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    Pho Vista

    4.2 (1.1k reviews)
    ModerateVietnamese, Noodles, Soup
    Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

    Order Pho Vista Takeout or Delivery

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Veggie eggrolls
    Angelica L.

    I love pho Vista!!!! They have veggie options, and I usually get the veggie egg rolls and veggie bun. Service is friendly and restaurant is clean!

    The Menu
    George D.

    Nice little Vietnamese restaurant, it's typically not ever busy at all, in fact I wish more people in Vista ventured into this place. They make a nice bowl of noodles and both their egg rolls as well as their spring rolls are a nice appetizer. With the amount of Hispanics here in Vista I would have expected more of them to be eating at this restaurant (in Mira Mesa and on Convoy St down in Kearny Mesa you find plenty of Hispanics love them some Phó.) I say take a chance and come support this local small business. If I could add one suggestion it would be to always either have music playing (even their own Vietnamese style music would be fine....just like Chinese restaurants play their own music) or, put the TV on and play some sports. People do enjoy watching sports when they eat. (Not sure why....but they do)

    Vegetarian pho with egg noodles and silken tofu
    Eva R.

    Pho Vista HEALED ME. I had the worst food-borne illness of my entire life, I could not eat solid food for over a week, and a friend swears by this place, she recommended I at least try it. I had the vegetarian broth with silken tofu and egg noodles for the protein, and I was very careful with the fresh herbs and vegetables that came with the meal. This pho genuinely revived me, it brought me back from the brink, it made me feel 1000x better and I am a BELIEVER. I wanted to cry and fall at their feet but I was in my house because I was too weak to go anywhere (thank you, delivery). The massive improvement I saw after two big bowls of pho from Pho Vista was more than I thought possible. Your delicious, gentle vegetarian tofu pho saved me! Fan for life.

    Beef Pho with Brisket
    Nevaeh S.

    Food was really good; we ordered the Beef Pho with Brisket, you can add up to three different meats to the beef pho. Broth was very flavorful, added some chili oil and jalapeños for some spice and it was great. Service was quick and we didn't have to wait too long for our order. Ambiance was very basic and plain, not really for aesthetics it wasn't necessarily nice. Bright lights and there are tables and booths as well. No bowl sizes to choose from but it was basically small for $14.95, tipping starts at 15%, and for five bowls of beef pho the total (including tip and tax) came out to $80.92. Overall, was a good spot to try but we probably wouldn't come back as it's like every other common pho place. Also offers delivery through DoorDash, Caviar, UberEats, and Postmates if that's more convenient for you!

    Menu!
    Katrina J.

    We visited on Tuesday at 5:20pm and they had a few tables already seated but there was no wait, which was awesome because we are very hungry! Haha I ordered pho beef soup with brisket and we'll done steak and my boyfriend ordered pho beef soup with filet mignon and brisket. The service was very quick and the lady taking our order and delivering our food was so sweet and attentive! We usually go to another pho restaurant, but on Tuesdays they are closed (we forgot). Finding this place was a happy accident! And it just so happens to be closer to our home. I will definitely be coming back if not to sit and dine, then to take some food to-go! Try it out! I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

    Egg rolls site description
    Kat D.

    Wow. Been meaning to try this for a while, and I kind of regret finally doing so. Where to start... First, it's worth noting their online pricing is outdated. I ordered the pork egg rolls and chicken curry to go. When I opened the egg rolls it looked kind of sparse. I looked back on the site and saw it's advertised as 6, not the 4 I received. Apparently they have not updated their website to reflect this. Taste wise the egg rolls were okay, very taro heavy. Could not taste the pork inside. Curry was VERY ginger heavy, and I was already sick and congested, which dulled my taste! The spicy was all burn from ginger. As someone who otherwise loves ginger flavored things, this was not it. Ginger is supposed to be an aromatic to balance flavors, but not take over the entire flavor profile of a dish, which is what it did here. It also lacked that slightly bright, creamy flavor of other Viet curries. It also might be worth noting the potato in the curry was subbed out with more taro. If you don't like taro, this is an FYI. Very different texture from potato. One piece of chicken was terribly hard and chewy compared to others, not sure if it was a reheated piece from another day, and all the chicken was quite grey looking anyway. Bread that came with it was decent. Since this was to-go, I only experienced customer service over the phone. The flair was what you'd expect, culturally speaking. Get your food and go, oh our online prices changed? Too bad. While I appreciate the experience of trying a new place, now I know to stick to good old Mr. Pho.

    Combo pho #1
    Marcel T.

    4/5 tasty hot broth, firm noodles, and lots of meat in combo Pho. 3.5/5 average service and ambiance

    Nem nuong spring rolls
    Karen T.

    I came here about 30 min before closing and definitely was rushed to finish my meal and leave before 9. They told us that they close right at 9 as I was sitting down, then took our order immediately. The food came out fast, but they also brought the check with the food. The whole time we ate, they were watching us eat waiting for us to leave. I don't blame them for wanting to leave on time, but it was definitely a pressurized situation. We ended up leaving at 9:02- I've never ate so fast in my life. We got the pho tai chin and the nem nuong rolls. The pho wasn't bad, but the nem nuong rolls were not good. They felt like something I could make easily at home, and the nem nuong was weird. To be fair, I'm a bit of a Vietnamese food snob, but with the disappointing rolls plus the poor service, I wouldn't return.

    Chicken pho
    Samantha W.

    Stopped in while running an errand in town and were pleasantly surprised. Food came out fast. The chicken pho broth was flavorful and very yummy. Was a little on the oily side though. Steamed tofu & vegetable pho was pretty good but tasted like powdered or cubed broth. Almost like knorr vegetable broth base powder. The amount and variety of veg was nice and the noodles were cooked nicely.

    Steamed Rice W/ Bbq Pork Chop And Salad & Veggie Pho
    Joriene M.

    Food (5/5 stars): Solid and reasonably priced Vietnamese spot! Ryan got the Veggie Pho and I got the Rice Plate. The BBQ Pork with the dipping sauce was chef's kiss Experience (5/5 stars): * Price: reasonable * Wait Time: no wait on a Saturday night * Service: great and friendly * Parking: they have a parking lot * Ambiance: it's a simple restaurant with indoor seating

    Great pho!

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    Arguably better than some I had in Vietnam I am guessing it is northern Vietnamese style. Great service as well.

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    Soooooo good. I don't know what else to say. Food is consistently awesome and seems to be gluten-free as advertised. Love the pho!

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    Clean restaurant, great service and great food! Perfect for families with kids too. Will definitely be back.

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    Food here was good, I would recommend the salt and pepper fish and the scallion pancakes. On their…read moremenu online it mentions them having fish and chive and vegetarian options for dumplings but they didn't have any when we got to the restaurant which meant we were only able to try the shrimp dumplings which were okay. I would love to see a consistent menu either on the website or on Yelp here! Lots of seating indoors, parking is easy, and service was also sweet as well too.

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