Pho Ha Tien — Restaurant in Pinellas Park

This place is awesome! The staff is respectful and very kind, the food is delicious, and the store is very clean.

The food was probably the best Vietnamese food I had during my vacation here. The Cơm tấm (broken rice) was so delicious it’s crazy. They load it up with delicious meats and rice and serve it to you fresh. The pork was the best part. So juicy and so delicious! Honestly, I could say it was one of the best Cơm tấm I’ve had, period. My family also got food like pho and other dishes, and not a single one of them was bad at all.

The service was also really good. We got served fast and direct without any needless hassle or anything. They, again, were also really kind and respectful. The owners and staff treat the customers with such kindness, and it really shows in the smiles they have as they take your order and serve the food—even when they check up on you to see how you’re doing.

The atmosphere is also pretty nice. It’s not the busiest restaurant, and that means it’s relatively calm. There’s a TV in the background, and my family kept watching it and laughing, so whatever that channel is, keep it on 👍. Otherwise, it’s not too busy or anything, but it’s kept clean, has plenty of space to walk and dine, and is very relaxing.

Overall, this restaurant was one of the best restaurants I’ve had during my vacation, and I did frequently revisit it for the food. The staff is really nice and respectful, and the restaurant has a clean atmosphere with a calming vibe. I highly recommend anyone trying this place out if they want to eat Asian or...

Being unfamiliar with the area and craving pho, I ordered from the nearest Vietnamese restaurant. I've had pho at dozens of restaurants, and none have been bad, leading me to believe that pho is one of those dishes you cannot get wrong. But was I wrong in that assumption. The broth was uninspired, and the mung bean sprouts were mostly brown. That alone would not have elicited a poor review as some of the sprouts were edible. But the chicken was disgusting. Obviously hand butchered, the chicken contained cartilage and sketchy pieces, as well as pieces of skin and fat floating in the soup. It left such a bad taste in my mouth that I just threw the entire dish in the trash, Granted, I did order at the end of the evening, , and perhaps I was getting the dregs of the day. There was fresh basil included, but also a long piece of something green that looked and tasted like a weed that I thought was basil. Either the cook thought I wouldn't noticed the brown spouts, weedy basil, and fatty chicken, or they just didn't care. The the strong reviews this restaurant got, I was very surprised by the poor quality of the pho ga. The spring rolls were good, and the peanut sauce was spectacular, but the pho was simply awful, which is the reason for the...

Let me first start off saying that Pho Ha Tien is undoubtedly the finest example of 100% authentic Vietnamese cuisine, to the cultural level. Very little English is spoken here, which should be the ultimate indicator in knowing you've found the right place.

Fresh spring rolls with peanut sauce were spectacular, the ingredients were delightfully fresh and vibrant. And special thanks for them actually topping the sauce with chopped peanuts - a step often ignored in other dining establishments that serve this dish.

And the star of the show? OX TAIL PHO! It was, in a word: legendary. I felt like I was being re-introduced to the magic of pho all over again, having downed at least 1000 bowls in my lifetime already. Believe you me, Pho Ha Tien's pho is the standard, without question. Broth so clear, yet so packed with flavor. Your mind simply will not comprehend this possibility.

My gratitude for the lunch I enjoyed here cannot be expressed in enough words. It was everything I have ever wanted in a bowl of pho, and I am eagerly awaiting my return for the next one - with many, many more after.

Thank you,...