Phở 97 — Restaurant in Honolulu

Just so so. Pho is pretty authentic and delicious here, but customer service is lacking and roaches in the kitchen have been observed. I used to like coming here for pho with my Vietnamese girlfriend, but last time we ordered broken rice plates and when my girlfriend asked the vietnamese lady working for more nuoc mam (fish sauce for eating with food) she just ignored her and walked into the kitchen and did not bring it to our table. My girlfriend and I are disabled and walk with difficulty using a cane to help us get around. My girlfriend then had to stand up and take the little dish herself to their kitchen to get more sauce. I was very upset and told them that they will not receive a tip because of there poor service and then they copped an attitude and said sorry like they didn't mean it but just wanted to shut me (the noisy, quality demanding American man) up and get us out of there. When I went to pay the lady tried to charge me $26.50 for the two plates we had. I dropped $25 dollars and will not...

We were seated very quickly and were served "tea water" right away. My wife and I found it very refreshing, for it was really simply iced tea, maybe barley tea, with lots of ice. But we saw many customers, especially Asian customers, insist on plain water or plain hot tea. Maybe if the waitress simply called it iced tea instead of "tea water", she would save herself some work. My son loved his crab paste and tomato rice noodle soup. I had the beef noodle soup with rare steak. My wife enjoyed the grilled pork over rice. Service was quick, the food was good, the dining room was clean and cool, although a little overcrowded with tables. I...

I have been searching for an authentic Vietnamese restaurant that sells Banh Khot (for some reason it’s not super common) and FINALLY found a place to satisfy my cravings 🤪.

The Banh Khot ( mini savory pancakes) is like mini version of Banh Xeo (savory crepe). It is so crispy on the outer edges and the filling is flavorful - I think its a mixture of pork(?), egg, and shrimp. It also came with a side of fresh herbs, lettuce, and the classic pickled daikon+carrots with the homemade nuoc cham.

Overall, the dish was savory yet light and refreshing. I will be coming back and trying more of their menu and more of...