Pho Dai Loi — Restaurant in Forest Park

Raw shrimps ALERT!! Big no no. The server looked at us like we were crazy, 4 of them were raw, one of my friends already ate it completely without knowing, luckily one of us stopped and noticed the raw shrimp. We told them about it so they brought out 1 order but we ordered 2 (4 fried shrimp rolls total, 2 per order). No apologies from the servers. That's not the only reason why it's one star. The pho tai bo vien: the broth was not clear, didn't taste like a bone marrow rich broth, more like a water downed broth with extra seasonings. The meatball has a weird texture, like ones that you leave in the freezer for too long, the thinly sliced beef is not tender and have a hard texture even though it is "rare". My friends ordered 2 com bo luc lac (shaking beef with rice) only one came out, after waiting for more than 15 minutes, we asked and it turned out they forgot the order. But they did get it out quickly after the initial mistake of forgetting an order. I got a taste of the shaking beef, this is not your usual shaking beef flavors, it has a weird ketchup taste with 5 spices (ngu vi huong). Again, the beef has a hard texture, so I guess they use a sub par quality of beef at this place. They charged me for the raw shrimp rolls, so I told the cashiers, the shrimp rolls were raw; she just look at me and say oh I am so sorry. I was still charged for uncooked shrimps. I think 1 star is pretty generous for the experience plus the food I've today. Would never recommend anyone here. Stay away...

I give this place two stars only because the pho was warm (not HOT) warm. My favorite thing to eat in the world is pho and I have been to well over 25 different spots in the past 5 years. This spot is by far my least favorite experience . Upon arriving I was not greeted I was actually ignored . I had to walk up to the counter to get service and this is a sit down restaurant. I ordered the pho with flank and tripe and also the fresh rolls . The fresh rolls were not fresh and shrimp tasted like they had been cooked much prior as they were rubbery. The pho was less than appetizing and had very little flavor even with the traditional toppings , extra jalapeño and chili oil. I was served water after I got my food and appetizer and no one ever checked on me . When I was done one of the male workers came to my table and asked me rudely "what do you want ?" In terms of covid the staff all still have mask on and they even give all disposable utensils which is a major plus ! I will end this on a pleasant note by saying that they give you way more than enough food and the prices are reasonable. They unfortunately do not have vegetarian pho for people who are wondering (that is typically what I eat ) I take this as...

This is a wonderful restaurant the people are friendly and courteous to people not used to Asian traditions and off food items. My mom showed me this place she has been several times and I have been several times since we ate here for lunch. There have many wonderful items and for those otakus out there ie anime enthrusients and Asian pop culture they do have bubble tea also known as boba tea. They have many tradiotional items most of their food dishes are soup broth based. They have items that are great for newcomers and food dishes for more traditional eaters as well the owneers want to make sure that you have the best expierence possible and that you are not grossed out by odd items that you are not expecting the ownder helped my mom order off of the menu and told her to order this with out that and she did the waiter brought it to her with that in it and the owner came by nd politely swooped it away and told the waiter to take that out of it needless to say she enjoied her meal and was very impressed that the owner cared enough to make sure that she had a delightful meal I have enjoied every visit they food is wonderful and satisfying you can see many generations...