Broth was amazing and flavorful who would have thought. I just ordered broth and spring rolls here as I was hunger but only for a snack. I've been craving their beef broth since. read more

We both got house special pho. IT WAS AMAZING! We've gone there two times now. I have the feeling that this will be our go to pho restaurant haha. The staff is friendly. Parking is convenient. So Yeah...just come. read more

I have been on a hunt for my new pho spot in PB because I just moved down. This is the second place I've tried and I was kind of let down again. Maybe everything will pale in comparison to my original favorite. The ambiance is bad in this place, it feels like an overly quiet lunch hall with bad lighting and decorations. The vibe of a restaurant is half the battle in my reviews. Though I did think the fish tank was neat, but those are pretty typical in a lot of pho joints. The food was eh. Eh because it's slightly under mediocre but I would eat it in a crunch again. The steak they put in my pho was more like medallion sized jerky. The broth was very good. My espresso and condensed milk (which I order frequently) was disgusting, the condensed milk to espresso ratio was way off. I hate to be a picky a**hole, but don't mess with my espresso. The egg rolls were again were eh. Our server was capable and friendly. No complaints there! I'll keep looking for my old reliable, wish me luck. read more

I like that this place is open late. I've had the pho here twice and the quality is consistent. The pho noodles are that perfect el dente texture... nice and chewy and not too soggy. I like that the broth here is a bit more on the herbal side, which tastes more authentic to me. I ordered the beef stew pho here the other day and the beef was super tender so I was really impressed. SKIP: the spring rolls, they are just ok here. GET: the egg rolls. They're so good! read more

Our go to place for pho! Very friendly staff and clean environment! Had a good time with mom:) read more

Pho Time - Vietnamese Near Me - San Diego, California

I like meals that served in tightly packed bowls, such as the number 48A with ground pork egg rolls, and grilled chicken served over a heaping pile of rice noodle, crush peanuts, bean sprouts, and shredded lettuce and carrots for $8.75 (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/pho-time-san-diego?select=e9cAxLda2k-UtGLgNdnitA#e9cAxLda2k-UtGLgNdnitA) It was a great meal, starting with the nicely colored chicken and charred (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/pho-time-san-diego?select=e9cAxLda2k-UtGLgNdnitA#e9VPkHa2NdRBLpqtuwWNVw). The chicken had very good flavor and was cooked tender (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/pho-time-san-diego?select=e9cAxLda2k-UtGLgNdnitA#5VnMgp5gYE9d6KxoxWiTYg). The ground pork rolls were terrific and were very crispy. The ground pork was plentiful, savory and delicious. They came with a bit of minced carrots too (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/pho-time-san-diego?select=e9cAxLda2k-UtGLgNdnitA#pufnneF9wP8U7CNpxS5Mkg). I really enjoyed these rolls. The rice noodle were simple yet very good. I added some soy and then they were fantastic (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/pho-time-san-diego?select=e9cAxLda2k-UtGLgNdnitA#hhbfi2hboZIZf1dVX8MCXw). The been sprouts and lettuce were all fresh, and the crushed peanuts are always a great touch. All in all, it was a great bowl of food, that I would surely order again. The service was pretty good and very prompt, but I would have to say, that the servers need to smile more. They are very straight faced with little personality. It may be a cultural thing, if so, I certainly would respect that. Number 48A is bueno..... read more

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I love this place because it's always so quite & the service is so fast. I wouldn't get pho anywhere else in PB. Extra brownie points for having Christmas decorations up all year long! Try the Thai tea with boba and the crispy egg rolls. read more

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one of the classier pho places in SD. overall, I thought my pho had wonderful flavor. i was swayed by a posted photo of the seafood pho -- but I wouldnt recommend getting as a majority (all?) of the seafood was "seafood." it had things that looked like lobster, looked like scallops, etc...but please, for the price tag I should have known better :) I guess most of this stuff is seafood paste of some variety and has a congealed tofu-like texture. maybe it is tofu, i dont know. but even though everything was mock seafood (except the shrimp...pretty sure that was shrimp but ive been amazed by vegan "shrimp" so who knows) it still has a higher price tag than standard items like the rare beef or chicken - $8.50 I believe. I'm not saying it didnt taste good, I just dont think its worth it. I'll come back and get the aforementioned instead. Someone in my party got the chicken and really enjoyed - said it was basically an entire white meat chicken in there. my cousin raved about "complimentary" side bread for dipping. i believe its the bread used for the Banh mì's. ya well...its not complimentary, they charge $1.50 for it. definitely good but not worth the price. ill admit my dining for pho is mainly for cheap, quick, and delicious. so when i pay unnecessary extras like "seafood" and "bread" to make it over $10, i realize i did it wrong. also, if my tummy is gonna hurt from the weirdness of components and MSG one way or another, it might as well be cheap! all in all, pho time is worthy of its popularity...just make sure you order right. i was also given the heads up from a friend to order the rare beef on the side and put in on your own to ensure it doesnt get overcooked. good idea! read more

Pho Time - Seafood pho - Vietnamese Near Me - San Diego, California

delicious food!! service was great. restaurant is clean as well:) I would definitely come back again!

