I've been to this place 2 times. Well tonight I went back after craving pho while I was in the area, this was not a great experience. So I ordered shrimp pho and the wings. I didn't like how the wings were cooked and I realized I much rather try another item instead. I asked the waiter to please let me try another item instead. I thought the egg rolls would suffice. The waiter said he would go get the manager, the manager came over angry and told me he will take it off my bill. I then waited to see if the eggrolls I ordered were ready & they never came. The waiter's never checked on me after that. I felt like since I didn't like an item I then got treated differently. I would have paid for the item but to know that customer service stops once you don't like an item is unacceptable and very unprofessional read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Receipt of 11.10.24 - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California

Been coming here for years. Saves me the trip to Westminster. Not quite on that level but still pretty good and unlike most pho spots they actually put meat in the pho. My fiance usually gets the bun with charbroiled pork. Definitely hits the spot when i have a craving for some Vietnamese food and Im to lazy to drive to Little Saigon. read more

This place used to be much better years ago. I came to this restaurant on a weekday evening at around 8:45pm because it was the only restaurant still open at that time other than BCD Tofu in that plaza. That's the only redeeming point for this place. Service was terrible. No one seated me after waiving down the waitress several times. We made eye-contact but no response/gesture from her. We finally sat down, received no water, I asked for water, the water never came, I asked another waitress for water, the water finally came but the cup was half full. The pho broth tasted artificial, it was very overpriced at $15 pretax for a small sized pho. The only fast service was when I showed that I had my credit card ready for payment. read more

Love a good pho bowl at the end of the week. We started with some rolls that were cooked perfectly and very flavorful. The bowls are gigantic! I got a small and still thought it was large, good bang for your buck. You can also make your own bowl, pick what type of meats you want in your pho. Very cool! This place is popping, nonstop. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California

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Pho Saigon Pearl is legit. The pho broth is rich and flavorful. The veggies are fresh. I know I will get good pho when I come here. You can choose between a small or large bowl of pho. I love their spring rolls, too. Service is nice, no major complaints (compared to some other places I have been to). Parking is hard to find in the Diamond Jamboree parking lot during peak hours. If you get the vegetable pho, make sure you specify if you want a veggie broth or not. Their eggrolls are extra crispy. Prices are on the higher side. Atmosphere is all right. It's kinda on the smaller side. I wouldn't come here with a big party. read more

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I ordered their most popular recommended rice dish which was filet mignon steak cubes similar to bo Luc lac but less flavour then the regular Bo Luc lac and their tomato garlic rice didn't have much garlic flavour at all and was soggy and clumpy the tomato paste had chunks in it. This place I wouldn't say is for true viet people it's definitely more westernized. If you want better pho I definitely recommend phoholic or pho lovers. However their fish sauce garlic wings were delicious! read more

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Nice pork curry... Pork curry, no veggie, red bell only ................................................................................ .................................................. read more

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The service was TERRIBLE, THE worst experience at a restaurant i've ever had. We felt like an inconvenience to the servers. Overpriced food but it was good! not the best.. But the service felt like judgy asian uncles. read more

All they care is double charge and take your money they don't care how your ordered your food never coming back to this place

There was absolutely no service throughout the meal. The staff seemed indifferent and inattentive. The pho broth was completely flavorless. it tasted like plain hot water with no trace of bone broth . Very disappointed. read more

How to rate a bowl of Pho 1. the Menu - aside from pho, there are vermicelli salad, banh mi, and rice options. Vegetarian pho w seafood, tofu for non meat patrons. 4 stars 2. Food execution - I like their broth, fragrant and not too much "Flavoring". 3. Service/ ambience - friendly, efficient. I often dine w my pawtner. So outside seating gets them to 4 stars. read more

Dont use msg. I had huge headache after eating your pho. The pho was well put together.

