All the pho tai locations have gone down hill over the last 5 years. I was very hesitant when my friend wanted to dine here. To my surprise, the pho at this location was good. The broth was perfect. They also had chilli oil, jalapeños and regular fish sauce. Service is okay, but at a pho establishment I never expect good service. Overall, I would eat here again if I was conveniently in the area. I also love the location of this one. After pho you can pop into 85 degrees next door. There is also a good ramen place in the same plaza. read more

Disappointed and hangry that they closed at 11:00 PM when their website and Yelp both say midnight on Sundays. We arrived at 11 PM and the staff at the counter looked at us and mouthed 'Closed' before we could even open the door. Please update the hours on your site. read more

Early dinner, my friend wanted hot soup. They ordered pho with everything and one with chicken. I ordered #32, dry noodle with BBQ park and egg rolls. The portion was big. I like the pickle veggie, bbq pork was good, the egg roll was big but I don't like the filling. The service was not great for not being that busy. We have to get up to ask for refilled on chili and they never came over to refill the water. We went to pay at the counter. There are a lot of tables. Pretty of parking. read more

Pho Tai - ##32. BBQ Pork & Fried Roll w/ Noodle and Vegetable - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

Another review for our go-to Phó restaurant. After a busy day, we decided to stop in and enjoy a bowl of Ox Tail Phó and a couple of fresh Spring Rolls with a great peanut dipping sauce. There were about two dozen diners when we dropped in around 5:00 PM. The restaurant is located west off PAC Hwy in a strip mall. Next door there's a Korean Bakery & Pastry shop (85°), which has some of the most delectable treats. Back to Phó Tai. The Oxtail was delicious, as usual, but the oxtail could've been cooked just a bit longer to make the meat fall-off-the-bone, but the broth is the best in town. The fresh Spring Rolls are savory and tasty, especially when dipped in the Peanut Dipping Sauce with freshly ground peanuts. Not every restaurant labels these rolls the same so if you want the soft rice paper wraps (not deep fried) make sure you clarify with waitstaff. Deep fried rolls are also available. The young man serving our table was pleasant, timely and provided great service. Highly recommended restaurant. So, if you're in the Federal Way area, drop into Phó Tai for a tasty and filling bowl of soup. By the way, the restaurant does offer other dishes and plates besides soups. read more

Have been ordering here for years and wow did it go downhill... spring rolls smelled!! literally!! Yakisoba noodles tasted like bathroom air freshener... it was our last time here. And service is crap too. All new staff and they are not it. read more

Pho Tai - Spring roll that smells like butt... - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

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Popped in for a quick lunch. What a satisfying bowl of pho. Enjoyed every sip. Service was friendly and fast. Welcoming atmosphere. Reasonable prices. read more

Pho Tai - Regular steak pho #01. Pho Tai - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

The place is busy today. Our server let us know there will be a bit of a wait for food. No big deal. We are 15+ min into waiting after placing order. Server returned after all this time to verify our order. Wtf. And btw, no iced coffees have arrived. They are grossly understaffed tonight and it shows. The employees are trying but def 4 people short. End of day, it's pho, not rocket science or a meal from a Michelin star restaurant. Coffee just arrived. Coming up on 22+ minutes. No food is on the table except for the sprouts, lime n basil plate. OMFG. They put our order in AFTER our server came to dbl check the order. What a fn shitshow. ***UPDATE*** The food finally arrived. The soup was just a tad north of lukewarm. Our appetizers were borderline cold. I spat out the gyoza onto the table. It's definitely store bought and undercooked. I told an employee to take all of this away as it is disgusting. The manager tried to charge us for the appetizer. Yea. That didn't out work well for her. Broth was not hit and was on the sweet side. Ugh. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY COMING HERE. side note. Even the Vietnamese coffee was off. I should be wired af right now but no.. just a dose of diabetes w a touch of coffee. read more

Pho Tai - They can't even get this right. - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

Food is yummy but Service is terrible!!!! And the food is giant For kids Ehh kinda good I guess. and I asked for a to go box and just started being rude and lousy the people. Personal really rude. The place overall Very dirty. read more

A solid late-night pho spot that's open until 11 PM. This is my partner and I's go-to spot when craving hot soup at night, and our food always gets served pretty quick! Their frozen yogurt is really good, it's sour and comes in a pretty good amount. Their Thai Tea is also yummy and comes in a bigger cup compared to other Thai teas that I order at restaurants. As a regular, I enjoy coming to this place, and is very much a comfort spot for me. :) Overall, the ambiance in this place gives a warm and welcoming vibe and it's always decently busy when we go so it goes to show how many other people also enjoy this place as well. If craving late-night pho around the area - come here!! read more

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The #31 was great! Enough for the lunch the next day! We also ate the chicken yakisoba. It was good too!