Love the Tai Pho. The beef is lean, the broth flavorful and the portion more than generous! The vegetarian pho is not as flavorful, but they offer tons of sauces to fix this yourself. Mix lightly is my own suggestion. You can always add more seasoning, but you can't take it away. This place is a great sit-down, although the service is just okay. Take-out on the other hand is terrible. The noodles clumped together. It wasn't even edible. read more

Love this place! I was in dire need of some pho, mandatory ASAP status kind! My little asian roots were seeping through my blood. I was yelping around as usual and bam, gold light shining to my eyes .3 miles away, PHO TIME!! I ordered the fried egg rolls, eye round steak soup (rare steak) and coconut taro boba blended drink. Can I tell you how amazed my taste buds were?!? Mind-blowing (okay I exaggerate) but you get the point! This place was extremely clean, great service whenever I needed something, and quiet! I've been to OB noodle house several times before but can't hear my friends talking...over here I could hear a dime fall! Also, prices are great and reasonable ranging between $5-$7. Do yourself a favor when in PB and you need a pho-king break :-) haha read more

Pho Time - Chyeah!! Rare steak - Vietnamese Near Me - San Diego, California

This place was sooooooooo good!!!! Definitely did not disappoint. Highly recommend this spot

This is my go to place for pho. I always have trouble deciding what to order but I'm never disappointed. I love the crispy egg rolls, eye-round steak pho, beef stew with bread, and rice vermicelli in the lemongrass beef soup. read more

I never thought I would find any good Asian food in Pacific Beach, but Pho Time significantly changed my perception. I started out with the shrimp spring rolls, which were pretty typical compared to any other place. Fresh lettuce, tasty shrimp, rubbery outside. For my main meal, I had the #4 pho, which pretty much comes with every meat. I love meat balls in my pho, so I had to add that as well, for a hefty $2 (well worth it). I come from a city with the highest Vietnamese population in the nation, so I've developed a pretty good feeling for when pho is good or not. These guys definitely do it right. Tons of meat, well prepared broth, and a hefty amount of noodles. Just like you would find in San Jose or Garden Grove. The workers here are very upbeat and try to make your dining experience enjoyable. This is VERY atypical for a pho place, and is probably due to the high concentration of non-Asians dining here. Nonetheless, it's a great place for pho if you live in the area and don't want to drive too far. read more

Pho Time - Shrimp Spring Rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - San Diego, California

My friend highly recommended this place! So I had to try it. We both ordered the vegetarian pho & it was so good! It comes with noodles, bok choy, carrots & tofu. Food is quick & service is friendly. I don't think this place uses msg but I could be wrong. read more

Pho Time - Vegetarian pho. - Vietnamese Near Me - San Diego, California

Pretty decent pho. Affordable. Not quite legit as what I find over on El Cajon Blvd....but the brith has a rich enough flavor. People who own/work here are very nice. Never too crowded. Very quick withealj in "to-go" orders. I like the taste and I have also had the spring rolls. Not too hard to have good fried spring rolls, tough to screw up, and these were really good. Compared with the "older" pho restaurant on garnet I like this one much more. read more

BEST Pho! Not the biggest bowl I've seen and the not the most inexpensive, but it is so bomb! It's your average small size bowl of Pho that you would get somewhere off El Cajon Blvd in a sketch restaurant with fans running all over the place... except way cleaner and less sketch. This is the first time I have ever finished a bowl of Pho. I got the rare steak and they bring you like 10+ pieces on a side plate to cook on your own. I really want to try the Vietnamese curry the next time I go. So many other combos as well that I can't wait to try! Also a great place to come when you're hungry because the food comes out in seconds and it's filling with all of the noodles. read more

The server/hostess was kind of rude when I came in. He also messed up my order. I asked for extra spout and cilantro and he gave me veggies which apparently I paid for. The only reason they are getting two stars is because the broth was really good. Besides that I will not be wasting my time going back to this place. read more

Pho Time - I just asked for extra sprouts not for actual veggies! I was wondering why I was being charged extra - Vietnamese Near Me - San Diego, California

