Pho Hoa Noodle Soup - Homestead — Restaurant in Cupertino

Update 12.17.23. This pho hoa is definitely better than the de Anza one, and it's cheaper too. I ended up downloading the app and getting a few gift cards. I order through the app maybe two to three times a week now, and the steak and brisket pho I get is only $13.95 before tax. definitely cheaper than the de Anza pho, and it's crazy because the quality of all the ingredients is better too. Also, through the app rewards, I seem to get almost one free egg roll every time I go in. Makes me very happy 🙂. Service is good too. Since my last post, I have basically not had to wait more than one or two minutes after arriving to be able to pick up my order. This place is awesome!

I tried two different pho hoas, this one on homestead, and the one on South de Anza. Homestead one it's a little more expensive. Around $18 for a regular after tax. I'll split it between meals or split half as a meal and half as a snack later because I'm poor for now lol. I'm not a huge eater, so the amount this homestead one gives is enough for around 2 meals for me. Service was a little bit slower though, but might be because I went at a busier time (~1:20pm) The one on South de Anza is a little bit cheaper. Around a $16 after tax. Definitely not enough to split between meals. But the service is much quicker. It has always been ready and waiting for me as soon...

Based on the photo in their menu, I ordered their seafood soup to go because it looked awesome.

When I opened it, there were 3 tiny shrimps instead of three large juicy prawns like on the photo, absolutely no squid, unlike those 4 juicy pieces of squid on their menu photo, 3 over-boiled piece of salmon, that literally tasted like cardboard because they were overcooked, and a bunch of cheap fish balls that are jot even in the photo.

The photos were taken by a professional photographer and most likely a long time ago, and they DO NOT reflect the reality of what you get today.

This restaurant cuts the corners and deceives their customers, I can’t recommend it unless you like to be lied to.

Another thing to note: I ordered a take out and they told me to wait 10-15 minutes and they would call me, so I sat in front of the register, but 20-25 min passed and I went to check on my order because it was way too long, and there it was: sitting on the take out table inside their kitchen, but nobody even had a remote thought to notify me that it was ready. Excellent service! They charge you for the take out plastic as well, so I guess I was “lucky” they did not build-in tips into their price like other pho restaurants are...

Visiting the area and this is my favourite restaurant for fresh, enjoyable food. Good quality hand sanitiser at every table. Decent restrooms. Seating area beside restrooms so you can wait if needed. Very friendly and professional staff, esp the one shorter, slim young lady who is always smiling, she's always very pleasant. But they're all very nice. You're allowed to share food, different staff have asked about whether I'd like to share as I don't specify my own order usually (i have my partner give my order so we order in one go). Which he also thought was considerate of them to check (and bring an extra bowl etc). Only one type of bahn mi sold and it's really nice and comes with fried egg. Pho is yummy with plenty of meat and veggies. But my fav is their summer roll that I've gotten others onto as it's really nice and fresh. Always feels clean overalll, and has a bright and...