Decent Pho but the Shrimp Spring rolls seem to be missing mint and cilantro. It did taste fresh but it's the extra dark green mint or cilantro that gives the Spring Rolls a remarkable Flavor. As for the Pho I ordered the large Kobe Beef Pho while my mother ordered a small Kobe Beef Pho for $2 less? The Kobe Pho was $12.95 for large while the small was $10.95. I should have taken a picture side by side to show the little difference and I felt that was a "Rip Off" for $2. Also was really hungry for anything. I also found it weird that the staff member did not seem to understand when I asked for change and gave me $5 more. I would think the person was smart enough to count the change since he works there otherwise the restaurant would be losing money if he does that. All in all, decent place. I have been here before since I hate to go to Tank Noodle by Broadway since it is difficult to find parking and that my mother is handicapped which is why I chose to come here since i was craving for good Pho. Surprise by ABC channel 7 Hungry Hound reporter, Steven Dolinsky gave it such a great, glorifying, raving review yet my experience was just "Meh" good. read more

This place is nothing short of amazing. Wow, the broth is to die for. It is very homey and friendly. Not much more to say but try all their broths because even their fried rice and noodles have a distinct taste that is very nice. read more

Got back from a 12 hour trip, my dad took me here. We got seated pretty quick and we ordered right away because I was famished, food was good. Only thing was they only have 1 server and we waited another 20-30 to get a refill for our waters our check and a to-go box. If you leave around lincolnwood/skokie and don't want to drive to Argyle, there pho here is compatible to the pho in Argyle. read more

One of my favorite spots for pho! There's a parking lot, which can get busy depending on time and day. The restaurant is on the smaller side so most likely you'll have to wait to be seated. I always get the small size of the Pho Tai, because it's the perfect portion for me! They offer a large size as well. They're spicy chicken wings are also great! Service is on the slower side since they don't have as many people serving. Sometimes we have to wait a long time to get a water refill or to place our order. But it's all worth the wait! Definitely recommend! read more

Pho Nam Lua - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

My parents started going here for dinner about a month ago, saying that it was better than Hoanh Long. I, however, cannot even compare the two. First off, the staff do not speak English and completely messed up our to-go order. Currently missing spring rolls, have a large fried rice instead of small, and my pho was not the one I had ordered. Granted, my sister could've checked the bag before leaving, but still. Right now, I'm attempting to eat my pho sans the unwanted ingredient and it's practically inedible. The broth is unbelievably oily and I find myself having to wipe my mouth every other bite. I can feel my arteries clogging right now. I really don't like writing bad reviews, but this is necessary. I'll be declining any future dinner plans at this place. read more

One star overall for the worst service ever and we did not get to eat. I took my mom to the restaurant because we had known the chef from New Asia restaurant and we always enjoyed chicken Pho at NA when the chef was there. The restaurant was full when we arrived, 10 minutes later the manager sat us down with another family at the same table (how typical). We waited about 15 minutes, the manager (not a server) came over and tried to take our order. I told her how we could order any food if there wasn't any menu, she then apologized and told a waitress standing by to get us menus and water. 5 minutes later, the waitress gave us 2 take-out menus and no water. 20 minutes went by and nobody even bothered to check with us, then a Caucasian man came in sat next to us. Immediately, a waiter came over and took his order, it seemed the waiter could not understand what his customer wanted so he asked the manager to take the order instead. Here, we were, being ignored for over half an hour so we got up and walked out of the place then headed to New Asia restaurant on Lawrence. Definitely, we'll never come back to that place. The manager had no clue how to run the place, none of the servers were trained properly. Never again, Nam Lua, we will not be humiliated again by you. To other Vietnamese patrons, make sure to bring a Caucasian friend (or family) with you for ensure a better service. Otherwise, they'll treat you like second class. Check out other reviews and compare with your own experience then figure it out for yourself. I just realized Angelo C. (the poster below) was the Caucasian man sitting next to us. Good for you, Angelo C. read more

I will travel far to come here... I live on the south side.... and I have to tell you that this place has the best bone in chicken pho... the broth is amazing and clean...... it's my favorite...... read more

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I've eaten at Pho Nam Lua twice. Each time, it took an extremely long time for my order to be taken. I hate when I actually have to ask an employee if "I can order now." On top of taking an extremely long time to take our order, they also took an extremely long time to bring out the food. When the food was finally brought out, they took the wrong order. So 2 of our party was eating while the other had to wait for their correct order to be made. In addition to this mishap, the bathroom wasn't working and my 4 year old daughter reaaaaaally had to go, so I had to take her next door just to use the bathroom. Horrible! read more

