Pho District DFW — Restaurant in Fort Worth

Overall disappointing dining experience. I’m not sure if we caught them on a bad day, or if they need to re-train their employees. We arrived on a rainy Friday afternoon. When we entered there were two people seated on the sofa either waiting for others to arrive or for to-go orders. The man at the concierge asked how many and we told him. He then proceeded to just stand there as if we hadn’t said anything. After several moments of silence, I asked how long of a wait and he responded 15 minutes.

I walked my son to the restroom and observed that the majority of the tables were empty. I realize that it is hard to staff a restaurant nowadays. However, there were employees just standing around. Once we exited the restroom I was surprised to see that my wife and other son were already seated. We made our way over to sit with them and that’s when we sat there for a good 8-10 minutes before we were even greeted or orders taken.

Although we were seated right in the middle of the other tables and there was an active server coming and going, I mentioned to my wife that perhaps we had another server. That unfortunately was not the case. The same server that we saw was indeed our server.

We placed our order and the food arrived. We ordered an appetizer and three bowls of pho. Once we finished the appetizer another server appeared at our table and started just taking plates away. My wife had asked for lemons and the server took them away as she was cleaning the other items away. It was at that moment that they began rushing us. I looked back and noticed that a crowd was starting to gather in the small lobby. We were not even halfway finished with our pho when the server popped up and asked if we wanted desert. We declined and she popped back up within 5 minutes asking the same thing again. She then placed the check on the table.

The last straw was when my son was finishing up his Pho and she reached over to take his bowl. I told her that he was not finished to which she replied, “well I guess he just takes his time doesn’t he?”

I should have asked to speak to the manager but at this point I was just ready to go. We are always aware of not tying up a table and we have never been ones to sit for hours on end. Very unprofessional and not worthy of receiving any more of my money. Would...

I strutted in on a Monday evening, craving some of that Vietnamese goodness. I had my eyes set on those tantalizing chicken spring rolls, the sizzling chicken, and the sizzling beef with a side of fried rice, just to keep things interesting. Let's talk about it.

Now, when I plopped my behind down on that tiny table, I gotta admit, I thought it was gonna be a cozy little romantic dinner for one. But hey, the closer the proximity, the closer we are to the food, right? That's some next-level strategy from the Pho District, folks. They knew what they were doing.

Now, let's get real here for a second. Pho District may not be the most authentic Vietnamese joint in town. It's more like a flirtatious affair with Vietnamese cuisine, giving you just a taste of that exotic flavor. It's like Vietnamese food went on a vacation and sent a postcard back to Pho District, saying, 'Hey, wish you were here, but I'll settle for being inspired by you.'

But here's the thing that won me over, folks: the waitress. She was on it, like she had some secret sixth sense for detecting an empty glass. Before I could even lift a finger, she was there, refilling my drinks with the precision of a hawk eyeing its prey. It was a beautiful dance, I tell ya. I love when a server anticipates my needs like that, 'cause let's face it, I'm not great at articulating my desires. So, kudos to the attentive waitress at Pho District, you've got some skills.

Now, I may not have had the most authentic Vietnamese experience at Pho District, but I gotta say, it was still a damn good time. The food was like a sultry dance on my taste buds, leaving me wanting more. And let's not forget the playful ambiance, the buzzing energy that made me feel like I was part of a secret food society. Maybe that's the real inspiration here, the feeling that you're in on...

Here is an honest opinion, My boyfriend and I checked out the review before coming here because we love pho and always like to check out new pho places. The online review was very promising with a 4.0 star but I was hesitant when I saw the menu which didn’t have those original pho order. Still we went in and the place look great, it was a cool area but there is no close parking, we had to leave our car at a near by park. The restaurant has a very nice decor with a bar and it was clean. The waiters however didn’t wear uniforms surprisingly as the place look expensive and the food is expensive. I order the Pho Bo and my partner order the Sizzling Beef. I have work at a Vietnamese pho restaurant before and I know what an authentic pho taste like as I seen one made before but their pho wasn’t worth the $13, I had better pho that taste authentic at lower prices. The Sizzling Beef tasted great but the proportion was so little for $14, we order from the rice plate but the rice literally came in a little bowl on the side. If you just want to have that experience of a nice restaurant at Fort Worth downtown sure come here but if you actually want your money worth, go somewhere else. The food doesn’t taste bad at all but it is not worth the price, also the restaurant only had two sauces(hoison & saracha) for pho while even cheaper pho restaurants have hoison, saracha, chilli paste, & chilli oil. It is overpriced but that understandable since it downtown but the food should be just as good as the price and worth the money. (We aren’t coming back here, no offense but who put chicken on pho ??? I’m saying this because half of their pho menu have chicken in it, I’m sorry if I offended anyone but I’m more offended as pho is a beef soup at least the...