Yep, I still come here. The service is friendly, convenient location, easy parking(in the back or on the street), and the pho is good. I order the same thing whenever and wherever I go out for pho: the beef combination(dac biet). I'm a big fan of tendon and they still give huge pieces of it here. read more

Pho Nina - Look at all that garnish and the size of the tendon! - Vegetarian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Literally the best pho I've ever had! The owners are super amazing and it's family run! The special is bomb along with their spring rolls..fresh grown veggies!! read more

I tried combination Pho and a ginger chicken rice plate and also summer rolls for appetizer here tonight and it was good! Why is this place so empty all the time? It's good & cheap eats! The best part is that the Pho here and all the other dishes is about 1.50-2.00 less than all the other places I've been. $6.25 for a medium bowl of Pho and $7 for a large! The only thing bad I can say about the place is that the ambiance needs a little re-vamping and also the summer rolls have no thin slices of pork, no mint, and no chives. Just shrimp, iceberg lettuce and rice noodles inside. The peanut sauce has no crushed peanuts sprinkled on top..But they still managed to make it taste delicious! Oh yeah also the combination Pho is supposed to have tendon but we didnt get any in our bowl..I am giving 4 stars because despite that some typical igredients are missing, the food still tasted really good, our wallets thanked us, and we left very satisfied. The broth was just right. Not too salty and not watered down. We will definately be back sometime soon! read more

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Pho Nina is one of the best pho restaurants, soup base is super delicious and portion are pretty good .friendly service the owner is super cool and nice read more

One of my favorite places to eat pho in Honolulu! The pho tastes so good, homemade. The people who run this restaurant are very nice as well. It's always a great experience. Try their hot tea - incredible! read more

Pho Nina - Hot tea - Vegetarian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Free parking in back. Decent amount of seafood in the pho. Base is a bit salty. I love the spoon handles. read more

Pho Nina - Why aren't all soup spoons like this? - Vegetarian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This is my one and only place to eat pho. Meat outside, summer rolls and ice coffe. Food comes out fast and the broth for the pho is the best I can find in Honolulu. Owners are nice and service cannot beat. Cash only though. read more

Pho Nina - This is one place where the flavors never change. My only go to place for pho. The broth is awesome. - Vegetarian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I live right near by and this place is great for takeout! I have yet to sit down and eat at the establishment but their food is always consistently good. Pho is tasty and the spring rolls are delicious, I have yet to try other dishes. Before they renovated the prices were a bit different and kind of inconsistent but they currently made a new menu and though the spring rolls and some dishes increased in price, their pho is still pretty much the same price! I'll add photos of the menu for reference! read more

Pho Nina - Menu - Vegetarian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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The flavor of their soup at Pho Nina is really good. I've tried both broths, the beef and the vegetarian. Although I'm not a vegetarian I tried that broth today just outta curiosity and it was just as tasty. The lemon grass chicken over rice, springs rolls, and the summer rolls are also really good. Clean place. Small dining area but still comfortable. Service is great! read more

Be sure to bring cash as Pho Nina is cash only. Parking is available in the back. The pho is awesome, and the prices are reasonable. It's definitely somewhere I'd go again read more

This is a wonderful hole in the wall restaurant. I've tried so many items from here, from the pho, bun bo hue, rice plates, specialty crab noodle soup, duck bamboo soup (only available on Friday's and weekends). The flavor of everything isn't too salty and just perfect! I've never had a bad dish. What's even better is that the food items are not overly priced, which is hard to find nowadays. Great quality food for reasonable prices! My go-to Vietnamese restaurant! read more

