Pho Hong Long — Restaurant in Alondra Park

A couple of friends and I stopped in here for dinner on a rainy weekday night. None of had been here before; we were just looking for a well-rated pho place somewhere between Long Beach and West LA and this seemed to fit the bill. It's a pretty good-sized place and was clean. It was also all decked out in Christmas stuff and had a particularly annoying motion-sensored Santa that would boom out "Merry Christmas!" and "Ho Ho Ho!" every time someone moved anywhere near it. After about the 20th time we were totally over it, but then a baby started crying nearby and we traded one annoyance for another. Anyhoo, on to the food:

We ordered their basic combo pho, and the small bowl was big enough for me, even though I was pretty hungry. It was good, but I can't say it blew me away. The produce, meat and noodles were all fresh and the broth had a good flavor--it was a perfectly good bowl of pho and hit the spot. The waiter helping us out had limited English but was very friendly and smiley, which is pretty unusual for a place like this, but then again looks like they cater to a largely...

After picking up some stuff for work nearby, I wanted a nice bowl of pho. I saw this place which reminded me of another place in long Beach that used to have the same name. The pho was good. Nice flavor to it. The noodles it self could've been better. It was a little mushy. I usually order an extra side of onions. While I love lots of onions, this was a bit much and I felt bad not eating it all. Overall it's a nice place for pho. The server was a bit weird. He would come by and ask how things were randomly but when I actually needed a refill of water he would not come or when he would walk by he would look the other way to...

The first thing that I noticed was the dark broth. I wish broth was clearer, cleaner, and more appetizing. However, the broth was very tasty and flavorful. Not too sweet and the spices did not overpower the broth. The portion was very generous as well, loaded with meat and noodles. Fresh herbs were provided as well. I loved that they have chili oil and it just elevated the flavor to another level.

The fried spring roll was fresh and homemade, not frozen. Service was a bit lacking though. I have to flag the guy down...