Life Pho — Restaurant in Severna Park

I have tried Pho from Viet Thai (Annapolis), Saigon Noodle House (Crofton), Saigon Palace (Edgewater), and Pho-One-O (Hanover). I once brought one of my best friends parents who are hardcore Vietnamese. They always cook at home, and are very picky when they go out and spend money eating out. I got them to come out with me to try it, since i always talked about it, and they LOVED IT! They said it wasnt bad at all, which is really good, since their standards are so high. haha. But they said they would definitely come back when they dont feel like cooking for great authentic Pho.

I get almost the same basic meal every time, and the items consists of 3 stages.

Crispy Fryer Egg Roll -#1 Large Pho (Special) Everything in it! -Cafe su Da. (Vietnamese Iced Coffee)

Appetizer: And let me tell you, it is the same every single time! The consistency is great! The egg rolls always have the same great taste, and the fish sauce is always on point!

Pho: Next is the Pho. Its almost like hearing a classic song, for the first time, every time. It starts when they bring that steaming bowl of "Phresh, Pho" out, and place it in front of you ever so gently. The aroma hits your nose with notes, that only "The Fat Lady" can sing, and stimulates you mind and body for a great bowl of Pho! Then the Hoison, and Sriracha sauce are also authentic, and not watered down like some other restaurants do. Next you add your preferred blend of sweet/hot. I usually do 4 "rings" of sriracha, and 2 "rings" of hoison. Then i mix it up, and taste the broth until my desired taste has been achieved. Now, go down to town!

Iced Coffee (Cafe Su Da): Last but not least, one of most favorite ways to end my meal, is with a nice glass of "Cafe Su Da" it is a vietnamese style iced coffee, which utilizes a blend of, french roast, and sweetened condensed milk. I usually order this when i order my meal, because when they bring it out, it has to drip for about 5-8 minutes.

When i say drip, i mean they serve it to you in the most authentic way, Cafe Su Da should be served....In a glass with a Mini Coffee Press, dripping, fresh coffee on top of the sweetened condensed milk on the bottom, along with a full glass of ice. Now when youre ready, remove the lid of the coffee press, place it on the table, then remove the coffee press itself and place it on top of the lid. Now mix your freshly dripped coffee and sweetened condensed milk thoroughly. Once this is done, pour it, into the glass of ice. Now sip and enjoy the bold sweet taste of Cafe Su Da!

Service and Atmosphere: The service has always been great here, accommodating my newborn nephew and niece, when i come with my brother at times, food comes out very fast! Atmosphere is great as well, a very clean restaurant, makes me feel like im at home. Relaxed and comfy.

Overall: Absolutely love eating here! And is my main go-to Pho place since i live about an hr away from it. Highly...

I am very disappointed in this place. My family goes here often and we've always been pleased. Recently we noticed a sign that says teachers 15% discount. We've been there twice recently and used my teacher ID one time and my insurance card another with no issues. My family went last night and when we went to pay we were told that it was only for Anne arundel county community college teachers. No where on the sign or anywhere posted does it say this. So they are luring teachers in with the sign and then after you eat telling you that it doesn't mean you. If your sign says teachers then as long as you have a teacher ID you should get the discount...... If your only giving it to the community college teachers (which are called professors in college anyways) then it needs to be stated on your sign.... And really the 3.00 I would have saved doesn't even matter. It's the principle that your sign states teachers but really it's not for teachers so it's very misleading. When we questioned the staff no one had anything to say and basically were like oh well and they weren't very nice about it. I asked for a manager and there was no manager or anyone in charge present while we were there. This whole situation makes me not want to ever go back and to tell my friends never to go there. If your sign says teachers then it should be all teachers. If you want to single out one school of teachers then it needs to be posted. Also, we used it twice and there wasn't an issue so why yesterday? Very disappointed..... We will be going to Glen Burnie...

THIS IS A KOREAN-OWNED RESTAURANT.

If you have been here and enjoy the flavor of the food, by all mean, come back and dine here.

As a vietnamese, it saddens me that people think the food here is authentic and the flavors do not present Vietnamese food at all. When I first sat down and saw a Korean couple running the restaurant, it should have been a red flag but i decided to stay and give it a try.

The price is higher than a lot of true Viet-owned restaurants. The owners (the korean lady and the man) were pretty rude and stern.

We ordered Cha Gio (fried spring rolls), Goi Cuon (summer rolls) and Bun Bo Hue (vietnamese style). Not sure why there is a need for American style Bun Bo Hue on the menu.

Cha gio: decent, the fish sauce saved it. Goi Cuon: the sauce was very off. Bun Bo Hue: extremely lack of flavor and one dimension. I didn’t taste the lemongrass and other Flavors that a Bun Bo Hue must have in this. This one is just full of chilis (more accurately Korean pepper flakes) because they have a distinct flavor and different from the dried chili Vietnamese uses to make Bun Bo Hue. Noodles were “al-dente”, which is not ok at all.

So if you haven’t come here before, please go somewhere else to truly experience Vietnamese...