Phovorite Vietnamese Kitchen — Restaurant in Los Angeles

I'd been coming here a few weeks for place that did both Thai and Vietnamese okay, but not well.

Yesterday evening I went to grab some food like usual and the waiter (frosted tips - I should've known) tried to tell me that there was a mix up with my bill the last time I came in and he would be charging me for it this time.

He kind of threw this on me as soon as I sat down, so not sure how to take it, I nodded my head and went to wash my hands and clear my head.

When I came back, I went up to the counter and asked the guy what he meant. He told me that there was a mix up with a "Thai Iced Tea" which I have never ordered at that place and when I pressed him, he seemed to collapse.

The whole thing felt mega scummy/scammy and I will never eat there again.

I mean has anyone ever heard of a place trying to charge you three days later on your next visit for vague meal charges they can't seem to verify?

This was so sketchy and...

Me and my boyfriend first tried this restaurant a couple months ago and I really enjoyed it. I had a steak salad which was very fresh and flavorful and my bf ordered mango shrimp salad and Thai pho. The latter he didn't enjoy very much, because he found it to be salty. He knows his pho, because he is Vietnamese. Mango salad was amazing and I got to have a little bit of it as well.

We came back here last Saturday while in the neighborhood to have the same salad and try something new. Boyfriend had the seafood soup which was pretty tasty, but a little too sour in my opinion. The mango salad kind of shrunk in size compared to the first time we had it here. Not a good sign. Service was also not friendly this time. Granted they were busy on Sat night and were also handling lots of orders to go. I would still recommend this place, but with a less enthusiasm compared to the first...

Reason for visiting: dinner with co worker Date/time of visit: Tuesday night, ~7:00 PM Parking: free; shared with adjacent businesses. Can be hard to find parking in the lot; there's street parking if the lot is full Party size: 2 Environment/ambience: small, cozy restaurant. One TV (no sound) with cooking/food type of things on. There is outside seating, 2 tables. Vietnamese restaurant but not Vietnamese owner, FYI Service: was good. Came around often. Spoke English so makes things easier. We ordered egg rolls and calamari (initially Phovorite wings but changed our mind) but they accidentally made the wings so we cancelled the calamari Food: was good. I had the Charbroiled Pork chop and a Thai tea, which was pretty good. 3 pieces of pork chop. Thai tea was good too (no boba). Cost: I didn't pay 🤭but it was ~$80 for 2. Kinda expensive for Pho but the...