My boyfriend and I found Pho Nina one night as we were driving around looking for a Pho place that was open past 9pm, which is hard to find -- it was about 10:30ish. We were on our way to Kaimuki when I saw Pho Nina's lights on and what looked like someone eating inside. We parked but when we got up to the window it said closed, so we disappointingly walked away. Then we hear "You hungry?" We turn around and see the owner and he's like, "You wanna eat? Come in!" He sat us and fed us and it was delicious. He told us that he usually closes earlier but if he's there, he doesn't turn people away, and I thought that was pretty awesome. So first off, they're SUPER nice there. They make you feel at home and chit chat with you, which is cool. Secondly, the Pho is delicious and the prices are good. I've been about 3-4 times now and I'm never disappointed when I get it. I've only ever ordered the Pho Combination, but every time, the broth and meat and noodles are perfect. It's also piping hot. Even the take out is good. I've ordered take-out Pho before and...I don't know what it is but it's never quiet the same. But I had no complaints with their take out. Just make sure you let them know how long it will take you to pick up the order. I guess I took a little too long last time cause I had to wait for him to make it from scratch. Definitely a fan and I've been going back time and time again and will continue to do so. It's a mom and pop store, but it's really comfortable and worth a visit. read more

I used to come here after work sometimes to pick up pho cause their broth is decent and they seem to be consistently open pretty late. Then last time I went they gave me cold soup. It was so cold that when I put the raw beef inside it turned back to a cow. Ain't nobody got time for that! Now I go to other places close by to get my pho fix. I Crush Your Head! read more

We ordered two different bowls of vermicelli. The BBQ pork vermicelli was a HUGE disappointment. Was that meat re-cooked? It literally tasted like dry beef jerky. The spring roll vermicelli was decent. The only saving grace of the night was the green papaya salad. That was tasty. Not sure I'll ever venture back here. The BBQ pork was just such a turn off... read more

Our sister friend recommended this place and she's a hard one to please but she was right how delicious the pho was. It's almost like home made and the portions are very generous. Broth was clear of MSG since I have a huge reaction to any MSG. Soup was hot beginning to end and friendly service, a must try ! read more

I came here for breakfast to cure my hangover from last night's activities. I ordered a medium #9, special combination with sliced steak, brisket, beef ball, and tendon. The beef portion was slightly skimpy, but the broth more than made up for it. This was the clearest broth I'd ever seen, with no hint of fat at all. The flavor was very clean, just beef stock with the subtle essence of onions. I told the owner how much I liked his broth and he proudly mentioned that he cooks it from 6am-6pm, extracting the maximum flavor from the beef bones. I guess getting a hangover wasn't so bad after all! read more

Uh...yeah this review echos the others. My husband was looking for pho and Bac Nam was closed on Sunday's so we drove aimlessly until we found this place. Yeah, that was our mistake. I decided to go for a different dish other than pho and settled on their Vietnamese pork chop and springroll. The picture they had displayed had a nice huge piece of pork on noodles with salad. Looked great. As we waited for a llllloooonnnngggg as time to get out food, a pork chop plate came out for the neighboring table, I thought at first it was for me since the other table had been there forever even before we ordered. It was nice and large and very delicious looking, It made me excited for my plate. Two minutes later the lady came out with my combo plate... It had two skinny spring rolls chopped up with what looks like the illegitimate malnourished love child of the first plate. The pork was very thin and chopped, about 1/4 the size of the plate that came out before. They tried to spread it over the noodles but it only emphasized how small the pork actually was. When I asked why it was so small they said it was because it was a combo plate and that is how they came. They were very defensive and asked if I expected the whole plate to be pork. I pointed out that it was not even half of what the picture looked like. They kept going on and was even making rude comments so I just told them I did not want it anymore. I told my husband to go ahead and eat his pho, that I was fine with my ice coffee. The gentleman that was very aggressively defending the size of the pork asked my husband angrily if he didn't like his pho he would take it. My husband said it was fine unless he wanted us to leave. The gentlemen then said it again, my husband again said it was fine, do you want us to leave? The worker just mumbled off into he kitchen. We would have left but the pho was not bad and since we had waited so long for the pho I told him to finish. So yeah....if you decide to go... Just know the size of what you order may change due to how many people are there and if someone else orders what you did...your portion might be cut in half! Lol. So in conclusion... Tasty pho... Bad service. (This also includes the fact that we had to get our own menus despite being the second table there and the long wait to get the food in the first place) read more

