This is a great post-airport pick up casual dining experience for locals and visitors. While it's noisy and bustling, it's a great place to sit down, catch up and plan your next adventure with interactive Vietnamese fare. There's your standard phô, but with carefully homemade broth as well as other light fare for vegetarian and carnivorous visitors alike. As Vietnamese food tends toward gluten free, it's a crowd pleaser as well. Service was patient, kind and generous.
Food, service was wonderful. Staff was very friendly. The portions were good and food tasted authentic. Kids enjoyed their meals.
The veggie pho was very delicious! I definitely recommend trying it. There are many options for vegans and vegetarians which I really enjoy. I really like the fried veggie noodle dish too. My friends ordered a small bowl of pho and a hu tieu. The hu tieu came out very hot and flavorful. And, the small bowl of pho was a good portion! Complimentary jasmin tea was aromatic. Make sure to drink it! Fast service after ordering. Pay at the front.
One of the longest family owned Vietnamese restaurants in PDX. You can get most comfort non-phở entries 4/5 here with decent price, big portion, and consistent solid quality. It's the best deal for your bucks. My favorite go to and the only place to make Bánh Xèo 5+/5the southern style (with mung bean). The quality is so consistent and spot on almost every time. My only constructive feedback only if they care to even consider us to provide more than 2 leaves of lettuce to wrap the Bánh Xèo. They always have fresh whole coconut which I love. It's always Russia Roulette how young or old your coconut meat will be. Service is quick and attentive 4/5 just enough at the beginning right before and after you seat down. You need to ask or flag them if you want to complementary hot tea pot refills. Casual and low key ambiance with typical Asian/Vietnamese decor. P.Y. Provide toilet seat cover.
Their soups are so flavorful and generous in portions. When I come to the Portland area, this is my traditional go to straight from the airport: not only is it filling but provides heavenly comfort that warms the soul. It's an Asian restaurant, so ambience isn't impressive but the service is pretty fast. A must try for people who want a decent bowl of pho.
Not to be overly confusing, but you don't come here for the ambience. But if you know what to expect, it's the best that you can get. In other words, it's not fancy, but it's very clean and very efficient. Despite its name, we did not go that direction. We decided to go off script and went for this amazing chicken curry. Generous portions of chicken, but also large chunks of what is either some type of taro, root or potato. The curry itself is absolutely delicious. We also got grilled lemon grass pork with a rice noodle roll that is filled with more pork. Comes with a delicious dipping sauce. This was also a pleasant surprise. And the flavor was almost addictive. The lemongrass, chilies. And cilantro. Everything is generously portioned. The services is friendly, and as I said, very efficient. I can't wait to come back! Maybe next time I'll actually try the pho.
Definitely some of the best Pho in the Portland area. Now this place gets packed so don't complain about the wait... the service is just ok but the food makes up for any indiscretions. Not the best part of town so lock your cars and keep an eye out Yelpers. I've been coming here for years and I highly recommend Pho Oregon. So let it be written... So let it be EATEN!!
This is my go-to Pho spot. Been around forever, and always consistent. Looks very unassuming as it's on 82nd and parking is all in the back. Very busy always, but waiting is not a thing here, they have service down to a science. Some folks might not be used to such a quick pace, and might seem a bit rushed, but it's just efficiency for them as they do such a night volume. Walk in, a server will make eye contact, and tell them with your fingers or just say how many, and they usher you to a table. Water and hot tea is probably just behind them and will almost greet you at the table. They are not trying to hurry you, but another person will probably come ask for your order in about 30 seconds, haha. Food comes just as fast, and is hot, fresh and tasty. The perfect word is institution on this one. Great for families, large groups or just single quick lunch. Pro move, ask for (or just grab at the condiment table on your way in), the chili vinegar and add it to your soup. Their lemongrass chili oil (at your table) and is made local, is the best I've ever had, and I've tried to buy it with no luck. And while this might not age well, they've always (shortage) had Real Sriracha. Also, go on or around new years (Vietnamese) as they have had in the past, kids in dragon costumes, decor and fun things to see! Cons: it's loud at lunch and weekends! Rolling carts, clearing tables, people talking and sometimes music. It's risen in price, significantly, but good food is worth paying for, and everything has of late, but just a little into: our usual order is spingrolls or dumplings (same or similar price), two large brisket and rare steak Pho, two sodas. A coupe of years ago, was around 45$ is now about 60-65$. Again, not shocking, but some of the more pricy bowls of noodles at an everyday Pho noodle house I've experienced. Cheers!
We were a big group and we're seated at the end of the restaurant. Not sure how many people we said we were having but he was plenty of chairs to go around and not enough space so we had to move some around, which was no issue. We all ordered our food and it seemed like the food came out promptly, except for one dish. I ordered the small Meatball Pho; almost everyone had some type of pho, except for the person who got their food late (some sort of beef broth with rice). The food was super hot when it arrived to the table! The brother was delicious but because I was debating between the pho and the spicy bun bo hue, I just added some of their chili oil. That chili oil was spicy!!! I maybe poured in 1/2 tsp and I could feel how spicy it was, which is what I wanted. Everyone enjoyed their food, and we all left stuffed! Enjoyed the meal and company. I will say that their place is a lot bigger than expected, and they had additional parking past the entrance, for those who may be wondering!