Hair in my pho... Please be extra careful when preparing food. We really enjoy your restaurant and don't want this to happen again. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Hair in my pho... Please be extra careful when preparing food. We really enjoy your restaurant and don't want this to happen again. - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California

One particular server was lacking customer service and was very dismissive. I came alone and felt very awkward and mistreated. Food was good but this put a bad taste on the food. Something in there service needs updating. I won't be returning due to this experience unfortunately. read more

This is one of the few places in Diamond Jamboree that doesn't have an obnoxious line. When we came on a Tuesday around 8:30pm, there was no wait. I ordered the small size pho with seafood ($16), which comes with shrimp, fish filet, squid, and imitation crab. The amount of seafood and noodles for the small bowl was enough to fill me up. The broth was quite flavorful, but not as rich as Sup Noodle Bar. My favorite seafood in the pho was the fish and imitation crab, since they were tender. The shrimp was pretty dry, and the squid was a little hard. Service was quick. Overall, not the best pho place, but still solid and enjoyable. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - 14. Pho with Seafood - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California

I love this location! Service is great and the food is good! I would come back when I'm around!

The service was extremely rude. The server rolled his eyes at me and even gave a mocking smile. It was disrespectful and made the entire experience very uncomfortable. This time the portion was shocking -- the noodles were almost cut in half, the meat was reduced by half. read more

Wasn't expecting much, but I really enjoyed the vegetarian pho I had here. The vegetable egg rolls were also very crispy and packed with ingredients. Prices are pretty average and the service is pretty standard for what you get a pho place read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - 67. Vegetarian Egg Rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California

Best grilled pork and rice- the marinade is great. Hard to find this dish that is really tasty- even in westminster and Garden Grove not this good. Wife and daughter go for the pho and egg rolls. read more

One of our favorites . Best pho in OC. Generous portions , flavorful broth that has you coming back again and again. Beautifully grilled meats and everything is always fresh . Don't miss this ! read more

Don't come for below-average overpriced pho. Portion sizes are extremely small with the "larger sizes" just having more soup. Like many of the other reviews have mentioned, the soup doesn't even come out hot and can't cook any of the veggies or meats. Service is hit or miss, but I find it ironic the owner always expects a tip when he could care less about some of the customers. Don't recommend coming here. Since it's located in Diamond Jamboree where it gets heavy plaza traffic, you'd expect them to be better after having been here for so long. read more

After doing an escape room with some friends, we decided to grab dinner together. We came to Diamond Jamboree plaza, and ended up at Pho Saigon Pearl as it was able to accommodate our group of 7 without a crazy long wait. The restaurant is not that big, but has a good amount of tables. The menu is a decent size, and service was fine. I ordered a combination pho, and was glad that it had tendon and tripe (two of my favorite cuts). The flavor was good, though it was a bit pricey (not surprising for a restaurant in this plaza). Overall, no complaints, but I wouldn't go out of my way to come here either. read more

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I ordered a pho with 3 meats (pho tai nam gau). It has eye round steak, flank, and well done brisket. I also ordered a com thit nuong but substitute the thit nuong for suong nuong (pork chop). Honestly the size of the pork chop was super tiny and they charged me 3.50 extra for a tiny piece. If I can avoid it, I would not go here again and would rather travel 20 minutes extra to go to westminister or garden grove for better and more affordable vietnamese food. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - 12. Pho with 3 Cuts of Meat - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California

Their pho is very average which is fine for Irvine. They serve lime wedges here. It's sad to note this but many pho places serve lemon which is not the same for me. There was no special reason to review this place until my recent visits... I recently tried their Bahn mi (sandwiches) and it's really good. And no photos were to be found on yelp. Its $9 which is hefty compared to GG or Westminster area but it's irvine. Baguette is light fluffy and thin crispy crust. I like the combo meat baguette. The cuts are very fresh and moist and not dry or hard at all. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Very delicious Banh mi - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California

Friendly staff. Oftentimes hard to park - busy plaza! Decent portions but the pho wasn't to die for. Wasn't terrible, but didn't really stick out either. The Broth was alright read more

The combo pho was delicious, it came out hot and fast. The grilled pork plate is flavorful. Service is quick with seating ready. The food is flavorful and bit pricy but that's the area. It was crowded so you know it's efficient here. read more

I thought the food was pretty good here. The crispy spring rolls were actually really good. The regular spring rolls weren't the best, but I was happy enough with the crispy ones to make up for it. My wife got the bun (vermicelli noodle bowl), and my son and I got the pho. Both were really good. The rare steak in the pho was nice and tender, and the broth was good. The bun was good and we were given extra fish sauce to add some zing. read more

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I loved the vermicelli, egg roll, fresh greens, the pork was lien, the noodles were perfect.

