Pho #1 Vietnamese & Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in Harlingen

This was my first visit and definitely not my last. My fellow fa and I have never been to this layover, and we were both craving some pho. We ordered the appetizer spring rolls (w/ only shrimp and no cilantro). We first ordered our drinks. We are both lemon/ lime water lovers, so that's what we chose to start w/. Unfortunately, the water that was brought to us had a very unpleasant chlorine taste. After I got the waiters attention, he apologized and asked me if I'd like bottled water instead. I thanked him and agreed to the bottled water. To my pleasant surprise, he brought a fresh clean glass of ice and some limes. It was very appreciated and unexpected. After looking over the menu for a while, we each decided on a soup. She chose the meatball pho, and I ordered the house special egg noodle soup that comes w/ chicken, pork, and shrimp. It was very tasty. Especially w/ the ba'nh mi sandwich I chose to pair it w/. Overall, it was a great place, awesome customer service, and care, very accommodating, and the food was delicious. Definitely recommend stopping by and giving this Vietnamese/ Thai Restaurant a try if you're looking for some tasty food and good service. Until my next visit, Pho#1 staff and management 😉 Next time, I want to try the pad thai or curry and pair it w/ a bubble...

I doubt you'll read a PHO review from someone who has traveled and eaten PHO as often as I have. I'm not bragging it's just fact. I review about half the places I go and I've reviewed a few dozen places around North America.

I didn't try the other couple PHO places in this town but for the price... this Pho is for sure above average from what Ive experienced.

I had the classic Pho Tai.

GOOD portion size, properly pre cooked noodles with proper amount of noodles, and a good amount of meat as well. The broth although not perfect in my opinion, is not to be considered unflavored as perhaps another reviewer mentioned. It was salted just right.

I'd say their execution here of the Pho dish is above average. I wish they had Thai basil but they did provide a healthy portion of cilantro on the side.

Again, for the money... easily above average. No shame here. Good parking and quick service too.

1st pic is the normal bowl, 2nd pic is their extra large. To me the extra large is not big enough and does not justify the cost. If you want lots buy two regular bowls...

We got Thai food here tonight after much deliberation. Decided on this place because it was the nearest non-Tex-Mex place to where we are staying while visiting the Valley (don’t get me wrong—loooove Tex-Mex, but looking for a change of pace after over a week of it).

The food we got is not terrible (but honestly I won’t be eating much of it because it’s not what I was craving)—hence the 3 stars. The flavor profile for the pad Thai and red curry is way off from what we have ever had in several different Thai restaurants in both Washington, DC (and surrounding areas), San Antonio, and central IL (and we ordered Thai about 2x per month for years in DC and San Antonio).

The Vietnamese food here might be more on-point, but if you are familiar with Thai food in other places in the US....this is not what you might be hoping for. It definitely didn’t match my craving, not even really close. But the people seem nice and again, the food we received was hot and fresh. Just not what we expected when we ordered Thai, and not super delicious in...