Cute establishment! I had a hearty bowl of Pho (#8 I believe) and enjoyed watching the game near the bar area... they had two plasmas on the wall. Food, service, and atmosphere wise, I was very happy with my experience. The only reason why it's not a five star is that this place reminds me of all the other Pho places I've been to... slight identity crisis, but decent noms nonetheless. The only thing memorable about the place was the sky lighting, its location as a corner shop, and intentionally unfinished, concrete flooring. I marveled at this, but it's not really integral to the eating experience. I recommend them for a quick bite to eat -- they are fast with the service... for more details, I recommend reading Takeo T.'s review -- his might be more useful. read more

Pho Time - Vietnamese Near Me - San Diego, California

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First let me explain that I am a pho-natic. I have had pho in other amazing places in San Diego as well as in Manhattan and also Vietnam (both in the north and south). After moving to PB, I HAD to find a great place for pho. Well, this is my go-to place now. I shopped around a bit to make sure I was getting the best place. Pho is the bomb and the staff is nice. It's a big location and there are usually tables open. Hope this place stays open for a long time! read more

Pho Time - Front desk area - Vietnamese Near Me - San Diego, California

Best pho in pacific beach, The only dish I tray is the chicken pho and always take it to go, I order it handful of time and is always hot, fresh and tasty. read more

The pho here is the real deal. Beef broth with meatballs and tendons are very satisfying. You can see the gelatinous soup substance wiggle around the next day if you keep left overs. That's my judgement of damn good real broth. The beef stew they make with a loaf of crusty bread to dip is equally delicious. Their take out service during covid is quick and efficient. read more

Ordered delivery and it was disgusting. Order of 6 wings came with 4 and two had literally NO MEAT on it. 90% bone and everything was overcooked and bland. Wont be ordering ever again. read more

Pho Time - Wing with NO MEAT....WHAT?? - Vietnamese Near Me - San Diego, California

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The entire place was empty except for a table with four people at it so what does our waiter do? Seats us right next to the only other people in the restaurant of course. FAIL. Now I'm not complaining cuz I understand waiters do it to make it easy on themselves and we actually overheard an intellectual conversation about the G20 but some privacy woulda been nice. They were playing basically Top 40 music (Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, etc) so I'll let you decide if that's good or bad lol. Our food was out quickly just like last time. The Pho was good and broth was tasty. The Thai Tea was really good cuz it was kinda strong. I don't like when they just taste like milk. We devoured our food within minutes and then sat on our phones waiting for the waiter to notice. I'm fairly certain if they hadn't sat us in the corner behind a table full of guys, they wouldn't have forgotten about us... so they lose a star there. I had to hit em with the "squiggly line in the air" before they realized we're ready to leave and brought the check. Two Pho's and two Thai tea's for just under $20 and we were in and outta there in 30 mins flat... even with them forgetting about us at the end. You can't really argue with that. See ya next [Pho] time! read more

Pho Time - Vietnamese Near Me - San Diego, California

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Love pho time so much! Probably go around once a week, I always get the round eye pho. Best broth in town!! Food is always super consistent and great service, only pho place I go to now :) Really want to try the bun bo hue, curious to see if its good. Highly recommend!! read more

Delivered my pho with a bloody plastic bag of completely raw beef sitting in the bowl. The bowl had some cooked beef in it as well so I don't know why they wouldn't just cook the rest. I called them and they told me that the broth was supposed to cook the additional meat (again why was some already cooked then??). I explained to them that the delivery took 30 minutes and they put absolutely NO effort into insulating the broth to keep it hot enough to cook anything. It's just sitting in a thin plastic cup... if they get a health inspection that includes delivered food in its scope, this place would fail. Disgusting. read more

My girl was hungover in PB, even though I had my doubts about Vietnamese food in this part of town, went ahead and tried it out. I had the #1 cuz it has all the good stuff, steak, tendon, tripe and meatball yummm. Anyway the service is lightning fast, food comes out before you finish enunciating the word phuuuuuu BUT prices are higher than going to the other places, the broth is really sweet & oily, and there were so many flies! If you're in the neighborhood and craving Vietnamese, it's ok, probably order bun (vermicelli), you can't mess that up right? But otherwise wait til you can go to an area with more choices like College Grove or Kearney Mesa. read more

2nd pho restaurant we tried in PB and was not impressed. We stopped by to order an avocado shake (was ok but they used a bit too much milk) and cafe sua da (iced viet coffee). The coffee was typical cafe sua da--you can't screw that up, but our total came to about ~$8! To me, that's overpriced! Probably won't be back unless I'm in PB and don't feel like driving to Mira Mesa (cuz Pho Ca Dao has the BEST avocado smoothie--so far). :-) read more

Pho Time - Vietnamese Near Me - San Diego, California

Ok. Best broth in the world. Amazing feeling when you eat pho here But the people in general are f en rude read more