The service is average, food nothing special ! It's not bad but not anything special either. I had the vermicelli with pork. It's more of a salad I would say. For $16 it's overpriced. Most likely I will not return, there are so many really delicious Asian restaurants around my area that I have no need to return. I would have liked to add this one to my favorites but it just did not impress! read more

The pho had a weird smell to it, overall worth the try. Coconut juice was yum. The veggies inside the pho was fresh. Service was fast and nice. read more

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We ordered pho combos and egg rolls. Egg rolls were old and hard like a rock. I don't recommend this place read more

Solid vietnamese pho with good customer service. Their pho has more noodle than the protein tho but it's still good

The v marked on the menu with the little leaf on it does not mean vegetarian. It means vegetable. Just FYI. They do not have vegetarian broth. read more

Man this is good! Due to a Saturday night wait at nearby restaurant, popped in here. Sat, ordered and ate! Delicious pho and egg rolls. I am so glad we went here! Pho was delicious and the coconut curry divine. read more

I never been to a Vietnamese Restaurant with such amazing customer service. The server checked on my table at least three times, which is amazing and one crucial reason why this place deserves 5 stars. I order a combo pho which had a variety of meats in it. I love how the meats aren't too thick and I can eat them with the noodle and soup in one bite. This place also gives the perfect amount of noodles. I notice that some pho places gives too much. If your in the Irvine area and want some good pho and service I would recommend this place. If this place was closer to home, I know that I would be a frequent customer here! read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California

Staying open 1 hour later than most Vietnamese restaurants by the SNA airport helps a lot. Fairly priced and generous portions is another plus There's an honesty to the broth that I prefer over Ramen whose soup is too complex for me. We got No 10 combination soup and no 12 it's 3 choice cuts of meat- both fine, no complaints. Marinated pork chops with rice was really tender, sweet, smoky BBQ flavors with a side salad to clean the palate once in a while. The Spring rolls is just OK Pork was dry at times. read more

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Good portions Not that busy Warm vibe No wait time Liked the portions and how meaty the food really was. Worth the money. read more

If you loveee room temperature pho, I've got the perfect restaurant for you! We ordered the #10 and #11 pho bowls and both came out with room temperature soups. My friend added bean sprouts as one does and none of them cooked through. Perfect crunchy soup! Both of our meats stayed pink until the last bite because the not-warm soup did not cook the meat. How did they know we love our steaks medium rare :) Also, they charge $2.50 for extra onion on the side. I would've gave them 1/5 star but the waiter kindly gave us free onions. Extra +1 star to the waiter. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - 10. Combination Soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California

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Food wasn't good at all. We got the banh mi, combo pho, and a kids chicken rice dish. Banh mi - meh..had a weird flavor to it like a paste of some sort. Combo pho - lacked flavor. Kids chicken rice dish - lacked flavor and wasn't worth the $8. Service was bad..they gave us the check when we barely had gotten our food. Would not recommend or come back read more

I have been coming to Pho Saigon Pearl since they opened in Diamond Jamboree Plaza. If you want a decent/good Vietnamese eatery in Irvine, I would definitely recommend Pho Saigon Pearl. Service has always been very good and food always delicious. Recently I've been picking up one of my most favorite dish on the menu. I have to say, even during this pandemic, their food is still consistently good. The workers there were wearing face masks and they have a few tables outside. The good 1. Number 23. Buttered Rice with Fried Shrimp Patty Wrapped in Tofu Skin and Egg Quiche with your choice of protein (I always get Grilled Pork) - This literally has everything but the kitchen sink! I love how they include a little bit of everything! I love the Shrimp Patty Wrap and the Egg Quiche. The grilled pork is full of flavors and is very tender. Make sure to wrap a bit of Shrimp Patty, Egg Quiche, Pork, Fish Sauce, veggies, in lettuce to get the full experience. Oh yea, don't forget about the tasty Buttered Rice! read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - 23. Buttered Rice with Fried Shrimp Patty Wrapped in Tofu Skin & Egg Quiche with Grilled Pork. My all time fave! - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California