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I came here for the first time with some girlfriends on a recent Monday lunchtime. This Temecula location is in the Target shopping center and parking isn't too bad. The decor is what you'd expect in a traditional Vietnamese restaurant. They weren't busy at all, with only one or two other parties there. We ordered some spring rolls for the table and while my friends all ordered pho variations, I had the bone marrow soup without noodles. My bone broth was delicious but definitely a tiny portion, especially compared to my friends' very full bowls! See the attached pic of my dish as it arrived. The gigantic beef bone took up most of the bowl. My bad for not asking for more broth. Our server was not attentive - had he come over to ask how things were, I would have mentioned my scant portion... But I did take that big 'ole bone home and threw it in my Instant Pot, covered with water and cooked for 8 hours, which resulted in more amazing bone broth to make my own soup! Service was definitely lacking. As mentioned, they weren't busy at all, yet we had to repeatedly flag down our server for forks, knives (he only gave us one for the table and said we could share lol!), more water, containers for leftovers, etc. My friends all loved their pho and my soup was yummy - just not enough of it! I would try this place again and order the pho next time.

Sarah GodloveSarah Godlove

10

This place was very disappointing. Pho Ha is a chain that’s been around for decades with one of my favorites in San Jose and Pomona (eat there and you won’t be disappointed). By reputation, Pho Ha is very authentic but this particular day it went wrong. Owners of this franchise really need to go back on their service and chef training. It gives the other Pho Ha a bad name. We left Palm Springs to head south and wanted pho. The next closest Pho heading South was Temecula. This was Thanksgiving weekend and combined with CoVId restrictions, this plaza was very dead. Pho Ha had six tables for outdoor dining on their sidewalk. Three on each side, five of them seat 4 and one seated two. The first annoying incident was that we went inside and stood halfway between the door and register due to social distancing. There were others in there and at the time we thought they were customers but they were workers! No uniform so we couldn’t tell. Then they didn’t acknowledge us! At least say, “we will be right with you”. So we made a comment out loud like do we just stand here? A guy walks passed and said you order at the front then find a seat outside. We thought he was a customer leaving but that guy happened to work here! So we finally placed our order, no apologies from the counter at all. My mother was already seated outside. We got 3 pho’s (seafood, dac biet, and rare streak) and banh khot which is Vietnamese savory mini pancake. The seafood pho was not worth serving. One of the imitation crab was still frozen. Which means the fish balls, meat balls, shrimp probably all were frozen prior. The broth tasted weird and at first, I couldn’t figure it out. It was like soupy. I got the rare steak and normally I love carbs and would eat noodles and save meat for last. This time the broth and noodles was so disgusting that I just ate the meat. I still couldn’t shake that smell and taste from the broth. Later, I figured it out, it’s not the broth, it’s the noodles that was over cooked and it’s like they didn’t rinse off the extra starch and just served it like that so it had a funky thick smell to it. My mom and I can’t stand to waste food and we thought maybe taking it home and add some spice would be easier to chow down. So we asked for take out containers. My mom had the seafood and ended up tossing the noodles and keeping the seafood to make a new meal at home. I had the rare steak and when I took it home to heat up, It was worse so I had to throw it away. On the flip side, they give a lot of noodles. So that take home portion could have been divided up into two meals. The only item that turned out delicious was the banh khot. We thought they forgot about it because it should be an appetizer but it came out after we boxed our pho. Banh khot was freshly made, the batter had to be mixed and fried. It came out crispy on the outside and glutinous chewy in the center with the friend shrimp on top and had tons of flavors when wrapped in lettuce and dipped with fish sauce. I was aiming for 1 star but the banh khot redeemed itself to 2.

My LeMy Le

30

The place is somewhat dirty; the forks they provide in a cup on the side have greasy handles, grease splatters on the wall next to the table, we didn't want to use the condiments cause they were dirty on the outside and due to that we were unsure of how fresh they were on the inside. ALSO the funniest part is they were playing Taylor Swift's "Begin Again" when we walked in, it turned out that would be the only thing we would hear for the next hour as we counted and listened to it 18 times while we were there, HAHA. Others were making comments at their tables. When I told an employee they were playing the same song on loop he just said "yes it's the same playlist" with no explanation! LOL. I think by that point a lot of people would have preferred silence, if it was an internet issue or something like that. In my opinion the Pho was overpriced and had big yellow fat pieces on the beef slices, which I have not seen before. The Taro boba was a bit grainy, like a protein shake. I usually hate giving negative reviews but probably won't be back, unless I want to subject myself again to Taylor Swift purgatory.

MackenzieMackenzie

20

My all time favorite is the Vermicelli bowl with grilled pork, shrimp and egg rolls and Bahn Mi. Especially if it's our first time. That's how we compare restaurants. No matter what cuisine it is, we have our favorite dishes to compare. We ordered the vermicelli bowl. Grilled chicken rice plate and the bone marrow pho. It's a large beef bone with tender meat with slivers of tendon in a beef broth. Everyone enjoyed their choices. The vermicelli bowl was packed with fresh lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts & carrots. The bowl had plenty of vermicelli, which is a plus. Sometimes we've been to other Vietnamese restaurants and I can see the bottom of the bowl after a few servings. The pork was crispy and smoky. The beef broth was clear, rich and savory. The beef tendon was very tender. They really took their time preparing it. We actually spoke to the owners son and praised him about the pho and how delicious the broth was. He proudly mentioned it's his dad's recipe! We highly recommend trying the food here, especially the pho.

Cisco LCisco L

20

The restaurant is in the same plaza near UFC gym and around the corner from Target. I haven't eaten here in a while. It looks like they remodeled the inside really nice. It has a better ambiance. They were playing soothing music as well. They have a wide selection of food to choose from in their menu. As for drinks, we want to go back to try their avocado smoothie and their mango smoothie. Everyone provided good customer service from beginning to the end. They were attentive throughout our visit. We were a little put off by the self serve spoons and the forks, but I've seen this in other places also. We were just hoping they weren't played with by kids, etc. The food was really delicious. We tried the beef stew and the chicken lemon grass. Both have an amazing flavor. Bathroom was clean also.

Jane DoeJane Doe

00

This place can get busy fast so come early if possible. They have a full vietnamese menu from Bahn mi, pho, bun, and broken rice. They have a great selection of house specialties as well, pictured the coconut snails. I should have checked for one of my favorites bahn xeo. Anyway service lacks a bit but I feel it's a true family run business so a bit expected. The pho broth is very good and even something as simple as their bbq chicken was so smokey and had such a good marinade. I ended up eating my kids food it was so good. All the flavors were on point and we will definitely back.

URBN Market FusionURBN Market Fusion

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