Pho Duong Restaurant Herndon — Restaurant in Herndon

Take this review with a grain of salt, they’ve only been open a couple days and it was packed.

We went for dinner on a Monday night and only had to wait a couple minutes for a table to become available. We both got the opening special which is a great deal! 2 large pho and a drink for about $25.

The good: the portions were huge plenty of meat fast, friendly service price = roughly $8 for a large bowl, normally $13ish

The not so good: broth was bland compared to the centerville location. Another customer mentioned it was better earlier in the day. Sriracha didn’t even seem to make an impact. I asked for no cilantro (stupid genetics) but there were still pieces of cilantro hiding in my bowl ruining my tastebuds randomly. the canned coke was already flat

Overall I don’t think I’ll be back. I’ll stick with Alo Vietnam or Tea...

We were seated quickly, orders taken and food delivered promptly. While the summer rolls looked just like the photo in the menu, they lacked flavor until dipped in a sweet, dark sauce. The shrimp pieces were halves. Rice noodles and greens were the only other ingredients in the roll. The hot, tasty beef broth had lots of rice noodles, some onion, beef slices and rubbery “meatballs.“ I liked being able to customize my pho with assorted condiments (hoisin, sriracha, chili sauces…), bean sprouts, basil, lime wedges and jalapeño slices. It was very filling and fitting for a cold...

I had the Bún Riêu. The broth is steaming and flavorful. The crab “patties ỏ riêu” are very tender, and easily broken apart, which is how it is exactly supposed to be, ie very authentic.

It came with coarsely shredded cabbage, which is acceptable. “Authentic and exceptional” would come with finely shredded cabbage, shredded banana blossoms and seasoned shrimp paste. Overall a very delicious bowl—I Just Want to point out the criteria for authenticity for palates that are unfamiliar with bún riêu, my fav...