Pho Ao Sen — Restaurant in Livermore

I rarely crash out, but this place made me so upset. 4.4 stars on Google? If this place is 4.4 stars, I'm a unicorn. I have been to dozens of pho spots across the world, and I have never been so let down. I'm Asian and you can count this as a credible review. Do not come here, do not waste your precious time, money, and calories on this place. I have not been so disappointed in a restauraunt in years. Oh man, let me paint you a picture real quick. I handpicked this spot that was #4 on Yelp and drove out 15 minutes out of the way bc I trusted the reviews and pictures.

First of all, you're basically paying $20 for a bowl of large bowl of pho. $18 for a medium. You will not pull the bowl trick on me. There was probably 4-5 bites of noodles in my large pho and 3 thin slices of meat. I measured my large portion to my girlfriend's medium portion and I just felt so disrespected. Both portions were the skimpiest thing I've seen. I'm not trying to be cheap by any means - I don't care about how much money I pay for food if it's good. I'M A REAL EATER. But for pho standards this is taxed - and if I'm paying this much for a bowl of noodles, it better not taste like dishwater. I told the owner how I felt as well. He thought I refund would make up for it but I would rather he just did a better job. He knows back home that this bowl is $2 to $3 dollars and he is serving a disgraceful bowl of pho. I get we're in Livermore, but don't try to serve some lazy gentrified flavorless pho. Also the Vietnamese iced coffee just tasted like some vanilla creamer. Do you know how hard it is to mess up a cup of Vietnamese coffee and a bowl of noodles and soup?

No spoons or napkins at our table as well. We asked for napkins multiple times, they never came. I had to go to the bathroom to get napkins to wipe off the grease on my hands from these 3 eggrolls for $12. Every pho spot I've ever been to, they take your order within 5 minutes. This place took almost 15 min to take my order and it wasn't even packed out.

This place is STINGY and a RIP OFF. Service is horrible, food is horrible. I've never had a pho spot make me feel so out of character and crash out like this. Disgusting, wouldn't come back here if you paid me. I feel betrayed by all these reviews. Do better owner. My mind is blown I even have to write this review. This was a disgrace and I was embarrassed...

We had the pleasure of dining at Pho Ao Sen restaurant that exceeded all expectations. The spacious and welcoming atmosphere immediately set the tone for a wonderful experience, while the friendly and attentive staff made us feel right at home. The music selections were both relaxing and eclectic, adding a unique charm to the overall ambiance (playing The Weekend track).

As for the food, it was nothing short of superb. I highly recommend the beef noodle soup and rice plates—they were both flavorful and satisfying. The only suggestion I would offer is to expand the dessert menu, perhaps adding options like mango sticky rice, which would perfectly complement the meal.

Overall, this restaurant is top-notch and absolutely worth revisiting. In fact, I would go so far as to say that Michelin should stop by and try their elevated cuisine. This place truly stands out as a...

Well it was nice at the start. My husband, his cousin, and I went inside and we were greeted right away and the kind man sat us down at a booth. The food was okay and service was nice. However after my husband PAID what we ate and walked outside of the restaurant one of the women follows us outside as we walked to our car and asks if they had done something wrong. We all looked at each other confused and then she proceeds to say because we didn’t leave a tip is why she asked if they had done something wrong. No one should HAVE to tip, in reality. The worst part was that she followed us outside as if we were crooks who didn’t pay for their meals. It all began so nicely before the owner or employee decided to follow us outside because my husband didn’t tip. Will not be returning to this place. What horrid education to make customers look as if we hadn’t paid what we...