Please do not get the chicken teriyaki here, I wanted to try something different from Pho Tai.... Just don't. It's terrible! Covered in a weird sauce and doesn't taste right. read more

Pho Tai - Chicken Teriyaki - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

This place is very fast to take your order and bring your food right away! The waiters and waitresses are very nice and efficient. I've had pho at many other places and no two places make it the same, however, this is my favorite spot and I've been going here for over 6 years now! read more

Pho Tai - #01. Pho Tai - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

Don't say you close at 12 and say you can't do Dine In after 11PM and you close at 11:40. What kind of BS is that! read more

Pho Tai - It's literally only 11:06 PM - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

I'm not sure why this place gets such a low rating it's absolutely fabulous never had a bad meal here yet, knock on wood lol Anyway their sandwiches are amazing and they're vermicelli salads are really good service is awesome and the atmosphere is very pleasant this is a great spot for a meet up with girlfriends or a work lunch or celebratory dinner. read more

We walked in around 7pm on a Friday night. We weren't seated or acknowledged for about 10 minutes. They were busy, so not a big deal. We sat down and waited 10 minutes before a server came. He was quick and efficient. Our food came pretty quickly after. The food was good, but not great. I know a few places with more flavor in the broth. The servers never came by once to check on refills or anything else needed, but yet we had an automatic $17 tip. There's only 5 of us. For $17, you'd think I'd get a refill or a napkin even lmao and then we finished and we're waiting for a box so we can leave and pay their expensive tip, and no one approaches even once. After 10 minutes, my mom finally has to yell across so we can get one. Definitely do NOT recommend and won't be back. read more

I had the seafood and it was awesome. The service was quick and the employees was outstanding.

The moment we went in we instantly got sat at a table our waiter was super nice overall service was quick and great, and the chill environment was nice the food was even BETTER the spring rolls with the pho is delicious I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Pho Tai - #01. Pho Tai - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

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Ambiance : 10/10 Service : 9/10 Food : 10/10 Always quick seating when it is not too busy. Food comes in big portion. Pho is 10/10. The rice platter is very filling. It's good recommendation place to eat if you are looking for something quick. read more

Pho Thai: I ordered the #15 Pho to go. This comes with rib eye steak, fatty flank, tendon and tripe. I received no tendon, beans sprout bag with the jalapeños was slimy. The broth was luke warm and tasted like straight watered down beef broth. I order here cause it's simple to order from. But definitely have to rethink it. This place has gone down hill when it comes to their pho. The broth does not have a rich flavor to it, like I'm use to from other places. I don't know if they were running out of pho broth or what. But straight water down. I won't be going back here for a while. It's not good and a waste of money at least for the pho. read more

Pho Tai - Slimy bean sprouts and they forgot my tendon for my Pho!!! - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

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The food here is so miserable, no flavor at all. It's like they season with thoughts and prayers. Tell me why the pickled veggies had more flavor than the meat... Don't get me started on the pho either. These guys are only good for the convenience of being open until midnight, which is why they get 2 stars and not 1. read more

If you're looking for a late night Vietnamese spot here's your place. We thought we were going to a Thai place but it was all good. We ended up just getting vermicelli salad Bowls with the shrimp (which is lightly fried and shell on) kinda gross bc the shrimp still has the vein in (barf) and if you peel it they're mushy. But the flavor was just fine and it came out pretty quick. The service is so so... they'll take your order and then once you get your food they'll be around but not really attentive. You walk up to the register to pay. The Thai tea was bomb and I didn't try the combo rice bc I was full. read more

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I have been going to this place since I was in highschool. It was convenient and open late but I have always hated the service. The Asian lady with the short black hair (she wouldn't give me her name) that is up front behind the desk most of the time has always had the WORST attitude. The reason why I'm writing a review now is because I'm done with this place. I'm done with the terrible service, when I order Togo or through DoorDash when I'm not feeling well and they think they are slick by putting the bad parts of the steak for the Togo and they always miss something in your order. The meat from the steak pho when dining in is NOT the same meat as if you were going to order one Togo the Togo "steak" looks like ground chicken. That's wrong! Because they know people won't say as much or go through all the trouble to get money back for a Togo order. I'm tired of most of the workers having such bad attitude and being rude. The only person who is genuinely nice is the shorter Hispanic young lady. She is the SWEETEST! It suck how a spot that is a go to for the community has to be vainly disgusting. It's time something is done about this place. There are better and more genuine pho places near by. You have lost a good customer, a customers friends, family, and their community. We all will not be going here ever again. Sorry. Please improve. read more

