Pho Horn's — Restaurant in Pawtucket

8/6/25 around 12pm —I had been thinking about visiting this restaurant for a while, and since I skipped CrossFit today (don’t judge me—lifting chopsticks also counts as exercise, right?), I decided it was the perfect time to stop by. After an audition for an Apple TV show, I thought, “Why not treat myself?” Of course, the universe tested my patience with traffic, and I kept thinking, “Please don’t let this be one of those overhyped places where the menu is better than the food.” I’ve been to Vietnam before and loved every bite of food I had there. Today I wanted to cheat on my usual Pho spot near my house—yes, a little culinary betrayal—and try something new. When I arrived, the place looked nice and cozy. I chose a corner seat because I like to read when I eat, but the back area was so dark I almost needed night-vision goggles. I had to turn on my phone flashlight just to read the menu. Thank God I grabbed a free Little Rhody magazine. I flipped through it while waiting for my coffee and food— I didn’t want to overwork my eyesight and I also didn’t want look like the weird girl staring at wall and looking at my phone in the shadows , well, blue light is surprisingly strong .

My waiter, Henry, was a quiet-looking guy with tattoos that said, “Don’t let this calm face fool you.” He’s from Cambodia, and I swear he looked like someone who probably trained in Muay Thai but now just serves summer rolls with deadly precision.

The coffee? Excellent. I had two cups because one is never enough when it’s that good. I ordered Pho Tai with flank, which was me stepping out of my comfort zone because I usually stick to my beloved Pho Tai. It was a risk, but I liked it! Since my allergies were acting up, I spiced that soup like there was no tomorrow. The result? I was breathing like a newborn baby—miracle healing through chili power.

The soup came in a “small” size, which, honestly, looked like a medium to me. Great portion. The only thing I would change next time is the lighting in the back—it’s hard to read when your eyesight is negotiating with the shadows. But the service? Excellent. The food? Fantastic. I’ll definitely come back… as long as my usual Pho place doesn’t find out I’m...

Today was a perfect day for Pho. In fact, your body was begging for it. An artic weather front brought single digit high temperatures to our area from our neighbors to the north. Getting a family consensus for what lunch should be took no time at all. Pho!

Being unfamiliar with the Pho restaurants in the Providence area, we consulted the internet for ideas. We were about three miles away from Pho Horn’s in Pawtucket, so we headed over to grab some hot and salty goodness. It did not disappoint.

The restaurant was hidden in the plain sight of an unceremonious strip mall. It was rather LA-esque except for the temperatures that the polar vortex had gifted us. All the more reason for Pho!

We ran inside, literally, and found a full house. It was a mix of families, twentysomethings, and a few couples. We were quickly acknowledged by the staff and advised that it would be about ten minutes before we were seated. Several times during our short wait we were told that we would be seated shortly.

I ordered the Pho with steak. It was very flavorful and comforting. My son chose the fried Vietnamese noodles with chicken. The dish was sweet, savory and awesome. The servers were attentive, but not too much. The food was terrific.

Bottom line: Great service and very reasonably priced. If you are in the Pawtucket area and are looking for Pho this is the...

My mother found out today that her cancer has shrunk and wanted to celebrate with the family by taking us out to dinner to advise. My beautiful Mom decided to take us to Pho Horn as we as a family usually go there once a week if not once every other week depending. We've never had an issue, until NOW. I order a Lrg #20, Beef Pho, add meatballs. Order comes out and there is tripe in it (yuck)! Call the waiter over right away, and advise the issue (show him the nasty tripe. He apologizes and takes my bowl. He comes back no more than 3 minutes later advising "here is a fresh bowl"! Mind you at first glance, the meat is already cooked, half the noodles I had prior for a large pho, loss in broth, and less meat/meatballs. You can clearly see the difference in the other large bowls at our table. Clearly, all they did was pull the tripe out of my bowl and took some noodles with it (mind you the price difference between a med and lrg portion! I even went as far as to ask the waiter "does that look like a large to you"? His reply.. "yes" as we all can clearly see from the other large bowls on the table the difference. Don't insult my intelligence and I won't insult yours. I will not be returning. That's a damn shame. Over a 10 cent bowl of soup. smh.. Mom spent $237 this evening with tip. Yes, even a good tip....