Pho Tiger — Restaurant in Tigard

OMG! i haven’t been in the area in so long and was quite surprised to see this restaurant with a new name!!! this restaurant compared to what it was once (Binh Minh was it’s previous name) is a world of a difference...

so of course i has to stop by... first time in any place... you gotta try their specialty... so of course i had their pho... man oh man... i was beyond shocked from what i had the last time here... for starters... i’m just gonna explain how it was presented to me... piping hot and from how i expected once i started... WAY too much for what i’m paying! just the amount of meat alone looked like it cost them more then what i was paying... i feel god awful for not remembering to both check in to the restaurant that AND writing this review days ago... but i haven’t stopped thinking about this place and will be asking my husband to grab some togo for me when he comes home later today so i had to share that fact with my fellow google peeps today =)

back to my bowl... beautifully presented... bang for my buck... piping hot.... check, Check, CHECK! back to the beauty of the bowl for a quick second... has anyone ever noticed just the broth alone before adding everything to your bowl of happiness? the broth that was presented to me was the clearest i have ever... EVER... seen! like perfect wife quality... almost all the pho broth i have came across has been murky (the murkiness is the dirty from the bones that come out while cooking) and made without care. in order to get broth clear... you have to tend to the pot quite frequently and skim all the dirtiness out for it to be clean and clear...

i’m gonna have to end this soon since i didn’t realize i just wrote a novel... but the taste of this soup felt so SO homemade... almost... but just because my mother is the best cook... like my mama bear’s pho that she not so often slaves over... i know i can get the almost best... actually... i’ll call it best because i can get it anytime and not have to beg to get made because it’ll always be there... bowl of pho whenever i very darn well please now...

i totally forgot the taste!!! just a little more folks... just a little more... you know whenever you add anything to not just what i’m talking about WAY too much over but about any any/every dish ever presented to you by the cook themself is almost an insult? i say almost because everyone has a different taste palate... so a little bit of a little dish of sauce to the side for some taste... shouldn’t hurt the cook’s feelings... but if you add way too much of anything... making it obvious that the dish lacks everything... means the cook was very off with the dish that you just pretty much redid.... i added absolutely nothing... just a simple squirt of lime was added after my first taste....

and this one is important... VERY important... i didn’t break out after finishing every last drop of the most fabulous pho i have had in a VERY long time... i’m allergic to MSG... i’ve never not have broken out after eating pho... actually... majority of everything i consume... even my own mama’s cooking... and i left this restaurant just full... and not itchy and blotchy red.... for the very first time ever since i can remember eating anything cooked.... my first bowl of pho ever devoured by your’s truly... and not scratch and itch for a good half hour from everyone else’s dish supposedly made without monosodium glutamate... MSG’s official poison’s name...

if you read all the way until now... more power to you... you gotta come check this place out... i promise you... you WILL NOT be disappointed for the food you will devour and end up as full and happy as your’s truly......

I rarely leave harsh reviews, but this visit was so egregious it demands public feedback so here we go.

Service: Actively Unwelcoming Zero greeting, zero courtesy. We stepped inside, scanned for a table, and the lone server could not be bothered to speak. He simply flicked his hand toward the counter like we were an inconvenience.

“Order Here”—and shut up. Instead of asking what we’d like, he wordlessly jabbed at a sign. No menu suggestions, no basic “What can I get for you?”—just a silent command.

Cash-grab mentality. Payment was demanded on the spot, turning what should be hospitality into a drive-through transaction.

Timing & Execution: Suspiciously Fast

Our bowls of pho and bun thit nuong landed on the table in under one minute. Either they reheated something that was pre-assembled, or the standards of fresh preparation are nonexistent. Neither scenario inspires confidence.

Drinks & Basic Amenities: Non-existent

Not once were we offered water, tea, or any beverage—remarkable, considering the restaurant only had 2-3 customers around 1 PM. When a restaurant can’t manage the absolute baseline of service in an empty house, imagine the chaos when it’s busy.

Food Quality: Mediocre at Best

The pho broth was bland and lukewarm, the noodles over-soft, and the bún thịt nướng lacked the char and fragrance that define the dish. It tasted rushed—because it clearly was.

Overall Impression

I’ve tolerated brusque service before, but this bordered on contempt for the customer. Combine that attitude with uninspired food and you have a venue that fails on every core metric: hospitality, freshness, and value.

I cannot recommend this establishment until it overhauls both its customer service philosophy and its kitchen practices. I would not come back to this...

For dine in they have you order upfront and then ask you to pay & tip right there too. Never before have I been to a pho place that takes your money before you sit down and eat but afterwards I knew why. I ordered the pho ga and the worker laughed at me and said chicken pho? I said yes, isn't that the pho ga? She laughed again as if I was completely butchering the name (I was not) and She answered by saying chicken pho. Ok.? I added an order of a fried egg to my pho and she really looked at me like I was crazy and asked me again what I meant and had me repeat that. She then rudely said we can only do it on the side not on top, to which I had no complaints. I also ordered and said 'vegetarian spring rolls' & pointed to the picture of the fresh rolls and she said ok. There was NO flavor in the pho like none. The Sriracha did not even help. And the noodles were HARD. I dipped a spring roll in the peanut sauce and downed one quickly and then really looked at the second one and noticed there was meat in it. Not just any meat- pork. A meat I would NEVER eat. Why is there pork in the vegetarian rolls?! I took it up back to the counter and was polite about her taking my order incorrectly but she kept proceeding to try to make me feel like an idiot. Like ZERO customer service skills. "Oh well you already ate one" "it's always like that" "I didn't hear you say vegetarian" "what do you want me to do?" I will never go here again and hope everyone knows that if they do patronize this pho joint, to have very very low...