Pho Kapaa — Restaurant in Kauai

8.9.17 had the papaya salad with pork and shrimp. 5 out of 10. The essential sauce was lacking flavor. True to Vietnamese sauce it has to be made with fish sauce, sugar, garlic, water and some chili. The sauce here at Pho Kapaa and Pho Kauai are simply bland, bland and more bland. Next came the staple Vietnamese noodle Pho. I had the tendon pho, wife had the special and child had the flank & meatballs. While the place does have the aroma of Pho the flavoring was close to authentic but the salty level was not enough and the sweet taste of pho was not quite there yet. I give them more credit for using fresh pho noodles which is harder to find. Over all, it's an 8 out of 10 but no way is it a 10. Service here is a lot more friendly than Pho Kauai (save $ stay away) I guess it's the best Kauai has to offer since it may be difficult for the island to get the right ingredients to make pho or maybe not enough Vietnamese here so these 2 Pho places only to cater to non Viet people so the Pho does not have to be so authentic :( Sadly tho, it should still be 100 effort to make the food superior no matter where in the world the...

This is a ZERO STAR rating but app would not post. Had to change the star.

Hands down the WORST pho I have ever tasted in the last 40 yrs!! I have easily eaten over 100 different places serving pho and this is not even close in comparison to the others.

“Authentic” is an exaggeration. If a place is going to have “Pho” in their name, they should at least have the decency to make the pho taste right. How do you call yourself a pho place and your pho soup taste like water.

Every single bowl of pho soup in my party of 6 tasted like water with a hint of pho soup base flavoring. If you are drunk and desperate then maybe it would suffice.

I disagree with the local guide reviewers on here. They should be honest when it comes to food. Pho is pho no matter where you make it or who you serve. Make it right or don’t serve it at all. It’s disgraceful.

But, if you believe I am full of it, then give it a try. Eat at your own risk. Pho connoisseurs, BEWARE! You may have to visit...

Pho Kapaa is a small Vietnamese restaurant in a fairly large shopping strip mall. In the past few years, economic changes and Covid have caused a lot of neighboring businesses to shutter their doors, but Pho Kappa has withstood those challenges and I am so happy to see they are still in business. Every year I visit them, I breathe a relieved breath knowing I can get a bowl of delicious pho when I’m feeling homesick. They use high quality ingredients and the food is very tasty. We’ve had just about everything on the menu with no complaints to report. The broth has depth and the veggies are fresh and crunchy. The portions are very good as well. The family who own the shop are very friendly to families and small children and are hard working and kind. There’s lots of parking in the shopping center and even when they’re busy, it’s never too long a wait before...