I was so freaking tired that I picked up the fiance, drove a few blocks and parked in the nearest open spot on the street, which happened to be in front of Pho South King, which we hadn't tried before. It looked kind of like a crap-hole, but we figured sometimes crap-holes have really good food. About the food: The VEGGIE SPRING ROLLS satisfied my fried-food craving, but they seemed like they weren't homemade and were served with iceberg lettuce and thai basil. Where's the mint? Where's the romaine? $5.25 for 5 rolls. The fiance ordered SUMMER ROLLS (frickin' cheap: $2.95 for an order of 2 w/ shrimp, but veggie is also available). He said they were good, but not special. He said it's the sauce that makes the rolls, and it was fine. We both ordered PHO, medium size (there's medium and large). I really liked the soup. I didn't like the beef that was in mine, $5.76. The fiance said his beef balls were good. I didn't try them. Looked and sounded too scary for me. I was sad that the pho was served with basil, beansprout, and lemon, but not that cool Vietnamese cilantro that looks like a wing bean. I would order pho here again. Skip the spring rolls. The owner is really nice. Tip big. Hours: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. M-Sat 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sundays "Parking in rear". --- 6/4/07 Got the vegetarian pho. It was really good. Had cilantro this time, but not the wing bean shaped one; rather the regular Chinese/Mexican parsley. But "YUM!" read more

I was so excited that I was going to try Pho Thinh today. After looking at the pictures posted on Yelp and the reviews stating it's even better than the famous To Chau I couldn't wait. We arrived at 10:15am and found that parking was the biggest problem with this place. All stalls reserved except for like 5 stalls, and all street parking taken. So, my bf suggested we go here instead. Never heard of this place, never would've stopped by and tried this place, but overall this is an ok place. When we walked in there was only one other person inside, but that was understandable since it was fairly early for the lunch crowd. After looking over their short and simple menu I decided on the medium combination pho (meatballs, steak, and tendon), bf got the same thing but in a large, and we shared the spring rolls (minced shrimp, crab meat, pork hash, and vegetables). There were 4 pieces of the spring rolls cut in half (it actually looked like the ones you buy pre-made in the store) with vermecelli noodles, basil, iceberg lettuce, and a special fish sauce. I thought it was weird that they used iceberg lettuce instead of romaine (though I'm guessing it's because it's the cheapest lettuce in the produce aisle in supermarkets) and the pieces were so small you couldn't wrap it, so I gave up and ate it with my chopsticks. It was average tasting, and it may have been because it wasn't made fresh by them. I thought it was cute that the owner actually waited till we finished our appetizer before bringing out our soup. Most places serve the appetizer and then before you dig into your first bite they're bringing you your entree or like I wrote about Pho 777, they bring your dishes in whatever order they feel like. The pho was good. The broth was clear and I couldn't get a distinct flavor so I decided that it wasn't chicken or beef broth, but maybe a seafood or fish stock of some sort. There was a lot of sliced steak, but only one beefball split in half and no tendon. I'm guessing they thought they could make up for the lack of tendon and the meager amount of beefballs for more meat. That's fine, it's better than nothing. Like I said, I never heard of this place, never would've stopped to eat here... and sadly, I don't think I will again. I can see how this restaurant could be the go-to place for people that lived in the area and for college students, but next time, I'm for sure trying Pho Thinh. read more

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I was in the area and I was craving pho so I decided to try this place. It was a weekday and I went around noon. There were 2 other tables with customers. Everyone was eating the pho so I'm thinking to myself that the pho must be really good. I ordered the pho combo and summer rolls for take-out. Their prices aren't like Chinatown but they are reasonable. My food took about 15 minutes. When I got to my destination and sat down to eat, I opened up the pho broth container and tried a spoon of it. It was bland but the temperature was still good enough to cook my meat. The presentation of the noodles and meats in the other container were very pretty. Someone in the kitchen actually took some time to place each item verses the ones that just wrap your noodles and meat in saran wrap. The summer rolls were like the same as all Vietnamese restaurants but their peanut sauce was bland. It didn't have enough peanut taste and the consistency was runny. If I did dine in, I could have made my food taste better by adding in the condiments on the table. With take out, I only had hoisin and sriracha sauce. If you are in the area and you want pho, give this place a try. The one good thing about having bland broth is that there is less or no MSG so you don't end up chugging water the next few hours. As for parking, if you don't feel like walking in the heat, there is street parking right in front of the restaurant. Just remember to fill the meter. If you can walk, park in the back of the restaurant because parking is free but read the signs and make sure you park in the correct stalls. I think the parking lot is shared with other businesses and residents who live in the build behind. read more

