Pho Real Saigon — Restaurant in Denver

Had eaten in previously and enjoyed the Sesame Chicken and Lemongrass soup. However, ordered delivery last night and was pretty appalled at the service and quality of the food.

The restaurant called us to come pick our food up, as "nobody was coming to pick it up" they said. No problem. We leave our home to grab the food. We get there 15 minutes later, and the person at the front said they gave it to the delivery driver and he's taking it to our house -- despite literally just calling us telling us to come get it. Great, wasted some time and gas, pretty stupid but alright...

Get back home, another 15 minutes, and we've beaten the delivery driver there. Fiddle around for another 15-20 minutes as the person can't find our house for some reason. (Not docking Pho Real Saigon for this).

However, the food itself was just bad. Crab rangoon had no crab in it, cold and chewy. Heated that up in the oven, still chewy and not good. The sesame chicken was chicken scraps, and not the nice large pieces we had previously gotten when eating here.

Then the Pho with rare beef and the meat balls. Probably the worst bowl of Pho I've ever had. Completely bland. The broth was more like salty water, none of the typical spices were present like Star Anise. No porkiness. Just a bland mess. The Vietnamese meatballs also miraculously had no flavor, no msg, salt, or even fish sauce, shockingly bland. And the rare beef came in a blood filled plastic bag -- I'm not usually turned off by this stuff, so just dropped it in the broth that I simmered on the stove. I mean, just LOW quality meat. I fed it all to my dog. At least she loved it.

Not ordering...

I want on The 1st of this year, the night was amazing before I visited this Nasty Place. I don't get why this place has good reviews it was terrible. Got there at 7:00 pm. It wasn't too busy at the time, about 5 other people In the restaurant. I started to get a bad feeling when the server seemed really anxious and didn't seem to know what she was doing. My friend and I Ordered Pho, One With Just Steak and another With Steak and Shrimp, and asked if they Had Bobas Available in Thai Tea, and she assured us that they did. When they brought us our food they gave us just Thai Tea, no Boba. We were gonna cut them some slack, but then about 45 minutes later we had finally received our pho. Then it really went Downhill. We Got Both of them Shrimp, when we realized they messed up we tried to get it corrected and they brought us just steak enough for one person. Wow. So disappointing. The Broth for the soup tasted like a Mix of Sweat and Rats. Almost ran out from there but being a good person I paid. And when we got the receipt they tried to charge us EXTRA for the shrimp in THEIR MESS UP. DO NOT GO HERE, THE PHO RESTAURANT DOWN THE STREET IS...

I brought my family here for dinner last night. The staff was extremely friendly and attentive. The waiter took the time to explain some traditional dishes and shared recommendations that were spot on. In my photos you will see some of the dishes we ordered. We had Spring Rolls, Egg Roll Noodle Bowl, Mongolian Beef Plate and a Combination Pho.

All of the food was fantastic. The flavors and quality were on point. This Pho is the best I've ever had. The broth was light and flavorful and wasn't overly salty like some other Pho places I've been to. The meats were sliced nice and thin and very plentiful. They did not skimp on the ingredients. The herbs provided were very fresh and clean.

The restaurant was very clean and well kept. The atmosphere was comfortable with nice music playing but soft enough to have conversations with everyone at the table.

This place also does awesome take out service. I watched the waiter taking good care and preparation of the to-go meals before the delivery service picks up.

Over all this is the go to spot for Pho in South Denver. I will keep it on my list for sure. ...