Decided to give this place another try. Shaken beef with fried rice seemed to have been preheated. Beef was chewy and old tasting. I paid $16 for a lunch plate that ended up in the waste basket. Yes, that bad! BOOOOOO :( read more

I'm super picky when it comes to my pho, but this place definitely lives up to my high standards! They even ask if I wanted vegetable broth with my vegetarian option I chose, which is very relieving as sometimes you have to specify this. What sold me was the tofu they use. Ahhhhhhmazing! My boyfriend got the seafood pho and he said the shrimp was especially meaty as well. He's pciky too, but even he liked this place haha. It was all reasonably priced as well, although it was a bit hard to find at first. Very quiet inside, but I kinda liked that. read more

The large here is pretty big, don't be fooled by the size of their bowls! Decent pho, the broth wasn't oily and they give you a generous portion of meat. I wouldn't go out of my way to come here, it costs more than your average pho place, and there's really nothing that "phonomenal" about this place. read more

I was hunger for PHO ! San Jose has a lot of super good Pho places, but I wasn't near any of them ! LOL The Pho was ok . I would come back and try something else next time. This is a small food court. Clean, good choices . they have a bunch of places to eat inside and out side. Nice area plenty parking read more

This place certainly lives up to its name, and may be making some of the best Pho in the Bay area. The beef broth is rich, dark, and complex. The basil, jalapeños, bean sprouts are fresh. What more could you ask for on a gloomy overcast day? (Their shrimp fried rice is also quite good, even though it's not on the menu). read more

Pho broth is very inconsistent!!! I've been going here since they first opened and the broth has either been bland, salty, or sweet/salty. As Vietnamese owners, how could you go wrong with a pho recipe? As for their rice dishes, don't count on any more than 6 pieces of cubed beef, honey walnut prawns, sweet sour pork etc in which you can find them buried under a mountain of onion and bell peppers. According to one of the workers, rent is expensive therefore excusing their skimpy portions? They're also very stingy on side orders -- on multiple occasions I'd order tofu with my chicken pho and they'd charge me $2 for 4 pieces of tofu. Funny because the very first time this happened, the cashier said it would cost an additional $1, then she changed her mind to $1.50, and again she said oh actually it's $2. What a rip off. This place has potential and should not use their cost of rent as an excuse for the lack of quality in their food/food portions. read more

Bad service and not so great food. Ordered oxtail special, fried chicken wings, and seafood special chow mein. Would not go back. Fried chicken was not tasty and the rest of the food lacked anything worth going back for. An overall disappointment . Made a bad choice in a place with many other options. You live and learn but after $30 plus bucks down the drain. read more

Based solely on their "summer rolls" aka fresh spring rolls. Worst I've ever had I hate to admit. See picture.

My favorite place downtown to eat Pho. I only eat chicken, and they always honor my request for white meat only. I can have all the hot sauce I want, and I always get the veggie summer rolls. The broth is great and the flavor is on point. read more

Stopped here for dinner, won't make that mistake again. My partner got the oxtail pho; the vermicelli was wadded up at the bottom of the bowl while the two pieces of oxtail weren't simmered long enough for their collagen to turn to gelatin, leaving the meat tough to get off the bones and unpleasantly chewy. I saw they offered non-Vietnamese options and tried the pad Thai. I know I shouldn't base a review of a pho spot on the strength of their pad Thai, but they chose to sell it to me so I have to take it on its merits. The sauce did not taste of tamarind or peanut or anything you expect in pad Thai; rather, it tasted like pepperoni. I received a grand total of two small shrimp when the menu photo depicted many more while the bulk of the protein was thin strips of overcooked chicken or really overcooked tofu. Many better options exist in San Jose. Pho-geddaboutit. read more

Please update the timings . I ran 10 blocks to catch them before closing only to realise that they had closed 1 hour earlier that day.

Best Pho in the Bay Area. Unique and great flavor and love the service. Vegetarian summer rolls are delicious. My kids and I love this place and frequent this establishment. read more

SUPER GREAT CHICKEN PHO. I wouldn't recommend the milk tea, as it tasted kinda like weird chocolate milk... But definitely going back for the pho because the chicken was tender and the broth was super duper tasty. read more

This review is base on their pho which I had for lunch today. Mostly noodles, rarely much meat. Soup was too sweet for pho in my opinion. Came before the lunch pho but food still took awhile to make. For $10 pho, I would rather go somewhere else. read more

This is the perfect place to have healthy, no MSG, natural pho and other Vietnamese dishes. Great restaurant for a hipster-ish lunch or casual dinner. I came to this restaurant about 4 days after they opened. It is located in the building of San Pedro Square, it's a quaint little restaurant. A modern hole-in-the-wall place, run by the nicest Vietnamese family! I ordered the Beef pho, Pho Bo, and had a seat with a few friends of mine. The lady behind the counter brought out the trays of food for us and made sure we were content with what we received. My friend took a bite of his beef sandwich and was surprised at how good it tasted, but I guess the lady took his surprised look as discontent, so she ran over to make sure everything was alright. She was not reassured by his encouraging compliments so she brought back a pork sandwich, for free! The service is great and so is the food. It really is phenomenal! read more

They have the best Bo Luc Lac (Shaking Beef) here! It is juicy, tender, and savory. You won't have to hurt your jaw trying to chew through the meat pieces here. Great portions too. You can ask to get it with red tomato rice instead of white rice. The pho is also really good because the broth is not overloaded with MSG. It has a rich flavor and I almost downed it all which I never do. Customer service is also wonderful. The couple that own it as well as the older lady are really sweet and nice! They usually bring the food out to us and are so friendly every time. Highly recommended! read more

