Absolutely Phobulous

04/16/09

AUTHENTIC AS IT CAN GET!!!!

by SWEETCHEEKS1 at Citysearch

Thank GOD i don't have to drive an hour to Little Saigon for AUTHENTIC PHO!!!!!! I have tried them ALL folks. And this is the one. Born in Vietnam, raised in L.A., and i won't go anywhere else. NOT just the Pho is authentic the Rolls, Baguette Sandwiches, and of course the Vietnamese Iced Coffee. I LOVE this place. Cam on (Thank you) guys for keeping me Vietnamese in a place where you can soooooo LOSE WHO YOU ARE!!!!!!!

• Pros: The Pho is EXACTLY how it should taste.
• Cons: NOT BIG ENOUGH!!!!!!! :)

12/18/08

HAIR IN TAKE OUT

by wowLA at Citysearch

This restaurant has long been a favorite. Until Today when we got take out and there was a long black hair in my friends noodles. We threw out our over priced Pho and walked to Quizno's.

The taste had always been great, but cleanliness is a MUST in a restaurant.

My friend now will never go back, and he told everyone we work with about so the word of mouth in the 90048 zip code is not good.....

• Pros: Tasted Good, Quick Service ( I assume too quick)
• Cons: Hair in Soup- GROSS, and Pho is usually much cheaper, location caused rise in price I assume.

10/13/08

Worst Pho I've ever had, TERRIBLE service!

by chrisbueno at Citysearch

Worst Pho I've ever had. TERRIBLE service. Stingy with the limes. I have been to a lot of Pho's but this one was definitely a waist of my money. I had a steak pho and everything was bad, especially the meat in it, it wasn't tender at all and the taste of the soup was more like my toilet water. If you want to eat at a descent Pho go to this one pho place in Silverlake, it's called Pho Cafe just google it. The place doesn't have a sign outside but looks very modern inside and is busy full of Asians, and usually that means a good thing.

• Pros: it's in a good locations, too bad they don't know how to make the business work
• Cons: Soup tastes like water, Meat in pho is full of nerves and fat, TERRIBLE service!!!

09/21/08

Best Vietnamese Food on The Westside

by angelena123 at Citysearch

The food is great and authentically Vietnamese. My favorites are the Vietnamese sandwiches, broken rice combination, pork vermicelli combination, and Vietnamese crepes. It's a little pricier than the hole-in-the wall places in little Saigon but still very reasonably priced and the atmosphere is much nicer. The service is reasonable and quick, even on take-out orders. We eat there all the time.

• Pros: Good value and great food
• Cons: limited parking in the lot but usually spaces on the street are available

02/23/08

trendy but authentic vietnamese food

by cam413 at Citysearch

as a vietnamese person living in la, it's hard to find decent authentic vietnamese food. this place actually compares favorably to the vietnamese restaurants in little saigon in orange county, & i eat here or @ its ventura blvd branch @ least 1-2x/wk. the so-called vietnamese restaurants in koreatown are all owned by koreans or chinese, & are about as authentic as pf chang's is for chinese food. love the vietnamese crepes, the egg rolls, the chicken xiu xiu, the baguettes, the different types of pho & vermicelli. the service is always prompt & courteous w/o obsequiousness, & the prices are reasonable.

• Pros: great food & service, reasonable prices,
• Cons: hard to find parking

07/20/07

mediocre "westside" bowl

by morefiction at Citysearch

The only reason that I tried this place is because it was on west of Korea town, and it proved once again that there is no good pho west of Korea town. I spent last summer living off of 3 bowls a day, believe me when I say that this place is slightly more expensive than others, slightly smaller than others, and far less tasty than others. Pho shouldn't be stingy like this one.

• Pros: it's on la cienega
• Cons: small and slightly overpriced

03/31/07

Dine elsewhere.

by pikake21 at Citysearch

I eat a lot of pho. I mean A LOT. But this place just didn't have it goin on. I ordered seafood pho and it had a very strange taste to it. The broth did tasted more like a canned soup stock or something--I still can't put my finger on it. Also, the seafood was not very fresh tasting. The fish cake had a sort of off taste to them. I also ordered egg rolls, which just okay. I really wanted to love this place, as it had come recommended to me through a friend, but I would say that if you are looking for some good pho you should look elsewhere. I'm thinking that maybe this place just caters to a "trendy healthy" habit of eating Vietnamese food.

• Pros: convenient location; one of just a few pho restaurants on the block
• Cons: not fresh; ick taste to broth

11/06/06

Great Vietnamese food without the drive!

by smooph at Citysearch

I was so happy to find this place, I don't have to drive 30 miles for good pho anymore! The service was fast and friendly, my pho was awesome (I basically got Pho Tai, because I have gotten some scary meatballs before) but when I go back, I am getting the meatballs too, as everything else about the place was superb. Great prices too!

• Pros: Great pho, quick service for lunch, excellent price
• Cons: Parking might be difficult, you could always park at the Bev Center...

09/19/06

High Fashion - Vietnamese Food

by h_dinh at Citysearch

Cute little Vietnamese restaurant in the middle of West Hollywood. Good food, right price, and absolutely Phobulous. If you're in the area and craving for pho or other exotic Vietnamese food, this is the place to visit. They also have authentic Vietnamese paintings (artists are actually from Vietnam) for sale on their walls.

• Pros: Good food
• Cons: Can't accomodate a large group

07/22/06

Great fast, cheap, wonderful food.

by rickweiss at Citysearch

Everything I've had here has been phobulous. The pho soups are wonderful on a cold winter night, the firecracker beef is melt in your mouth delicious, the vegi stir is spicy but flavorful.... You can't go wrong! Remember to have a boba to top off the meal.

• Pros: Great food
• Cons: Tiny space