Pho Tai - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

Loved their pho! Definitely one of the best broth I've tasted so far and would love to come back again, definitely recommend! The customer service was also very nice and got our food quick. Nice atmosphere and perfect for a big group setting. read more

12/3/24 4:45 pm I ordered take out with my bf to get dinner and we always go to this place for food because the service and food is good when not busy. I called ahead to put in a order of a chicken fried rice and one chicken teriyaki. When starting to eat my chicken fried rice I saw a piece of shrimp. I'm deadly allergic to shellfish. I called to see if they have known and they asked if I order the combo fried rice. But there was only one piece and the rest chicken. It gets me questioning, do they always just use the same frying pan for all fried rice orderes? The health department should look into this restaurant. It's completely disgusting and awful and I don't wish this on anybody. Im currently heading to the emergency room to get treated. I'm never coming back and if you have a specific allergic don't even enter. read more

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Haven't been here in yeeeaaarsss!! Literally. Was waiting for some pastries at 85 so we decided to walk down to Pho Thai. Because I'm plant based now there aren't many options for me, but my sister insisted on having a chicken banh mi. She spent her entire 20's in Seattle where she would get a banh mi every single week from the small shops in Burien and downtown. So her standards were very very high. When we looked at the options we noticed that all of the banh mi options said BBQ. We were a bit reluctant on that knowing it could be mean either bbq sauce, or just grilled meat. We placed the order and waited. No bad or rude service, kind and helpful with the order. When the sandwich was done it smelt soooooo delicious, so so so delicious. We unwrapped it to strategically placed jalapeños on top lol the first bite was good but something was missing. IT WAS THE CILANTRO!! There was literally none in there. We went back inside and asked about it. She said they put some on and we did check. There was one stem, they did not hesitate to provide us with some more cilantro. All in all, the banh mi turned out to be great! Could've used a bit more seasoning but it was good none the less. And bbq means grilled meat in this case! Still recommend! My siblings were just there again lol read more

Pho Tai - BBQ chicken banh mi - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

Hands down my favorite pho place! The chicken is delicious & cut perfectly, it is real chicken. (Some places have rubbery chicken & it's gross, not here). Their fried rice is also amazing, very flavorful I could eat it every day. The egg rolls are always my go to appetizers, the pot stickers aren't anything special they're okay though. They have good Thai tea & bubble tea as well. The service isn't always the best they don't really check on you to see how your food is or if you need anything, but I promise the delicious food makes up for that. The restaurant is always very clean also. Super easy to find right off 320th @ Pac Hwy area read more

I ordered their most popular Beef Ribeye steak pho to go and the smell is so off putting as well as the color. I used come to this location often. Drove from fife to get it today. Won't be going back read more

Pho Tai - Beef ribeye steak pho #01. Pho Tai - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

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Don't remember being here before.....family ordered $108 worth of food.....couldn't identify any of them at home..... WTF...$3 for containers and more for the bags.... The Pho Thai at Fife is definitely better. read more

Pho Tai - What's in this photo? No idea.....lol Only one guessable is the teriyaki chicken....the worst looking teriyaki chicken I've seen. - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

Wanted to stop by for a quick dinner at Pho Tai. Was greeted immediately even though it was busy so service was nice! However after he took our order he never came back. The pho itself was okay. I got a large number 17 and the noodles tasted very slimy... it was hard to describe. I'm usually not a picky eater but this place left me dissatisfied! The broth also wasn't as hot as I'd like but maybe I came on a bad day because it's always packed here. If I am ever craving Pho in Federal Way I would probably look else where. read more

Do not order to go! Broth was cold and the meat was the chewiest I've ever had from a Pho restaurant. Go to Pho my Chau 2. They are consistently good. Definitely didn't finish this awful pho! read more

BEWARE: they didn't give me an itemized copy, I had to ask for it. I should've been more attentive. I ended up tipping twice because it automatically brings you to the tipping screen, even though our gratuity was included. Messed up esp when we had no refills, and no actual service other than bringing our food. The service is always just bringing your food then nothing afterwards. You've gotta flag someone down, otherwise go up to the counter for something. Also, it's not the cleanest. Basically the few places open late, but bottom-of-the-barrel-bare-minimum. read more

Pho Tai - Beware: they won't give you an itemized copy unless you ask. Overtipped for basically non-service. - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

Beware of this place. My wife purchased a BBQ pork Vietnamese sandwich this evening around 6pm. Four hours later, she is vomiting has stomach pain and diarrhea. All the food poisoning symptoms. Out of curiosity I searched Pho Tai's health inspection reports with KC Public Health. Pho Tai has a history of violations pertaining to possible food contamination, the lack of clean/ sanitized food surfaces and failure to store food at proper temperatures. All of which lead to food contamination and is the reason why my wife has been on/ off the toilet for 5 hours. We will be filing a complaint with KC Health Board first thing in the morning. We will never go back here again. The Fife location is much better and the floors aren't all greasy and slippery. (Which should have been our first clue). You have been warned. read more

