Pho Cyclo Cafe — Restaurant in Bellevue

recent reviews are saying the old owners sold the place to someone new and the new broth is salty. if that is true then this review goes out to the old owners only. i used to come here 1-2 times a week to eat after class since it was the closest pho place to the bus station (2 years ago). ive never had a quality issue with their pho - it is ALWAYS the same flavor and super consistent (though the portions are small). i would come during fall and winter, close to closing time, and it’s always quiet, i was almost always the only person there. super cozy but the owners dont talk very much (there was a old man receptionist, his friend who’s always watching something on his phone, and an old lady). nonetheless i enjoy the pho a lot especially the chicken pho - super warm and comforting by the golden broth. thank you so much...

I have to be honest, this is probably the worst Vietnamese food I've ever had in my life. I came here because I work in the building above, so it's incredibly convenient. The line can be a little crazy during lunch, and so can finding a place to sit. The pho tastes... off.. and the meat was incredibly chewy, lacked flavor and I actually wasn't even able to finish my plate because I was so displeased. I refuse to come here and I literally work 6 floors above this place. I've been spoiled by incredibly good Vietnamese food in Seattle so my standards are a little bit higher, but even the Pho place down the street is worth the trip just to get food that is a little...

You can get your week’s dose of sodium in a bowl here. I separated out my broth into two bowls, added a quarter of a gallon of hot water to one of them to even the saltiness and it was still not enough. I am not exaggerating. The broth itself was not good either to be clear, just straight up S A L T. I could probably float on this unnatural body of “broth”.

That aside, the food in general was not good, in quality and taste. In fact, terrible is being nice. In a land cursed with mid-tier food and below, Vietnamese cuisine is not one of them, and it’s easy to find a good spot; this place is...