This is the buzz of Little Saigon if you have a preference for chicken pho soup. Beware the chicken are cut pieces with bones in them. So if you don't care for the bones, this is not your venue. Chicken pieces are serve on a separate dish than the soup. Portions areaon the smaller side. Mostly bones and very little meat or what they call "asian chicken". Soup broth is decent. I must say the ginger dipping sauce is pretty good compared to the pho restaurants around town. Prices are high for what they serve.
Ambience is the traditional pho restaurants you will find in Vietnam. Menu has several offerings; however every table is observed with orders of the chicken pho. Don't expect any wait staff. Service is slow and can be better. No one will check on you after they deliver your food (fast food restaurant style). Be patient if the wait staff has difficulty understanding your English language and takes their time coming back to your table with...
Read moreIf you do go, go early because they are popular!
The restaurant is small but has plenty of tables. Although they fill very fast! The servers mostly speak no English to very broken English.
This restaurant specializes in chicken. Chicken and rice, chicken and noodles… chicken. Their cuts are chicken breast, leg or wings. Note that only one person at your table can order wings. The day we went there was a half hour wait for legs. So essentially one person could order wings and the others pretty much had to order breast pieces. The broth is very yummy. The chicken is flavorless so you need sauce. Their Hainan chicken sauce is pretty yummy but their Hainan rice is also pretty flavorless. I did...
Read moreDont really know why this place is so crowded, and closes at 4pm. There have been a few times that I was unable to taste the pho at this restaurant; either it was a long wait, or it was closed. Anyhow, finally able to sit comfortably to finally taste the pho that this place offers. Quite frankly, it was not the best, or the worst; more like a B-B+ in my opinion. Broth was clear and natural stewed, for that traditional deep and sweet taste with as little to no MSG added. It was overall a decent bowl of pho. However, u would not wait for an hour or go out of my way to eat here! In my opinion...the missing star is for the short business hour. Its just not ... Normal....in...
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