Pho Oceanside — Restaurant in Oceanside

Things I look for in a good pho spot.

Broth must be rich, I’ve had dark and light with equal flavor. Noodles need not be bricked at bottom. Broth must not be murky from the parboil. Don’t overload the garnish of onions to overpower the herbal essence of the broth. Must use thai purple basil. Must offering add ons as I prefer tripe to tendon personally. Spring rolls dipping sauce must have fish sauce in it that you can taste, egg rolls dipping sauce, but have fish sauce you can taste. Must also offer real chili as well as sriracha. Must have lettuce to wrap the hot egg rolls in. Must offer bun bo hue as a pho alternative soup and that must be super rich with pork knuckle. Chicken pho must taste the ginger to remove the gamey taste and be more herbal than beef pho to the nose. No thumb in bowl delivery. Sorry I’m so picky, but as you can see I’m spoiled working near Garden Grove/Westminster where many places hit all my checklist.

I always liked Mr. Pho’s broth and usually preferred Yummy’s overall menu, but they have declined (that reminds me I should probably downgrade them). I do like bun bo hue at House as many places don’t have it. I love don’t hit enough of my checklist for consistent eating and with Teri’s right there I rarely don’t eat at Teri’s when in the area. Pho ever has the best overall pho, but lacks other items. They use filet which I like. Oceanside is open late and has some excellent other menu items.

It’s clean, it’s modern, they get the spoons right. Proper noodles in the soups and vermicelli dishes, proper rice (not as broken, but not a real preference). Their marinated meats (Pork) are excellent and they accommodate my fried egg needs (put that on everything if I could). Service needs improvement. For being so modern they should be more efficient. Price is decent, but if you’re a big eater (large combo, egg and spring rolls) along with a rice dish split with egg on top. It gets pricy. It’s not their fault I eat like a family of 3. They offer lots of rice for their items. Dressings were boring. Egg rolls are very good, spring rolls are no brodard’s, but still good. They go overboard on the green onion garnish. I have this feeling that people eat their pho way to basic and unustomized and that’s why they don’t like pho as much as they should. I’m a little traditional in the amount of fish sauce I need for rice dishes and rolls. I use very little sriracha as the sugar unbalances the broth, but I use real chili’s. The spring rolls are pretty tight and when they get your order right it’s good. They do not skimp on the seafood for the rice places or pho. The drinks are modern and refreshing though I would have preferred a traditional self pour (unleash if you will) Vietnamese coffee. I dig the logo. Wish they offering porridge, blood cubes and more not so “westernized” offerings. Feel unsatisfied without desserts and where are the meatballs. Can someone please do bo ne in San Diego too. Bathroom could feel less stark, less In N out and more Japanese restaurant (usually keep the bathroom well away from the eating area)

I love the approach of a modern design, modern looking menu, unintimidating menu of simplicity. Fresh ingredients. It’s a place that will enter my rotation of pho in North County more on the overall side than...

I’ve been here multiple times and have experienced rude and judging customer service mostly every time. But today was by far the worst experience that honestly kind of hurt my feelings. I had been in there yesterday to order rice to go and they sold it to me with no issue. I went in there again today and the man helping me didn’t want to sell me anything on the menu. First I asked to buy rice with a pan fried egg that was listed on the side orders. He told me I can’t get that and after asking why he told me the menu had not been updated. So I decided on just rice with a soda and and he told me I’m not allowed to get rice to go. After telling him I was just here yesterday and got the same thing he said his manager called and got mad that they sold me rice and I could no longer purchase rice to go. Not to assume, but it felt like the guy was the manager and they just didn’t want to sell me rice. I’ve bought other things here before not always just rice, and have always tipped and been pleasant so I really just felt discriminated against a bit. I definitely will no longer be coming here. You can feel a bad energy and like they all talk about you after everything you say or Order. They’ve also told me before when asking for extra soy sauce packets to go that I did not need more and I was using too much. I don’t really think it’s their place to say how much soy sauce I use. I was also getting food for other people. They’re extremely rude and made me feel awful. I wouldn’t give these people...

My girlfriend and I were in the Oceanside area looking for a welcoming Pho restaurant. We chose Pho Oceanside due to its 4.5-star rating, which typically suggests high customer satisfaction. Having tried other Pho spots for both enjoyment and critique, I was genuinely disappointed with our meals here. I ordered the Rare Steak and Tendon Pho, while my girlfriend requested Pho with only tendons and an extra serving of tendons. They initially brought her the wrong dish, including Rare Steak, even though she had specifically asked for tendons only. My dish also contained minimal amounts of rare steak and tendons, despite our request for extra tendons. She also mentioned that one of the spoons had an odd bleach-like taste. Additionally, the waiter never checked on us, and the atmosphere felt unwelcoming and strange. Overall, it seems that many restaurants we visit lately are struggling to provide positive experiences for customers. Honest reviews only. Overall, for the price we paid, quality and quantity of food, professionalism of the staff, and atmosphere, I will rate this establishment 1.5...