Phở Lucky Restaurant — Restaurant in Stockton

I'm here now enjoying an extra large bowl of the house special pho. That's the number one. I used to be a regular before I moved. It's been a good 6 months since I have been in the city and had the opportunity to come back. In comparing this restaurant to other pho joints in Southern California, it is almost shellshocking. The portion is a truly superb Captain America Shield sized bowl (only slight exaggeration.)

I'm sorta fluffy (fat) with a rather large appetite. I'm also frugal (cheap.) So, I want value for my money. Well, I (gasp) could not finish my XL bowl. I didn't measure or anything, but for something to do THAT to me, I will guestimate that (with included fixings like sracha or however you spell it, and the dark hoisin sauce) said bowl is right around 2000 calories. I got a PILE of noodles. And enough meat for every bite! One of my pet peeves for any pho restaurant is when the meat runs out before the noodles do. In this case, I received enough meat where after I started getting full, I had to forego the rest of the noodles, and just eat the rest of the meat. And all this for 12 bucks!

That is well under industry standard in price! I have paid 15 for a bowl literally half the size! After a long 5 hour drive, this truly hit the spot. I am happier then a pea in a pod! One of the best pho offerings in Stockton! And so far, in my limited experience, it's one of the best pho offerings in Stockton OR...

We kept trying to go to a different local place for similar food and they always seemed to be closed and we would end up at Lucky Pho. The first time we went we both agreed this was the best pho we have ever had. They're menu is great, the appetizers are very reasonably priced, you get 2 rolls for around 5 dollars and you could honestly eat that only for lunch and be full, but then you order the pho, any pho, one order is like a dinner for two, and things like the fried sea bass etc, are exceptional and for 25 dollars you're going home full with leftovers. The sauces they include in some of there dishes to dip are awesome. I can't describe most but try them :). It's a great place, they have a lot of tables and sometimes it's full, sometimes empty, no telling. Tables have always been clean. I have never seen their bathrooms but the rest of the place is very clean. We have given up on the other place and decided this is our place. There are better date night restaurants for ambience and seating that allows you to be close and talk undisturbed, like for a more secluded atmosphere etc. but when we are hungry, this is the place. Use the right most entrance, it's easier usually to get the attention of the staff to get seated if...

This place used to be our go-to-place in Stockton for a bowl of phô and boba 🧋, but that ended today. I can understand the price increase because of the inflation, but to also reduce the quantity of food is double dipping to me. I was also not very happy with the service because they wanted to serve a hot bowl of soup over a baby. I told the server if he could go around me and not over the baby, and he said, “no!”, with a tone. I blocked the baby and I insisted for him to go around me and had told him not to argue with me. That alone was rude and very inappropriate. While my kids were already having their bobas, they saw the lady at the back who was making the boba shoved some boba in her mouth with her bare hands, then drops the rest of the boba in the glass with whatever was left that didn't get to her mouth…gross! One of the workers was eating in the dining area with gloves on, then gets up, goes into the kitchen, then back to the table, and continued to eat. My overall experience this time was completely a turn off. I promised myself not to go back to this restaurant ever again. It’s not worth the $100 phô bowls I spent, not to mention a piece of long hair my daughter found mixed in the...