate'. Didn't get either.... why oh why.... it tasted like a normal sandwich with cilantro. read more

Tucked away in Waikiki but worth a try. Exterior is suspect, interior was not any better. Plenty of parking in their parking lot. The gentleman helping us was very nicely dressed, the menu was typical Vietnamese/Pho restaurant. The food was good, we had Summer Rolls, Grilled Chicken on Vermicelli, Bun Rieu (Crab Soup), and iced coffee. All the dishes tasted "clean" and flavorful. It was all good but nothing stood out as more than just good. I'll definitely go back if I'm in the neighborhood and craving pho. read more

I came in to order a small bowl of pho, and the guy at the counter rudely said they only have larges to go. Then when it came time to write my signature for my card, he watched my hand as I debated whether to leave a tip when he is just working the cash register. I left $2 tip because he was watching, when he probably shouldn't have been tipped at all. That's not the bad part (though that part still sucks).... I said that I will do that (get the large to go), and what they gave me was raw meat and cold noodles / bean sprouts in one container, warm broth in another, and the greens separate in no container but in the bag. I don't know if I was supposed to cook the meat at home, or it's supposed to be eaten raw! Rather than risk food poisoning, I threw it all out. A waste of $15. read more

I too was skeptical of this place. The service was amazing. I have a gluten allergy, and upon mentioning this the staff was very helpful. I ordered something with soy sauce in it, they told me right away and let me change my order. This was before they knew I was gf. My boyfriend ordered the bun, he said it was amazing. I ordered pho, and hands down it was the best broth I have ever tasted in my life. read more

This place doesn't even deserve a star. Place is dirty, food was not good and the owner was horribly rude. My kids dropped a pair of chopsticks and had to get a new one. When the owner brought the food, she immediately yelled at my kids and gave them dirty looks. Were my kids supposed to eat chopsticks that fell on the dirty ground? Then she head back to the kitchen to tell the others and they advised her to overcharge my bill or put dirty vegetables in our soup bowls. Really??? For a cheap pair of wooden to-go chopsticks? Luckily, I understood what they were saying and confronted her immediately. She still defended her actions and made a bigger scene when I was paying. I highly recommend you not to go here- God forbid if you don't understand the language or you accidentally use more than one napkin or chopstick. read more

We needed a quick place to eat lunch near our hotel. Got the vermicelli noodles with egg roll and bbq pork. Standard fare, quick service, but surprisingly expensive at around $8. read more

This is a very solid Vietnamese restaurant. Everything across the menu is delicious and satisfying. Their pho broth is heavy on the citrus which makes it tastier and on the stronger side in my opinion. It makes me sweat every time. Service is generally nice and they leave you alone, which I like. Once they double charged me but they were nice and quick about reimbursing me back. I think I like this place a lot more than I should because it's my neighborhood pho place and I don't have to drive 20 miles for it like I had to back in Washington, and it's a very comparable establishment, even though it's a dive and even next to a dive bar (the Irish Rose)! Parking is spotty but it is Waikiki so it's either a great neighborhood place if you live/work around here or a nice quiet place to tuck into for lunch or dinner while you're out on the town but why would you choose a nondescript pho joint when you've got all the other Waikiki food options? read more

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Well, this place is dirty. It was mostly empty, and almost every table hadn't been wiped off. Disgusting. The pho wasn't bad, nor the bun, but really wasn't special. And the waiter was really weird and unfriendly. So yuck overall. read more

I had very high hopes for this place as I am usually a huge fan of local small random shops but my experience here was really disappointing. I stopped in to order some fresh rolls and papaya salad to go, figuring these would be quick to prepare as I needed to get back for a presentation. I waited over 1 hour for my food, after multiple other customers came, ate, and left. When I finally got back to eat my food, the shrimp was limp, the salad was sour and not crunchy at all and overall nothing outstanding redeemed the experience and now I'm left hungry and frustrated. Was hoping to return to try the noodles but will likely skip that now. read more

A hole in the wall with a delicious bang! Do not judge this place by its appearance, I promise you will be 100% satisfied! Customer service, food quality, and prices are amazing!!! read more

Great hidden gem! Pho and rice dishes were spot on. Pho broth was very flavorful. We would definitely come back again!

