Pho Bo — Restaurant in San Diego

My girlfriend and I are in town with no food in the fridge after pushing our departing flight back for a business trip. She asked me what I was in the mood for and I said “how about the Vietnamese place in Barrio Logan?” She hopped on DoorDash and placed a delivery order.

She picked Rare and Brisket Tai Gau. I opted for the Bun Ga Nuong since I enjoyed it on a previous visit to the restaurant during a rainstorm. When the order arrived, I was upstairs folding clothes to prepare for our trip. My gf was about 50% done with her pho by the time I opened my to go container. I grabbed a bowl from the cupboard to combine everything before I poured in the sauce that comes with the vermicelli noodle dishes. As I was emptying the last of the lettuce from the to go container, my heart sank. There was an unwelcome guest in the bottom of the section that had contained the chicken, rice noodles, lettuce and bean sprouts. I lost my appetite pretty quickly as did my girlfriend. While throwing out the rest of her pho and my now unappetizing entree, my girl mentioned that the pho broth was extremely greasy.

One of her best friends is Vietnamese so her pho standards are higher than most. That being said, she slurps the pho broth every time time she orders it. She was not a fan of this broth at all. After our previous dine in experience, I was very disappointed with this takeout order.

I will not order from Pho Bo again. I’d recommend you check your food for...

Alot of parking! The parking structure was well within a short walking distance of this location. It looms in the shadows of the Coronado Bridge right at the gateway to Barrio Logan! Not a location I would have dined at anytime of the day with family or friends a decade ago due to location. Talked about gentrification at it's best. Super clean area! The dining facility is what's to be expected of SoCal Pho 🍜. Booth seating sprinkled with other small tables. Plenty of elbow room! Banh mi is on the menu. Ground red chili sauce wasn't readily available at on the table settings...but of course hosin sauce and sirachi was...so not disappointed. Definitely a place I will frequent again in the near future. Service was fast and food was delicious! You must pay at the counter prior to leaving...but not a real inconvenience. Great job! Hope to see y'all again...

So happy I discovered Pho Bò!!! Previously this general area had zero good Vietnamese food and just in general in San Diego it’s slim pickings. But I’m thrilled this restaurant is here and happy to see its run by a Vietnamese family. The pho broth was incredibly flavorful and surprised me at how good it was upon first sip. The well done steak was super tender and fresh which was also shocking because usually when I order this at other pho restaurants it’s super dry and chewy but not this one. Rice noodles I would say was average. The service was very fast and friendly. Not many people eating inside but lots of people picking up to go orders. The pho was ~$15 which is average. I also got the chicken gyoza just to try it out and that was decent. I’ll for sure be back to try more. Great...