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    Pho Yen

    4.0 (286 reviews)
    InexpensiveVietnamese, Chinese
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    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Dat N.

    Recommendation from my younger brother so I had to give them a try. Staff and owner were very friendly, they were busy but got us seated almost immediately. Waitress took our order and food came out shortly after. The pho in my opinion was really good but the only thing is they did not offer the rare beef "thịt tái" but it's okay. They have a lot of other food they offer our waitress was so quick I did not get a chance to capture a photo or the menu. Will definitely come back and try the rest of their dishes. Come show your support if you're in the area

    Phở Đặc Biệt
    Kim T.

    The service was great! I got the Phở Đặc Biệt which is my go to order for any pho place. The vegetables were quite fresh and I liked the meat portion. The broth was decent as well. The only issue I had was with the rice noodle. It was probably cooked a bit too long beforehand because when I got my bowl, it started to get very soggy. I couldn't enjoy it that much so I ended up just eating most of the meat and broth. The ambience of the restaurant was nice.

    Very good service. Forgot the names of the items we got but everything was great, will definitely come more. Seated during lunch, busy hour yet everything was clean.

    Sesame Chicken with Fried Rice

    We ordered carry out and enjoyed the large portion sizes and felt they were at a good price. I liked the flavor of the sesame chicken but the chicken pieces themselves could be a bit more tender. The egg rolls and peanut sauce were good but not great. The workers were very friendly and kind. We would order from here again when in the area.

    P1 on the Menu
    Danny L.

    Great place for pho in friendswood! It's hard to find a good viet restaurant in the area but glad we found this one. They have a great variety of food..it's not only pho! The portion sizes are large and they come in a really unique bowl. The broth was flavorful and authentic. They give you a generous portion of meat. We also ordered the egg rolls and were surprised when they came out because they were gigantic. The egg rolls also came with lettuce which was good cause you can turn your egg roll into a healthy spring egg roll :). The service was great and everyone was very attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. If you need a good place to go to for pho in friendswood...this place is it!

    Beef vermicelli bowl.

    Ratings were good so we stopped in. Should have read the reviews first tho. First, greeted immediately and seated. Nice bright space and light crowd for a Saturday. Pricing is a tad higher than most we have been to.. We ordered the eggrolls, very good. I ordered a vermicelli bowl with beef. I had asked if i got the version with an eggroll if they could substitute wontons as Id already ordered the 3 pc eggroll appetizer. No substitutions. He talked me into the version with no eggroll for $2 less. Doesn't seem like a customer friendly approach and shorts them $2 in potential profit to boot! His demeanor was abrupt although when two asian men came in he appeared to be falling over himself to accommodate them. Just my opinion. My brother unfortunately ordered the lemon chicken. I didnt read reviews until the next day but this has been a recurring theme and they have not addressed it. The chicken comes out gray looking. Its smells ok and didnt taste spoiled but it looks bad and has zero flavor. Had to wonder if this is the new fake chicken people talk about. Even dark meat selections have some hint of pink hue but not grey and dark grey in some cases. My brother couldnt eat it. He had asked for fried rice they gave him steamed. We got it switched out but it was bland and not noteworthy. The dish was just underwhelming if not unappetizing. My vermicelli was good and filling. Didnt even take a pic of the chicken we were so taken back by the dish. We will not be back.

    Tendons and fat.

    Money Wasted & Disgusting Food I picked up a to-go order that was disgustingly wrong. We ordered the P3 beef noodle with flank and we received noodle with tendons and fatty pieces of meat. Inedible for us and a complete waste of $30.

    Kyla F.

    This is such a great place! The location is unassuming, but the food is amazing! I loved the pho, it was delicious. I got the chicken, and it had a great, fresh flavor. I was so happy my friend introduced me to this place!

    Mongolian Beef. I took out the excessive amount of bamboo shoots. No flavor. Meat was hard and tasteless. Fried wontons were gross

    Dirty restaurant., Food was tasteless Wontons overcooked. Too many bamboo shoots. Beef was hard no flavor

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    Food is excellent especially the chicken noodle soup and the lemon grass chicken! I swear the chicken noodle soup has healing properties!!!

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    Great local Vietnamese asian restaurant, food & service are always excellent. One of our favorite spots near our home

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    Best Vietnamese food in the United States, great service. Pad Thai is delicious, all the soups are great, fried rice is heavenly.

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    Always good food and the staff is so friendly! We love eating here. Definitely recommend.

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