Large portions, decent price, tastes good! We have slowly been trying out all the eateries in the Market. I liked the food well enough. If I remember correctly, we had leftovers since the portions were so large! I have certainly had better pho, but this was not bad at all! I can see us trying it again, as we work our way through the market. read more

Really tasty pho! The broth is really rich, which is hard to find these days. They ask you to order at the counter, but deliver your food to your table. read more

day after Valentine's, great service & great food,price is reasonable. I had the vermicelli noodle bowl, noodles not to sticky, great temperature n enough tasty meat n shrimp, the fiancee had the beef ribs plate and he devoured it and said best he's had, probably cuz he was hungover lol. read more

I order the Vermicelli bowl and a side of fried rice. The food was mediocre, it wasn't bad but it wasn't great I realize I went to pho spot and didn't order the Pho which I believe is there known staple. I still want to go back and try a Pho bowl. read more

Mmm...mmm...deeeelicious! Great service! Seafood Pho to die for! Shaken Beef tender and OMG Yummy!

Yummy veggie n tofu pho! It doesn't get better! :)

Pretty darn good - in a food court and great service - Pho was good, not great - fresh spring rolls were very good.

Broth is bland, food is slightly overpriced but the service is fast and friendly. Quality of ingredients is pretty fresh. read more

The budget says go here and it's close to mi casa

I ordered the sweet and sour pork and thought the food was great. The service was very friendly and helpful. I would go back to this place

I visit the San Pedro Square location most Fridays. The owners are very friendly and helpful, and I love the way they pack the to go food so carefully, with salad packed separately so it doesn't wilt. Very fresh, generous portions, and even my picky Asian friends say it is delicious. I've never seen anything but a clean plate at the end of lunch. In my opinion, the best value at San Pedro Square. read more

This place is underrated in my opinion. For the price, it was very good pho. Meat was tender and tasty and the broth had a great flavor with great seasoning and the standard accoutrement. It came out fresh and hot. For under $10, go here for your pho fix and consider yourself satisfied. I'd come back for sure. read more

Really happy to find a great pho place downstairs! Portions are generous and the food is good!

I had the shaken beef. Also tried the pho the lady friend ordered. Excellent. the beef was tender and juicy, cooked medium, with a nice black pepper saucy thing going on. The red rice was glutenous and has the most wonderful chewy texture and the flavor was very fun. The staff is incredibly personable and helped me decide since I had no clue what I wanted. Super nice. the Ingredients they use are great. the broth was light and delicate, but not watery and thin. I will gladly come back with friends! read more

Their pho is a little on the saltier side, but spring rolls are really good. Cute location inside San Pedro Square Market.

I am not a Pho expert. Food is good. I had the special with tripe which was tasty. Broth was very tasty. People were very nice. My biggest complaint is that the tables and seating was very poor. I am a big guy and it felt like I was eating in a straight jacket. Chairs not comfortable. Tables a bit rickety. Seating not as nice as the other parts of the San Pedro Square Market. Really not Phonomenal's fault but it is part of the dining experience. Will try again and I hope that I can raise them to 4 stars which is probably as high as I will go. read more

I discovered this area during a run around the neighborhood. I ordered the summer roll (appetizer 1) with veggies, meat and shrimp. It was delicious! Their service was really friendly! I would definitely come back to have this dish again. The portions are generous and the pricing is affordable. read more

Hands down, my new favorite pho place. The both was so flavorful and I was so impressed with the quality of chicken and freshness of the vegetables! Hubby got the #9 with red rice and it was awesome too. Don't know why I waited so long to try them out. Definitely will be back soon :) read more

I've had numerous problems with this restaurant. I'm a vegetarian and I've had them accidentally put meat in my food twice now. Once I ordered veggie egg rolls and I bit into one and realized there was meat. They did refund my money so that was nice. The next time, they put meat in my veggie stir fry . They charged me more to get the rice instead of the noodles but the meal comes with meat which I order without but they want to charge me more for rice. They again did refund my money but then I didn't have lunch so that was unfortunate . Anyway, I just ate here again today and their food is ok. Kinda bland. They even charge a take away fee and to top it off, I tipped them but seriously you're hard earned money is worth better spent at another estAblishment. I understand that the rent must be high but for bad service and overpriced bland food, It's just not worth it. read more

It's just okay, if you like day old spring rolls. I like to order the vermicelli salad with less noodle, more vegetables... I don't think they like me, cuz I rarely get what I request. The Banh mi is priced alright, but for some reason it seems like I always get the fattiest pieces of pork. Barf. read more

Good little stand in the middle of some kind of multi-store wharehouse. If I were a college student, this would be my stop for a quick pho often. I will probably be back...no crowds and pho was like home cooking...yum! They took my credit card unlike 99% of other Pho places. If you are stopping to see Christmas in the park or something then swinging by here is a good bet. read more

Good portion not too big delicately made! Tasty sauce! Worth 4 stars!

I never plan to have mind blowing pho. I ordered the combo and enjoyed it. I like egg noodle sometimes so I added that for $2. A little more than $$ overall but that's expected bring it n San Pedro market. What I did not like was all the paper and plastic products that go into the landfills . Wood chip stocks , plastic fork and spoon , food boat , sauce cup. It would be phenomenal if this place stepped up and went greener. read more

Terrible service. Got there at 10:00pm, waited in line for 15-20 minutes and got to the front and was denied to order although they close at 10:30. Didn't even get to taste anything. Last thought: disappointing. read more