Sadly on my last day in San Diego, my bestie didn't make it. We had a lot of fun on Sunday we'll just leave it at that! But as she finally came around, I told her I needed another acai bowl, and she brought me over to the plaza where the Big Squeeze is. I saw Pho Time and said somewhat jokingly that I could go for some pho. She was quick to hop on the Pho train as we both needed something warm. We decided to just sit at the bar, as we planned to make it a rather quick meal. We quickly scanned the menu and whenever I saw that they had veggie summer rolls I suggested we order some. She had never had them before and I knew she not only needed to experience them but that she would love them! We placed our order for veg summer rolls and a veg pho. After just a few minutes our order was up! The rolls came out first. I don't know if that's what my friend was expecting them to be/look like but they were a thing of beauty. I had the rolls at OB Noodle House and I think these may have topped it. It was two rolls, that could have been cut in half, but filled generously with tofu, basil, cilantro, and rice noodles. The peanut sauce was also delicious and as always the perfect compliment to these rolls. The pho, was warm but not piping hot. We added the basil, sprouts and a little bit of jalapeno to the broth. The bowl was filled with tofu, bok choy, carrots and broc. The basil gives the broth such flavor and accented a little bit with cilantro gives it hints of sweet and spicy. The service was good and attentive since we were right at the bar. I couldn't believe how many people were coming in and out for pick up orders. The entire restaurant itself was rather busy. We walked out of there paying $11 for all that food and even had take outs! read more

Pho Time - Summer Roll - Vietnamese Near Me - San Diego, California

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Just came back from dinner with my friend and the food is amazing. I got my minced pork with broken rice and my friend had pho. Both of us were happy with our food. The service was super fast and our server was so nice. Highly recommend this place read more

Pho Time - Vietnamese Near Me - San Diego, California

Fantastic broth! Piping hot and so flavorful. First time here but won't be the last! read more

I used to go to this restaurant at least 2 per month. My family from Mexicali used to come to San Diego only to come to eat here. I am sad that is permanently closed. Someone knows why this is closed? read more

I have been here for over 5 years and the food is the best pho in PB with affordable pricing. I would 100% recommend going here if you are in the mood for pho and looking to get the most for your money. Although one thing that has me not wanting to come back. I hope the owner sees this message so they can do something about it as well. There is one employee who has curly brown hair. He has the worst attitude on the phone and in person. Honestly makes me questions whether to eat here or not. Please figure out this guys problem so you can continue to be a great pho restaurant! read more

This was my first Pho experience ever so I didn't know what to expect. I ordered the No. 1 Pho combo with a variety of meats. Thumbs Up! The soup tasted so good and I hear it's healthy too.... All the vegetables were fresh and the meats were tasty. The service is very quick and they are all polite. I would give a 5 star if I wasn't under attack by several flies while eating. LOL I love this place. Food was Excellent. I will be coming back! read more

Pho Time - Pho #1 on the menu - Vietnamese Near Me - San Diego, California

My most recent visit to this place was...confusing. It had elements that were excellent and elements that were not so much. The menu is huge and includes a lot of different combo dishes. I think there was one dish that included chicken, beef, pork, and meatloaf. I mean jeez. I don't even remember which number I ordered but it had the chicken, beef, and pork. Chicken was good, beef was okay, pork was kind of meh. Prices are outstanding, though. The restaurant itself I was also confused by as it came off as a little bit of a cheap fast food restaurant yet had some very nice decor such as a fish tank. The staff also seems like they either hate their jobs or just don't like talking. That's fine cause I don't like talking either but here it was just a little awkward. I would return based on the extensive menu but not with the excitement of going to the buffet in the same lot that's now being renovated. Overall it has its moments. read more

I am obsessed with their shrimp pho! The veggie pho is just as good! The veggie pho has a ton veggies as well as tofu.

Ordered for take out... Over $30 for only 2 of us. When we got home (about 8 traffic lights away) we opened up a tight wrapped package (so we couldn't confirm what it was) and it was not at all what we ordered. Well, we tried it anyways and whatever it was, it was horrible. Extremely disappointing!!! Be sure to bring a translator with you if you go... but whatever you do... DON'T GO!!! read more

This is the best place to get Pho in PB! The staff here are sweet and attentive. The pho is consistently tasty, the ingredients are always good and the prices are great. I've ordered a few different appetizers and they've always been good, but I come here for the large mixed beef pho and it's if you have never tried pho, this is a good example of what it should be and if you love pho, come check this place out. read more

This place is amazing! It's our "go to" for pho. Great quality of ingredients and never disappoints. They deliver the meat still raw so it doesn't get over cooked in the broth. Best in the neighborhood! read more