Chicken pho is good. kobe beef pho doesn't have kobe beef but looks like regular beef. spring roll is decent. the salt and pepper smelt was too greasy and the mi sate is bland. decorative and clean place. service is slow when busy. I think their signature dish is chicken pho. read more

Pho Nam Lua - chicken pho just right - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Food is 3 out of 5 stars. Service is 1 out 5. Never been to a Vietnamese restaurant where pho took more then 5 minutes to be served. 19 minutes for two bowls of pho! Ridiculous. What made me give 1 star was the table of 5 next to us that came in 15 minutes after got there meat dish before us. When asked how much longer... server replies "I know right?....". You kidding me?! We always went to Hoang Leung, but wanted to try this place. Big mistake. read more

I have eaten at this place quite a few times and have to say their Pho Ga (chicken pho) is delicious, get the chopped not the shredded. I think that is what they are known for, although I have tried other dishes such as the fried rice which is a huge portion, their goat hotpot was not bad, spring rolls are fresh, shakened beef and the fried whole shrimp is great also. The owner and staff is very warming and friendly. Service can be a little slow when they are crowded but they A-OK in my book. Will continue to come back and try the other dishes. read more

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Used to come here on almost a weekly basis; we've managed to cut it down to monthly now. Although it was voted as one of the best pho restaurants in Chicago in the Hungry Hound on NBC, we come here for the Bun Bo Hue. The flavors are spot on with garnish plates that can put other Vietnamese restaurants to shame. Other restaurants consider using oxtails in their broth as something exotic; hence, they charge an arm and a leg for their "special" ingredient. Here, oxtails are the basis of their noodle soups like anise is in pho. If you do decide to venture into the wild side with this dish, ask for side of shrimp last for and chopped, fresh Thai chili peppers to elevate the taste. The kids like the deep fried chicken wings (spicy or mild) and the salted fish fried rice with shrimp. You know the food is good when your mouth waters just talking about it. Lastly, the small chicken salad, which is equivalent to a large in other places, is a great meal on its own. It comes with chips and ginger in fish sauce dip. As I'm writing this review, I can understand why we were going to this place every week. ....so...2hours after writing review above, I'm stuffed because we just left this restaurant. I have absolutely no self control; writing the review made me crave the taste even more!! read more

Horrible food, bland taste. You can tell it wasn't made fresh. This place cook needs to go back to cooking school. my niece can probably cook better and she's 11. Dear lord this place have to make better food. read more

I can't believe Pho 5lua has lower than a 4 average. I love their pho! When we moved to the Chicago area, we tried one place in the Schaumberg area and four other pho places on/near Argyle then found Pho 5lua. Their pho is the best! If you're a purist, you won't like that they serve jalapenos and Lipton tea, but who cares about those things - it's the pho that counts! My husband (the real aficionado) and I love the broth, and we like the oxtail (I grew up having the Korean version of oxtail soup) and the other meats that are more tender and juicier than at other places. Living in the northern suburb, I also like that Pho 5lua is closer and has parking - as opposed to Argyle. read more

I like coming here there's parking and it's not too far from my work and home. Most of the staffs here is friendly. Sometime they don't seem alive but who doesn't . Mainly I like the food here. It's good and the soup come out hot. read more

REALLY good food. I had the kobe beef pho, husband had the #11 special; we also shared the shrimp and pork spring rolls. Appetizer was ok, won't order this again. The pho- AMAZING. The broth was tasty, not too salty. There was so much beef in my soup! The service was ok, nothing stellar but the saving grace was how FAST the service was. Less than 5 minutes from ordering to the table. read more

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Interior is nice but was cramped. Parking was pretty great very opened! Only problem I had was the tendon, my usual favorite part in my Pho Dac Biet. This restaurant tendon tasted odd. Not terrible but pretty far from good too. It had this weird gas taste to it. Other than that the noddles was a good portion but I only got like two piece of each meat and I paid for a large. The place has really lost its touch I use to love coming here. read more

This restaurant came highly recommended because it has some unique menu offerings that aren't found at every pho restaurant. I really enjoyed the spicy chicken wings! The vegetarian noodles are a delight. Huge portions and good price! It's kind of small inside, but I didn't have to wait to be seated. The food came out quickly as well. The menu isn't quite as extensive as some other similar restaurants. However, what they do they do well. I have been here twice now and I will definitely go back. read more

Looked forward to trying place out. Service was ok. Portions are small and not much on menu like other traditional pho restaurants.