First time here and it did not disappoint. Was recommended by friend who's a chef, and we know that if it's good enough for chef, it's good enough for us. Ordered veggie spring roll appetizer. Crisp, light and cooked to perfection. Typical accoutrements of mint, lettuce, tangy dipping sauce. My main course was #17, Pho Ga (chicken pho), with its thinner rice noodles than usual cooked al dente in a hot bowl of what tastes like truly home-style broth and a small portion of shredded white meat chicken (no fat blobs, thank you!). Garnished with fresh mung bean sprouts, Thai basil, peppers and a skosh of lemon juice. My lunch companions had the #23 Pho Tai Nam Bo Vien (pho with sliced beef, flank and beef balls), and #24 Pho Tai Gan, (pho with raw, thinly sliced beef and tendon). Lots of happy smiles at that lunch table. Service was quick and place looked clean. read more

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This is great hole in the wall spot I probably would have never tried this place if it wasn't recommended by a friend. The service is really friendly and fast. The pho was tasty but pricey for the portions. We also got the summer roll which was just okay the peanut sauce could of been way better. read more

Pho is good. Top 5 in my pho list. If you live kaimuki side and don't feel like fighting traffic and parking into Chinatown. Lol.

The pho here tastes like it's so healthy and fresh... almost like eating purified pho. NOT WHAT I WANTED. I guess it's not a bad thing but being that I'm vietnamese and my blood is made of pho broth, this type of taste isn't what i expected. Plus, how are you supposed to eat pho when you're sweating so much from the heat. Turn on the AC my friend, homegirls buttcrack is starting to sweat and you're chilling there watching TV and serving water with no ice. :( what a bummer, it's right down the street form me. read more

Meh.....I've had much better Pho before. The other yelpers were right. I took a chance because it was conveniently open at 230pm and found parking in front on street (they also had some in the back of the building). My complaints: The soup had TOO much cinnamon flavor. It didn't have that good broth taste. The rare steak was chewy and chunky. It was not thin and tender. It was not good quality beef. When I put in my order, I told the server/owner that I did not want any onions but lots of chinese parsley. When it came, it had no parsley. I asked another server for some politely. He told me they do not serve their pho with parsley. They should have told me that when I ordered. The cilantro makes the PHO. The other yelper was right about the noodles coming out all hard and stuck together in a glob. It took a little while for me to separate the noodles. It wasn't horrible, but there are many better places to eat pho. The main improvement they need is better broth and better quality meat. It was $7.75 for the medium and $8.50 for the large. PS..another yelper was also correct about the noise level. Apparently a table of 5-6 Asian/Vietnamese older men hang out there and talk very loud and makes it quite noisy. read more

If you're looking for tasty pho, then this is the place to go! The broth is packed with flavor and I love that it is NOT salty like many other pho shops around town. The combination pho is my go to pho and is both hearty and light at the same time. I can never get enough of their spring rolls, but if you're more of a summer roll fan they're just as good too. The service is superior by pho shop standards, and the owner is very friendly and attentive to his customers. I've been a happy customer for a few years now and always leave with smile on my face! read more

This is another favorite place of mine for Vietnamese Food. Everything here is the Best out of all of the places I have tried. Especially their Spicy Beef Noodle Soup (don't be scared it's not really spicy it's the name of the dish). This is the dish I judge the restaurants on (the ones that makes it) and Pho Nina makes The Best One!!!!! Another dish they make better than any other place is their Finger Shrimp. It's so good and addicting. Even their other Pho dishes are all good too because they use good quality meats and No Msg. I guarantee if you try Pho Nina one time you will be back many times after that too. Enjoy. read more

