Pho Hoang Vietnamese Cuisine — Restaurant in Sacramento

Very clean & neat (could do w/o the idols/graven images, but it's their establishment...). I was the only Patron 1/2 hr. prior to closing, so of course (?) Waitress was very attentive and cordial. No hot tea, but I endured. Table had a slight wobble. Dinner came quickly; hot & fresh, vegetables not overcooked. Very generous portions. Dinnerware, silverware & glassware were heavy, high quality; with heavy cloth napkin. Slightly dissapointed that seasoning/flavor was not more "Thai" tasting, but perhaps it was my choice of Entree. Also could do w/o the radio up a little too high broadcasting in a foreign language. I'll give 'em a 4.5, and if they'd "fix" the minor issues, I'd give 'em a 5.0. UPDATE: Downgrading them to a 4.0 because I've finished dining, having partially turned towards the counter where my Waitress is "yukkin' it up" with the Cook(?) and are too busy to attend to thee (lone) Customer. I FINALY got the Waitress' attention, paid the tab, tipped...

We ordered take out tonight for dinner (4/16/2021) and the reasoning for the 2 stars was mainly the food quality.

Service was great, friendly staff in the front who welcomed us in.

Here is a list of each food item ordered and my review:

Thai basil chicken: taste was okay but my goodness the amount of oil in this dish is insane! A simple dish with chicken and veggies is overwhelmed with way too much oil.

Drunken noodle with chicken: taste was good, not a lot of chicken and same with the basil chicken, it is a bit on the more oily side but these noodle dishes tend to be oily so it was okay.

Pineapple friend rice with chicken: very basic disappointing dish with very little taste. No chicken was found in the dish.

Eggplant chicken: this dish was the best out of the four I got. Taste was good and portion was decent as well.

Overall this place was disappointing tonight, but I'm willing to give this place another try...

While there are some restaurants that may not offer the most exceptional flavours, they still manage to satisfy your cravings for a particular cuisine, until you find better alternatives. This restaurant does not fall into that category....

I'm genuinely amazed by the overwhelmingly positive reviews this place has received. My experience left much to be desired, starting with the chicken larb, which lacked flavor and had an unpleasantly grainy texture. The chicken wings were disappointingly salty, presumably from an excessive use of fish sauce and soy sauce in the sauce. Even worse, they managed to botch the fried rice not once, but twice! Despite ordering a total of 8 dishes between myself and my 6 family members, the only redeeming item from the kitchen...