I stopped in last week to grab some carryout Pho Ga and shrimp spring rolls. I got my food and was out the door in under 10 minutes. The prices were VERY reasonable and the food was tasty. (Could have used more basil for the pho tho). read more

They're famous for their Chicken Pho. We live across the street and come here often for dinner. There's usually minimal to no wait here. Prices are affordable. Their hotpots are really great as well! read more

The food is amazing every time I go and it always delivers fantastic flavors. The overall ambience of the restaurants is your typical Asian decor. read more

A gem. 18/10 recommend for the pho. Big flavor much yum. Enough for two (delicious) meals. Also very good coffee. Stop reading this review and go try it now! read more

worse customer service ever, we were seated for 15 minutes, while we didnt care about the wait, what got me upset was that the waitress were free, and didnt even bother come to our table, they were standing there,talking to each other, especially the lady at the receiptionist,she was chit chat with the "to go" customers, while us waiting there without water, or even take our order. We stood up,and walked away, wont ever come back. read more

Tried this place for the first time as here's what I got. I went with my wife as mother for lunch. We ordered the shrimp and meat spring rolls and egg rolls to start. First off they are pre made so that means they are not as fresh as possible. The starters came out 1 minute after I ordered them and the spring roll was cold like it came from the fridge. We ordered the pho with flank steak strips ad a Saigon special pho. The broth wasn't bad but didn't have the mix of flavors I would get from a great bowl of pho. 2 out of 3 bowls of pho had a good amount of noodles but the 3rd bowl had about half of what was in the 2 other bowls. Service could be better, they seem like they are not comfortable. Not one of the best or even mediocre pho places in Chicago. I guess I would go back to give it another shot but if that goes the same, I wouldn't go back since there are many other better pho places around the area. read more

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Underwhelming experience. 1. Indifferent wait staff - they cannot look you in the eye. This is very disrespectful. 2. Slow food delivery. 3. Luke warm food temperatures. Overall, very disappointing. I will not be returning. read more

Food is great as always however, staff mixed up my order, and not only that my pho barely had enough noodles...., I DONT KNOW IF ID GO BACK. When I got my pho I had to ask for my bean sprouts, basil etc. .. WAITERS/WAITRESS DON'T UNDERSTAND OR SPEAK ENGLISH, which screws orders!!!! I SHOULDNT EVEN GIVE 2 STARS BUT FOOD WAS GOOD. That's the only thing good. read more

Great music. A Vietnamese friend of mine said this restaurant is not authentic. So I had a bowl of broth, kobe beef, and noodles. I also ordered crab rangoon. The crab pastry was delicious but oily. I thought the beef was okay. It was chewy and in big pieces. Broth was ok. Same with noodles. read more

Pho Nam Lua - Kobe beef, noodles, broth - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This is a great place for good foods that come in abundance at affordable pricing. We always come here when we crave for traditional Vietnamese noodle soup, hot pot and chicken salad. They have awesome Vietnamese iced coffee drink too! read more

Recommended by a friend..will definitely add to my rotation of restaurant..pho was excellent..portions are huge..big enough to share..parking is hit or miss..they share lot with several restaurants... read more

Delicious pho, generous amount of soup, friendly staff, calm environment but a little cold inside the restaurant.

Best pho outside of Viet-town. Sometimes it's a challenge to get your order right, but even when it's wrong, it's still pretty good. Be prepared to wave the staff down, if you need something, but they are very friendly. read more

All the staffs was so rude! Will never come back there again. That was the second time happened to me and my friends. Dropped down the dishes like feeding animals and when we walk out the door they not even say thanks. We come and paid for you , we don't come to get free food from you. Same language but no respect! read more

I personally really love pho soup and this place is the best in whole Chicago area. Most of the dishes are good too especially their pho soup. Number 11 is my favorite. Only one food I didn't like was their salads. Because their Vietnamese style salads were much different than every other salads I've ever had in my life. Stuffs are really nice and listen to my needs. Absolutely recommend to try read more

The pho noodle soup and com soun are delicious! Their portions are huge and you get great amount for your money.

Great place. Great food. Come hungry portions are huge. Have to add more to this review so i def. recommend.

The Pho can be compared with Tank noodle, but the service is millions better.

The wait is long and ridiculous. I placed a take out order 20 min before getting there and when I got there I still had to wait an additional 15 min. The service was horrible and there wasn't even an apology given when they handed me my food. What's the point of ordering for pick up if eating inside is way faster. This is not the first time I have experienced this at 5 Lua. I'm very disappointed in their service and won't be back anytime soon! read more

Excellent restaurant that serves Pho beef and chicken to fried hu tieu and everything in between! They are excellent, portions are large and the place is always busy lately, but I don't mind. read more

very good food, great service, enjoyed it a lot very cozy, and very good prices, and pretty hefty portions Highly recommended read more