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I've been to this place at least 4 times and I've been disappointed every time. The beef pho has MSG and is mostly flavorless. The vermicelli noodle bowls don't have grilled/barbecued meat. Instead, the meat is sauteed, which has a mushy feel, instead of crispy like they should be. The only thing that is not bad is the meat with rice. It comes with a little bowl of broth that tastes like it has MSG too. The vegetarian options are not bad. There is a vegetarian soup and a vegetarian vermicelli bowl. My partner would probably give this place 4 stars based on their vegetarian options. I MIGHT go here if I were starving and nothing else were open. In general though, you can skip this place. I prefer Pho Minh Thu, Pho Thinh, and Pho 777. read more

Sorry, this place sucks.it is the first time I come and I'm sure it is also the last time. I went there at 11 lunch time, it was quiet and empty. The male owner looks unhappy. Bad impression. As usual, I order a medium size pho with beef and flank. He didn't even ask me if I want meat inside or outside. When my food came, I was mad and shocked. It is the smallest portion in a medium size pho I have ever seen. Seriously, it is so freaking small! And it is 8.50. And the portion of meat is hella small as well. I think there were around 6 slices of meat in total?The taste is mediocre. So if you ever wanna try this place, don't order a $8.00 medium Go pay 9.00 for a large. read more

This place is a small, hole-in-the-wall that offers excellent pho. The location is tricky as limited parking and a crazy-busy street that you can only safely cross by 7-11. Went on recommendation. Cool surf shops are across the street, as well as a cool but seriously overpriced flower/plant shop. read more

When I attended UH Manoa in the Spring of 2007, Pho South King was the place I went for hot, filling, south-Asian soul food. It was an escape from campus-life and all the other things that can ruin the experience of island living (which tends to happen when you spend months in that spiritless death/tourist-trap known as Honolulu; I love Hawaii, but when any city caters strictly to the tourist industry at the expense of its spirit and sense of hospitality, it's all downhill from there). Pho South King saves you from that negative junk! The decor is beyond simple; there is nothing extravagant or pretentious. Everyone is welcome! I wish I could recall the many dishes I had, but my staple was, of course, pho. Servings were always large, filling the bowl, and plenty of veg was provided. I usually had veg pho, but I was always pleased with the chicken, as well. The amount of meat was fine, just enough to compliment and not so much that it dominated the meal. Aside from the low prices and great, simple food, I returned frequently to PSK mostly because of the owners. They recognized me after a few visits and were always friendly and welcoming. After having lived in large cities for several years, this experience was like being back in a small town. Last note on the quality of food: when my mom and her partner came to visit, we dined at some of Honolulu's most expensive restaurants, but when I brought them here after all that, they said this was their favorite. As Lynn said, "this was the most comforting and quality meal we've had yet, and the cost for four of us eating was the same price of the tip at any of the other places." Skip the long lines, the high prices, and the faux "atmosphere" of the tourist restaurants, and just go eat where the locals eat. Best food available. read more

This place has the best Pho! The meat, vegetables, and noodles are fresh! The broth is always consistent and of good quality. Highly recommend anyone to come on down to Nina's Pho, you won't be let down... been coming here for almost three years. read more

