Pho Cafe — Restaurant in Daly City

I have had plenty of pho in my life. Both made at home and at the restaurant.

The pho there, to be honest is pretty bad. I almost decided not to eat it as soon as I tasted the broth. Their spring rolls are pretty big but full of lettuce, and the only way I could finish them was to dip them in their mediocre sauce that came along with it. This is my second time coming here. My first time was a banh mi pickup, and sandwich wasn't good at all. Icame back here again to give it a second chance and verify if the food quality I had the first time was just an "off" day. Well, the pretty much confirmed that they have no idea what they're doing. They have the right ingredients and right menu item, but their execution and cooking dedication at producing worthwhile food is not at all in the picture. The owners are only there to make a quick buck, not caring at all how their food taste like. The staff is nice and courteous though....but you don't go to a restaurant because they have nice staff, more because they have good food. Sorry I tried my best but I won't be back unless I have $80 I want to waste. This second visit more than confirmed that the owners don't know what proper vietnamese food should taste. They just hide behind instagram-looking food and ride on the vietnamese food reputation to make...

Ambience was nice and the employees were all really nice! However, the dishes took a really long time to come. Crab meat & tomato soup: the soup was absolutely bland. Have you ever tried putting tomatoes on boiled water? Yeah, it tasted exactly like that. The tomato wasn't even boiled/cooked. It looks like it's fresh from the garden/market and dumped into the bowl after they pour the hot water/"broth". Grilled pork chop noodles soup: opposite of the tomato soup, this is too salty/sweet not in a good way. I think tasted more like instant pho seasoning that you can get in asian stores. The pork chop on the other hand, is more in the bland side but the seasoning also tasted off.

I'll give them points for the portion though. For small bowls and their price, they are huge and have a...

Came here on a Saturday night for a pho fix with my husband around 6:30-7pm. It wasn’t full or empty, so we got seated right away. There’s a tv in our nook to watch football so my husband appreciated it. We had cha goi (fried egg rolls), pho, and garlic noodles with chicken. The fried rolls were good as it came with noodles and veggies to wrap with. The pho was also solid, but the garlic noodles disappointed me a lot. The noodles were all stuck together and not in separate strands, and overcooked as it was very soft and mushy. Chicken lacked flavor as well :( better to stick to other dishes next time but service was friendly, though. Around $20 per person for the...