I'm quite disappointed for such a bad service and dirty dish and food :( . We waited almost 30 minutes just to finally get our orders in, not including the time we waited to be sat down so maybe all together 1 hour . I usually like this place because it is our to go to late dinner with my family and friends. I did not want to rate this low but this is the third or more time we were treated so unfairly and lately it's been so bad since the past 2 years (even before covid). I understand during this pandemic it's hard for everyone, but that doesn't changed how you treat your customers. How did I keep track with the time ? I remember calling my brother to ask what he wanted to go, so I knew the time we ordered. 30 minutes later......... we noticed everyone else got their order that was after us and so we asked what's going on. Then the server then proceed to ask if we are ready to order and I had to explain that we have already ordered 30 mins ago. We were quite patient because we know their busy , but the fact that the server name starting with the letter "N and ends with an N" just ignored the fact that his forgotten our order and instead of apologizing he just walked away and started punching in our orders in the computer and started talking in different language (I'm right by the cash register so I saw and heard everything). 10+ minutes later equaling to 40+ minutes our order finally came in slowly. I even had to reach out to them to ask if they could make my bubble tea because even that we didn't get. The only thing that was on my table was the dirty water cups with something kind of white stuff in it. I tried to talked to them nicely about what happened and about our order but they all walked away from me and ignored our concern. Although, the lady just left to make the drink I feel like they were just avoiding us because it so hard to get their attention even though we're right in front of them. We respect the covid guidelines that's why we always ask for help in order to get utensils and other things needed per their sign. However, it seems like people were so close to each other and we were sat down close to another table who is just a chair away and that's not 6 feet away. We even had to ask if we can move because we were so close to everyone else. I couldn't even eat the food that was served because it tasted very chalky the meat was dry even though it's pho ;(. It's hard to explain the texture because if you were to pick it up it broke to tiny little pieces that is even hard to swallow. Even though after everything , we just tried to enjoy each other's company and just ate peacefully and still paid everything even with extra tip. We truly understand it's a tough time , but I hope their attitude and their service gets better because even in the end they continued to ignored us and we had to catch their attention all the time in order to get helped (it's not even busy anymore). I hope you guys read this because you won't see any of us anytime soon and I definitely don't recommend this place at this time. Hence why their rating is even below 3 . I recommended just eating next door or find another place instead. read more

Pho Tai - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

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I ordered from Uber eats for my work lunch and it arrived with no bowl. There was no way for me to eat it. Not only that but they don't offer complimentary chili oil which is strange that the first I've seen as a pho place to charge for that. They didn't indicate that on Uber eats either. Also my veggies and bean sprouts were soggy, like they went bad. This place sucks. read more

Pho is not good here. The only good part of this restaurant is that it's open late. If you come here just get teriyaki or something. The scenery is okay as well nothing crazy. read more

Over charged us for the tip. I called to explain what happened but they didn't understand and the issue was not resolved. She said they can't help us without the receipt but I didn't save it. Anyway be careful with your credit cards here. read more

Served old stale rice that had a strange taste to it. Katsu looked like it had been refried from leftover (?) and piled on a plate. Pho was lukewarm and chewy noodles. I don't even know why this place is so big and fancy (for a pho restaurant) when their food is just disgraceful. read more

We went back after a few years, and it has improved with excellent service and food. I had pho, and the portions were good and tasty. I'll definitely come back again. read more

1st time visit, and I was satisfied for sure. It was great because they were open late. I wanted a fix in Auburn, but everything was closed. So I made the trip to Federal Way. The Pho I've had here in Washington is missing some characteristic spice in the broth. That said, Pho Tai serves up pretty good soup. I ordered ribeye and brisket w vegetables to add. I've never had so much meat in my Pho. And it was good and flavourful beef. Winner! I would definitely visit the place again. read more

Pho Tai - Ribeye & Briket w Vegetables - Vietnamese Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

Food: I ordered the vegetarian (vegetable and tofu) pho. I found meat in my broth and noodles as I was eating. I also dont think this broth is vegetarian. As I picked it out of my soup, it had this rancid sour smell to it. I almost threw up. The mushrooms arent cleaned well enough. The only point I give to them, is that my tofu held up well after 10 minutes in the broth. Service: We were quickly seated and felt pressured to order fast. Within the first 5 minutes 2 people visited us 4 times. I let them know that this was going to be a to go order, and they seemed really annoyed. Ambiance: The floors were pretty dirty. The menus werent sticky though so I guess theres another w. read more