Came in for a quick bite before work in Waikiki. The spring rolls came quick and I was surprised they were good. Glad to see a bathroom available but please clean your restroom. The parking is easy and lots of tables makes it great. read more

This little shop, tucked away in the back of a mini plex was an interesting find. We were headed to the airport so we needed a quick fix lunch for a hangover. Although we didn't tell them we were in a rush, the food came out fast! Tasty and yum. I ordered a regular beef and tendon pho. The boy ordered the beef combo pho (has a little bit of everything). The soup still had a slight sweet taste, maybe its a Hawaiian thing? Huge plate of sprouts and basil accompanied and was very fresh! Too bad I'm moving away so soon after finding and trying Pho Minh Thu. I'll try to be back once I'm gone! read more

By far the BEST pho i've had on the island. Although sometimes the service is iffy, the food, wait the BROTH makes up for it all. Comes out super hot, packing flavor in every slurp. The BBQ pork rolls are amazing, although if you're use to the peanut sauce ask for it because they'll just give you the regular vinegar fishy sauce. not expensive, delicious, & talking about this make me want more! read more

Of course I had to get pho even on vacation in hawaii. I came here with the duke himself and they welcomed us with open arms. Lucky for us we were able to get parking right in the front of the restaurant. Parking is not the best there. We placed our order and the food came out fairly quickly. I was semi sad that they served lemons instead of limes but I am assuming prices of limes are high at the moment. Its hard to have a good bowl of pho without limes. I also noticed that they didn't put cilantro in it either not a deal breaker for me but definitely not authentic enough for me. Broth was okay and better than other pho places I've been to on the island. What I really liked was their noodles. It gave a really homemade feeling. I would use those types of noodles when cooking it at home. All in all I would come back here because it was still delicious but it wasn't my favorite. read more

Went and ordered takeout Pho tonight with the round & flank steak. The owner was very nice and helped me out with different suggestions. This was very delicious broth, noodles, meat, veggies and bread. The serving size was huge with a very reasonable cost. We will be going back very soon to try different options. You must try this place if you are on Oahu! read more

I've been back to this joint a small handful of times since my first review and there's been so few new reviews since, I want to confirm that this place rocks. The last dining experience was complimented by the Muzak rendition of Chris de Burg's "Lady in Red" - which was touching and made my bowl of pho that much warmer. Auf read more

HA! I almost forgot about this place until yelp suggested I review it since I checked in here.. Why did I forget it? Not because it wasn't worth remembering, but because I was hungover as hell when we ate here.. Nothing helps a hangover like pho. Why? Stop asking questions and just trust me This place is awesome. The food is made to order, and is FRESH. The server was super happy when she helped us, and the I can't stress how yummy-in-my-tummy my food was. The only thing keeping this from 5 stars is: *The food is fresh, but can take a while. Great for my taste buds, bad for my already angry at me for over indulgence of alcohol stomach *The parking sucks. As in give up and park somewhere on the street bad. *It looks like a converted house, so theres a play room for the owner's lil kid or something - wouldn't be a bad thing if they kept the door closed :/ Otherwise do it. Its a great place! You're welcome read more

This place is hidden in a corner very close to our hotel. So we just take a walk over...and grab some comfer foods the Pho is okay not a lot of beef flavor all I can taste is the anus flower and bland... not recommend read more

5 stars for the food. The Pho broth was the best I have ever had. Service was a little slow but friendly. A cockroach crawling around the dining area knocks it down a star. read more

Pho Minh Thu - Pho (already ate most of the meat) - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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We were visiting Hawai'i over the holidays, and had a hankerin' for pho, saw this place out the taxi window and retraced the route to get there. I will just second all the positive things everyone else has posted. It was delicious! And we live in Dorchester, where we are used to fantastic pho. read more

I just moved around the corner from this place so figured why not give it a shot. The broth here is AMAZING, by far the best pho I've ever had. we had the spring rolls too, so good! They came with the fish sauce, I'm not a fan of fishy flavored but I will admit it's great. Don't come here and expect awesome customer service though! But I do recommend ! read more

Pho Minh Thu - Chicken pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Decided to try viet for lunch and found this place. Was a group of 4 adults and one 3 year old. Dude insisted we had to sit at a 4 top and so we had to get our own chair to seat our child. Didn't find the service friendly but the food was good. A medium bowl of pho was not as big as a medium elsewhere and they were skimpy on the noodles. Same with the chicken vermicelli bowl. The chicken curry was a bright yellow bowl of curry that lacked the depth of flavour and curry flavour that I'm accustomed to. It tasted like they used a different type of curry powder. Perhaps the taro versus potato affects the flavour. We did see some locals dining here.... read more

This place is a great place to eat after watching sunset ;) I was craving for some Pho and no where to be found in Waikiki, but this one! Sweet people and quiet place. It may look old and ghetto, but great food and awesome service. You can order food to GO! Mannnnn, I come here like 5 times just to get me Beef Pho and Spring rolls, cannot resist those :) read more

Pretty good food. I had the chicken pho, my sister had beef pho with flank, my niece had vermicelli with BBQ pork. Everything was delicious. We gobbled it in about 10 min. read more

Pho Minh Thu - Enough said. - Vietnamese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii