One of my favorite pho places! This is nice family establishment, with one guy running front of house taking orders, bussing food, doing payments, and takeout. The pho is very good, nice clear broth with great flavor. What I really like about Pho Nina is they bring out really large platters of the veggie and herb sides, and he's given me a plastic baggie to take the remainder home. My favorite so far though is their bun mang vit (duck bamboo soup) which seems to only be offered on Fridays and Saturdays. The broth was so rich and came with the duck on the side with the great nuoc mam and ginger dipping sauce. The meat was pretty tender and plentiful. I can't wait to try their other non-pho dishes, like bun bo hue and banh canh. They'll sometimes have viet desserts available for purchase. There's metered street parking in the front, but also free parking behind the building. read more

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My family and I were craving pho on our last day and stumbled upon this mom and pop place. There are only two or three people working and they rotate as chef and waiter. Despite that service is quick and the owners were really friendly. The downside is the hefty prices, but the food is good. We really enjoyed all the dishes we got and would definitely go again. read more

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

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Was excited to try this place out but unfortunately while I was eating my pho, there was a small cockroach. Felt so sick afterwords. Not sure if the roach was already floating in my broth or from the side vegetable's. read more

The man/owner is the reason I won't be returning here. Although the food is decent, his customer service is terrible. No greeting, does not offer us water until the food is actually served, and his demeanor throughout the meal made me lose my appetite. read more

Pho Nina is the best in Honolulu Very tasty but need to clean room a bit better Very good service and I like vegetables they give for pho A lot of basil I really like it Recommend pho Nina read more

Eat here. Do it. Pho was great, staff was quick, and they serve plenty of veggies. Would definitely eat here again. read more

A hidden gem. The Vietnamese food here is one of the bestest places I've tried on the island. The vegetables were so fresh. My coffee was so delicious that I ordered another one for takeout Portions are huge and inside feels very nice and cool. Ambiance is bright and clean. My server was the sweetest and she was also very attentive. read more

Pho Nina - Summer Rolls - Vegetarian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Ordered chicken pho and asked for chicken broth. The broth was completely flavorless, almost the color of water and made me wonder whether they accidentally gave me vegetable broth. Chicken was extremely dry pieces of rubbery breast, and the noodles were mushy. Also by far the most expensive pho I've ever eaten at $18.50 before tax. Most places in Honolulu are 14-$16 for a large bowl, and are better quality. Definitely go elsewhere. read more

Easily the worst chicken pho I've ever had (and I've had a lot). The chicken is dry and inedible - it being white meat is jo excuse. I gagged on multiple rubbery pieces of meat. The clear broth tastes like absolutely nothing. Pho broth should be aromatic and a little rich. You should be able to taste the bones cooked down. This broth had none of that. To top it all off the noodles were super mealy and cheap quality. I basically ate a bowl of mealy noodles with lemon water and rubber chicken. On top of all that it's $18.50 a bowl, which is absolutely insane for a bowl of pho. I will never eat here again. read more

After reading the positive reviews, I felt inspired to give Pho Nina try. I didn't have an exceptional experience, but I didn't have a bad time either. [Parking] My boyfriend and I got lucky. We found a spot in the back immediately. There are limited free parking spots behind the restaurant. I noticed there were several metered parking spots in front. [Ambiance] Pho Nina isn't "aesthetic." It's modest at best, but I don't care too much about ambiance when getting pho. Not much seating. I went at 6PM on a Monday and it wasn't too busy; however, groups had to share tables. The restaurant isn't the cleanest but everything looks to code. Also, I didn't see a public restroom. [Service] When my boyfriend and I entered the restaurant, no one greeted or acknowledged us at first. Forced to wait for some direction, I noticed a couple of faces staring pointedly at me. Looked to be staff or family. Finally, one woman gestured with her hand for us to sit at a table on the left. My boyfriend and I felt like we were intruding rather than welcomed in. I had my hopes high because I know a lot of authentic spots that treat customers similarly. The one male server, who I presume is a manager or the owner, tried his best to show quality service. He was nice and upbeat, but he confused our order more than once. He also didn't provide us water and got to our food after the customer who came after us. I suspect the customer was a regular or family friend. Still, given my boyfriend and I ordered a lot, I would've hoped we would've gotten some water. [Food & Drink] We ordered spring rolls, two Thai teas, pho #21 and pho #23. Safe to say we were very full at the end of our meal. The spring rolls were good. They didn't have much filling. The rolls weren't too hot (temperature-wise), which makes me believe they weren't fried fresh. FYI-They do not carry brand name sriracha, which I don't hold against them. The Thai teas come in a can! This would explain the "cheap" price of $3.50. The tea was good but I'm sure you can get the same exact thing for a lot less elsewhere. The pho was good. I appreciated the broth. It was earthy and not masked by the sweetness of sugar, like some other shops. The noodles were thinner. More transparent. I think they were rice based. I appreciated the texture. A little springy. My boyfriend prefers noodles at other pho places but I like the ones here, which were more commonly found on the East Coast. They do not skimp on the produce! Though, I was zapped by the pointed edges of some culantro. For the price point of everything, I craved more than what I was served. I especially wanted better service. Nothing was overtly bad but I wasn't satisfied/impressed either. I understand this is a family shop so I don't want to deter anyone from here, but I also want to be honest in my review. read more

If you're ono for Pho on a Monday and your other favorite Pho place in Kaimuki is closed on Monday and your other Pho place you tried recently on King St. across from Zippys is closed on Mondays and you want to try there again eventually, Pho Nina is a reasonable substitute. Parking is tricky as there appears to be only metered parking out front on King St. We had medium bowls of Pho with Beef balls and sliced beef, and a garlic shrimp plate. Generous serving of condiments (Thai basil, culantro, lemon, bean sprouts, jalepeno peppers). Various liquid condiments (hoisin sauce, hot sauces) with soup spoons, chopsticks (slippery and wooden ones), napkins already on the table in a compartment thing. Pho was simple, broth was meh tho (remember I said "reasonable substitute" on a Monday), but nothing that a little pepper or hoisin sauce couldn't remedy. Garlic shrimp plate was just that . . garlic shrimp, rice and fresh vegetables. It was food that sustained us and a reasonable substitute. read more

Best pho I've ever had!! We were here visiting for the holiday to visit my brother who attends UH, when we stumbled across Pho Nina. We had the spring rolls and summer rolls to start and got the beef pho and bbq chicken and rice. The pho broth has so much flavor! It was all so refreshing and we can't wait to visit this place the next time we come to visit my brother! read more

Value (3 stars) - Portions are on the smaller size. I ordered a medium sized Pho for $17 I was expecting more meat and noodles for this price point. I've been to other pho places for this price range that gave a decent amount of meat/noodles. They did provide a good amount of vegetables though. The man/owner did not say hello, thank you, or a goodbye from entering the restaurant, paying, and leaving even when hearing him say it to other customers. I will most likely stick to Chinatown to get my pho fix! read more

Last weekend We went to Pho Nina, their portions are huge and the food is fresh and clean. I highly recommend this place. read more

Pho Nina - BBQ chicken - Vegetarian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Best Pho in all of U.S. I am a Chef, and this Pho broth, plus the mastery in creating a clear robust broth such as this??? He must be a Master Chef. The broth is as clear as a consommé. I challenge anyone to tell me there is a better Pho restaurant on this island. If you love Pho, you will have your mind blown here at Pho Nina. Also as you can see in the picture, there's a huge bone on a plate.....that came from the stock pot, and came to me at no charge. Amazing. They spare no expense when it comes to the amount of beef and beef bones and knuckles that is used to create this unbelievable broth. As a Chef myself, my hats off to the owner/Chef. Please come for a bowl of Pho. Then share your experience here on yelp. Been coming here for 5 years now, wish I knew about this place sooner. read more

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The BEST pho spot. Me & my boyfriend have been coming here for years and pho Nina never disappoints. The noodles are always cooked to perfection (not too soft) and the broth is extremely flavorful. Our favorites: - rare meat pho - finger shrimp (a must try) - lemon chicken plate - bbq pork and spring roll vermicelli bowl T always gives us the best service and makes us feel at home, like we are part of his family. read more

The spring rolls were tasty and the noodles but slow service and a little dirty but it's a small mom and pops so it's fine. My partner loved the vegetarian pho read more

What I love about Pho Nina is their hot sauce. Yes the siracha shortage is truly taking its toll on humanity but I would choose their hot sauce to dip over siracha any day. Pho is pretty good, not the biggest portions and prices keep going up but the hot sauce on the table -- she has been so good to me. read more

Pho Nina - a bowl of sauce and a leaf of basil - Vegetarian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Still love this place. I have been coming coming several years now! The broth and noodles are the best and it's still my favorite place in town to eat pho and spring rolls. You will not regret it read more

Pho Nina - Combination pho and rare steak on the side - Vegetarian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Good food, big portions and calm atmosphere . Goin to come bavk on Tuesday, summer rolls read more

Hey Yelpers. Parking is on the side/back of the business. Ordered the pho sliced beef. My brother (Bill) ordered the pho beef balls (I believe that's the name.) The restaurant is a very calming space for lunch. The pho was amazing, definitely my top place for pho. No wonder I hoped on Yelp and came quickly to review this restaurant. The fella at the counter (after we finished eating to pay) was very enjoyable, kind. Support Small Businesses (SSB.) read more

Pho broth is top-tier. I also had the crab noodle soup. It paired perfectly with the steamed ong choy. Vibe has an old-school mom-and-pop Vietnamese shop. read more

1 star for generous portions of sprouts/herbs for noodle soups. I'm not sure if it's always been like this at this establishment since it was my first time there after reading good reviews on Yelp. Maybe it's because of "shrink"flation? Spring roll was small/skinny and greasy. Extremely small portion for a "L", which is their "normal" noodle soup size. We ordered 2 Pho, Bun Rieu, Bun (cold noodle), and 2 rice dishes. Flavor wise, it wasn't horrible but it was nothing special. I would rate it slightly below average. Table was sticky and the chairs had to be wiped clean before sitting. My Vietnamese husband gave the establishment 2 thumbs down. If you want better Vietnamese food near UH, go to Aloha Vietnamese just down the street - they don't have dine-in but their spring rolls/ Bun/ Pho/ Bun Rieu etc. are much better than Pho Nina. read more

PORTION SIZE: Portion sizes are quite small. Ordered a large pho for $15, which was about the size of a regular or small at other pho restaurants. Veggie portion size was about average. QUALITY: Quality of ingredients was about average. The thin beef slices were small but tasted good. Veggies looked a day or two old, but nothing to freak out about. Noodles were hard and chewy. For some reason different from other pho restaurants, which generally use the same type of typical but good pho noodles. PARKING: Street parking literally right next to restaurant. There's parking in the back too. RECOMMEND? Probably not. If you have a medium to big appetite, it won't be enough for you to feel full or satisfied. It was good to check it out, but I wouldn't come here again with other good pho choices around Honolulu. read more

Hidden Gem! Unassuming place for a nice tasty bowl of Pho. Right smack at the end, ehhh more like beginning of King St. just past University Ave heading towards Kaimuki.. Nina's is one of the top 5 Pho places on my BF list. -Parking- metered in front or behind building-free! -Price- $15 and up The Pandemic affected everyones pockets especially for small businesses and we're all down to support these places. Unfortunately, the price increased substantially in the past year. Anyways, if you're in the area and want an awesome flavorful bowl of Pho with mountain of veggies, check them out. read more

Always pleasant and wonderful people that serve you. Meal size is just the right amount. Wish they would serve the Vietnamese sandwich like Pho777. Mahalo. read more

Came here by chance. was omw home, but felt like having pho for dinner. never been here before. ordered xl combo to go. it was the perfect portion full flavored. they did not skimp on anything. plenty of meat and vegetables. i was able to eat everything and it perfectly felt satisfying. if you are just hungry i suggest you order a large. give you an example i was only hungry this morning and had 6 sausage burritos from mcdonald's. tonight i was really hungry and ordered their xl pho combo. read more

When you first walk in it gives me a mom and pop feel. Very simple and clean. Pho is the typical $16 for a medium here, but the broth is far from typical! It was very flavorful and savory. There was lumps of bone marrow along with whatever combination of meat you choose. They give a good amount of garnishes as well. Our friend suggested that we went have to come when they have duck. I guess it's on certain days, but the server said it does take time. The guy that served us is also the owner, who was very friendly. We will definitely come back! Hopefully I'll remember to take photos! ‍ read more

One of my favorite go-to spots for pho. The owners are super nice, broth is delicious and everything comes out fast.

When I paid the bill, he didn't even give me any receipt. I had no idea how much I spent. He didn't even ask me to sign after I swiped my card. Also, the packaging was terrible. This is the first time I give a bad review to Vietnamese pho. I was so disappointed. read more

When I came in no one was there to help me for about 5 minutes so i just sat myself down. Eventually the waiter came and took my order. It was another 5-10 minutes until I got my water then another 5 minutes (so 15 minutes since I first sat down and ordered) until I received my canned thai tea. I got the medium #23 and summer rolls. The medium bowl looked like a small which was disappointing especially since it was $16.50. My total was $31 and I left a $5 tip. Overall the food was a 3.5/5 but service made it go down to a solid 3. There are better places! read more

Pho Nina - #23 and summer rolls - Vegetarian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

If I could give 0 Stars I would. This use to be my absolute favorite place to go. However I sat and waited for 20mins for any sort of service or for anyone to even look my way. When I arrived I told the lady it was only me. I continued to be ignored for 20mins, while multiple other people were being served. I don't know if it's because I don't speak the same language as everyone else who was being served, but I will not be returning and will pass along the same message to everyone else I use to recommend this place to. read more

Great spot, great service, great food for good prices. Will probably make this a regular spot.

Pho Nina is a really small business. I highly recommend them! I ordered the bbq chicken vermicelli bowl and it was so delicious. It's pretty local to the area and family own. read more

Pho Nina - Bbq chicken vermicelli - Vegetarian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Food good compared to other places that we ate. Nice service and friendly. Love that they have you enough or more for the veggies if you need. Should try if you looking for the Vietnamese read more

One of the best Pho in the island. The food comes very fast and it's very tasty. I would recommend to order a large size because it makes a big difference! read more

Pho Nina - Vegetarian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The soup is nice and hot every time me or with my friends eating over there. They are not like other pho place, after drinking their soup, you won't feel thirsty at all. I can't handle MSG in many other places! This is the best Pho restaurant for me and my family. read more

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I am a regular at To Chau's on River Street, but Pho Nina was recommended by a Vietnamese acquaintance. We were unable to find any parking the first time we tried so held off for another day. Finally went there last week and the food was every bit as savory (if not more) than To Chau's. The Pho was excellent and the spring rolls were the best I've had. Will recommend this place to anyone. read more

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The pho here is the best I've had on island, but they skimp on the noodles sadly. Plus extra noodles is a whopping $5! They give EY our lots of birth but not enough noodles. read more

Had the Chicken and rice. Service was good. Vegetables were fresh, rice a little thick, chicken slightly rubbery but not too bad. The spice was hot. The ambience lacked something to be desired but I'd go back for round two. read more