Pho La — Restaurant in San Antonio

I've always been curious about this place since we pass by it after getting groceries. I love Pho, so one day I figured I should give this place a try. I walked in and was greeted with excellent service. I ordered the Chicken Pho and regular Thai Tea (no Boba), all to go. They told me it would be about 10min to get ready, so I sat down in the nearby waiting area. I wasn't in any rush and wasn't keeping track of time, so the speed was of no concern to me... but it definitely felt like it was less than 10min, which was nice.

The Chicken Pho was very delicious! With it being ordered to-go, I could put in as much or as little of any of what they provided to me into the broth, which was quite nice. I did add a fair amount of the red sauce they provided to help enhance the flavor and give the Pho a little heat to it, which was wonderful. Usually, when I get Pho, I can never finish it all and eat the remaining amount later, but this time I ate it all! I was craving it more than I thought, I guess, haha!

The Thai Tea (no Boba) reminded me of my trip to Thailand with the Thai Tea I had there. It's that good! If any place serves Thai Tea, I will gladly order it because it's my absolute favorite drink now. The fact that the first sip of it put me back in my memories of touring the markets of Ko Kret and buying a cup of Thai Tea from a local there... that's how you know it's good!

I highly recommend and definitely look forward to...

The pad thai is tomato based (ketchup? Gross!). It was absolutely disgusting. No flavor to it except slightly sweet. The Pho broth was WAY sweeter than I have ever had. The sweet tea was on it's way out. I suspect they make a single batch for the entire day and don't refrigerate it. Even though the pad thai sauce was made in advance, the waitress would NOT allow us to sample it before ordering it... now I know why. I would have to be VERY hard pressed to ever go back to this place again. I'm SO totally confused how they have such a high rating here since my experience was so bad. Vietnamese spring rolls were good at least. I went there because of the good ratings. Hopefully my review saves some of you considering it the trouble and disappointment. The service was poor as my glass of tea was empty more than it was full while...

Pho La is a small restaurant and does not attach many San Antonians, yet those that come are mostly couples. There is nothing extraordinary with the exterior nor the interior. The furniture is basic but clean. Likewise, the restroom is surprisingly clean. The flavors and ingredients are fresh and simple, expect plenty of veggies like broccoli, celery and carrots to fill most of you dish. The pho is on point as well as their stir fry beef noodles. The thia beef drunken noodles were disappointing given that it was not spicy and the noddles were too short to eat with chop sticks. It appears that Pho La is run by three people; however the service is fast and accommodating. I would return if I were...