Spoiler alert: I now hate this place. Today's experience Food- pretty good Service - ridiculously bad Atmosphere- worst in recent memory Explanation I went to this restaurant because I had lived in the area a few years ago and I thought to hit it up for old times sake. I went in and it was empty. At 6:00pm. You know, dinner time. First red flag. Menus were on the table and I was served water pretty quickly. However, when I asked for a chicken pho, instead of a "right away sir", I was met with an icy stare. Red flag 1.5. Food was brought out 15 minutes later (I'm still the only one there....) and dug in. The soup was pretty good and the portion of noodles was pretty generous. Then, dumbass, I mean disaster struck. I heard a couple of video game sounding gunshots behind me, complete with firing sound, shell clinking on the ground, and cocking a new round in the chamber. After a few times I turned around and saw a 50 something year old man playing with his phone. I thought "surely no one would be so thoughtless as to continue playing such a loud game in a public place." But, this fellow continued as though the joint was his private firing range. I then decided to let him know I was aware of his "pew pew" noises and stated at him until he looked up and made eye contact. I looked away thinking "There, now he KNOWS there's others in the place. I'm sure he'll stop now". PEW! Sigh. At this point, a couple of customers come in and he continues firing away in idiotic glee. They don't seem to mind so much so I do my best to turn the other....ear. But, the gunshots continue and they chip away at my patience and resolve not to start yelling at him. I eventually ask the server to have him stop playing, but he tells me that "It is a customer, I cannot tell him to stop". Great. One customer can ruin the entire dining experience for the rest of the restaurant? Thank you for showing me how much you want your place to fail. Goodbye Pho Nina. read more

Desperate and hung over I made my trek down King Street towards my friend's house in Kaimuki searching for pho to help bring me back to life. I sadly learned very quickly that although there are so many pho restaurants, a lot of them tend to be closed on Sundays :( I've been to this place before and as it was the last pho shop before I hit my friend's house, I was overjoyed to see that the third (shop) was the charm and it was open! Their takeout is only in large sizes ($9) and although the store was completely empty, still kind of took a while for it to come out. In all fairness though this could very well be because I was hung over and with zero patience and a queasy stomach so time seemed to drag on. The pho came with a decent amount of meat and a lot of soup and noodles and of course veggies. Is it the best tasting pho? Not particularly. Did it do on a Sunday when my other favorite restaurants were closed and was on the way? Absolutely. Service is also nice and even gave me a water while I waited. Maybe they could see that I was dehydrated and dying? read more

I love Pho Nina's spring rolls! I can't find that kind of flavor anywhere else. There's something about them that makes me coming back for more. I missed them when they were closed during the pandemic and I'm glad to see that they are open. I am not a big fan of pho but my boyfriend's dad who is a pho lover says this place has one of the best phos. The quantity may not be a lot considering the price, but you will get quality flavors. read more

I've been to 4 vietnamese restaraunts, and so far, this is the best place to be. Food is always fresh. The workers are family oriented. Food is very tasty. They passed the department of health inspection. read more

This is absolutely my favorite pho place. I have been eating here since 2012, and other pho shops just don't nail the flavor of the broth like this restaurant. It is small and the service isn't trying to impress but that's not why I go here. The broth is seasoned perfectly for me, I always add a little lemon and basil (the vegetables are always fresh). I also recommend the summer rolls. They have fresh mint in them! If you are living near campus this is a hidden gem, super cheap and tasty. read more

I wanted to order take out but no one came to take my order. I was there for 10 min. Could have said I'll be right there but not one word. So I just left. Never coming back here read more

The broth isn't memorable and they kind of skimped on the meat, but for a small hole in the wall joint, the pho here is alright. They gave me orange slices instead of lemons/limes. That was kind of different. I liked how there were lots of different types of hot sauce on the table. Service is quick and the older man who works there is super nice. Good place for a quick, healthy lunch. read more

Excellent Service and Food After tiring experience and wasted our time @ Sabai Dee Thai Restaurant, (Please read my review for more details.) We came to Pho South King. The inside of this restaurant is clean, and that's important for me. The waiter was very polite and attentive! PHO with thin sliced beef was authentic and good, it didn't have heavy MSG taste like other restaurant's PHO that have tons of MSG. The lemon glass chicken was tasty. And all the veggie came with our food was very fresh and clean, no slimy black edge on bean sprouts like other restaurant. When we left, the waiter's wife (I guess) came out of the kitchen and bowed so deeply, and the waiter greeted us with the politest way as we left, as if we were at Roy's or Morimoto restaurant. Great service!! read more