Pho Ever - Gardena

I’ve been coming to Pho Ever in Gardena for over 10 years, and their food is always delicious and consistent. I usually get the rare steak pho, but this time I tried the tofu banh mi and the sampler spring rolls — both were fresh and tasty. The servers were friendly, and I like their comfortable booth seating. Unfortunately, they forgot our order, so we ended up waiting about 50 minutes for our food.

This place used to be so good but recently my past three visits haven’t been the same. my last takeout order they overcharged me. I said whatever and didn’t even make a big deal over it because I come here so much then today I ordered eggrolls and they burnt them. I called to see if I could get a refund for the food and they didn’t want to give me A name couldn’t to a manager who could help me they just took down my number and said somebody would reach out to me. I hope they do because I’m a little upset at this point. If I don’t hear back I will do a chargeback with my bank

i hate to write this review because this place has the best Pho in town but they let me down big time. I just got out of the hospital and on a liquid diet so I ordered this only to receive it salty as heck and not edible (Veggie Pho and 3 others tasted and said the same thing) I’ve been coming for years and this has never happened so no big deal right? I call and let them know the next day and the manager says no problem come back in and get it in the house. Well once I called a few days later to get my order I was denied the option which is really sad because we are a family of 8 and we spend big money here however I will take my business elsewhere. When I pressed the issue the waitress was so unconcerned and refused to allow me to speak to management which sucks because this is not her business and I should have been given the right to speak to management.

I've been going to this place for almost 10 years and it's changed dramatically in terms of the dining experience. They never went back to normal after switching to only takeout during COVID restrictions. The food is delicious as always. Flavorful, savory pho broth and a great bowl all around. But they switched to a takeout-first restaurant, and dine-in is an afterthought. Frankly there is terrible service. Now instead of being seated and then ordering, you wait in line to order up front then wait. There's no signage so I assumed I was waiting behind people picking up to-go orders to be seated. So, we asked to be seated but she asked for our order. You have no time to look at the menu, which has also changed. I usually just get the beef pho so I went with that there but definitely no time to look for something new to try unless you plan ahead and look at the menu online. The biggest problem is they failed to mentioned that our two bowls of pho would take 40 minutes to come out. In the meantime they were packaging up dozens of large to-go orders. Even then, half of the people in the dining room were folks sitting at tables waiting for their to-go orders. The atmosphere is different too since now there are tables dedicated to staging the to-go orders so the dining area feel like it is partially a storage area, and there were boxes piled up. Between that and people just sitting around in the middle definitely makes it feel like less of a sit down place. So, delicious pho, bad experience. Either order it ahead, to-go or just go to one of the other great pho places nearby. There's at least a half dozen more within a mile that I'd recommend.

This place was simply amazing. The food was very delicious. I love the 3 size options of PHO. Regular. Large and X large. The tsingtao beer was good too

For a party of 4 order 3 soups and a sandwich ,, 3 slices of chicken breast on a big bowl of beef broth. Shrimp soup was a joke but negative point for this place was that they make you order and pay before let you get in to dining room and finally we found the table without any condiments, no soy sauce no hot sauce. No coming back.

I used to love this place for many years. Probably from 2010 to 2024. Later something is wrong. They must have different owners now because you don’t even get a third of what you used to in size. And the egg rolls have been burnt the last three times I’ve ordered them. Plus, a lot of times it’s running late. Like behind over 30 mins. I have finally decided to not order from here anymore.

love the Food but service has been going downhill. its been multiple times where I call to place in order and I never get threw.. I once called for 1 hour and finally drive up just to have me place my order first before being seated and now since you have to pay first and tip first for horrible service.....being in the restaurant i decided to call to just to witness him pick up and hang up immediately everytime I called...side not they no longer have they best chicken egg rolls....they are store bought now... sad to witness the fall of a great pho spot

My favorite pho spot! I always either get the well done brisket pho or the lemongrass pork or chicken rice place. The brisket banh mi is also super good. The chicken fried egg rolls & chicken spring rolls are the bomb. Love the thai tea with oat milk! Service is really bad, the servers are all very young so i usually take my food to go. They usually have a 20% off on doordash. I do love the private booths they have for seating. Not sure why a lot of people dont enjoy their food, ive tried all the pho spots in my area & this is the only place that hits.

I don't know what happened to this place..... I hadn't been here since the panda & I won't ever come back. The vegetable pho was awful. Broth had no flavor & the vegetables themselves were just huge chunks. No mushrooms or corn or bok choy. I think I got cabbage and carrots. The tofu wasn't fried. It was just straight plain cubes tossed into the soup. Like wow, the least you could do is fry the tofu so there is at least a little flavor. The shrimp...THEY DONT CLEAN THE SHRIMP! How are you going to charge me so much for a dish & you aren't even going to bother cleaning the protein...that's dirty and lazy af. Overall, I just thought everything i ordered was nasty. Like cup of noodles has so much more flavor for a fraction of the price.

Ordered takeout and dined in a few times, and solid overall but a little on the heavier side. FOOD: - Spring Rolls Sampler - Shrimp, Chicken, Pork Sausage (4.5/5): All so good and so fresh - Fried Egg Rolls (4/5) - Good and flavorful - Spicy Pho Rare Steak (4.5/5) - So good and flavorful but heavy from all the chili oil, so you only crave and have this every so often - Braised Beef Brisket Banh Mi (5/5) - So good, we usually get our own (yes, in addition to our own phos) because the bread is so soft and the meat is so juicy! PARKING: Located in a sketchy looking strip mall with parking outside.

Small free parking lot Put in our order, took 30 min for the appetizers to come out. Although there was only one party ahead of us. We noticed it ok them a while to get their food out. Once the food arrived it was good. Pork fried egg rolls- great. Fresh hot Pork sausage spring rolls- good flavor Rare beef pho- great flavor broth Oxtail beef pho- ox tail had some soft fall off the bone meat. While some was a bit tougher. Bun Bo hue- has a sweeter soup compared to other BBH I've had. Overall the food was good. Service was good It took a while for food to come out.

The restaurant food is so inconsistent. I don't recommend ordering from this place anymore! You never know what or quality of the food. I recently order spring rolls and the peanut sauce is so watery and has no flavor . I miss the old pho ever.

Excellent taste I think the best pho I had so far. We got some spring rolls and Sausage spring rolls that were delicious, would recommend to everyone to try the pho is like in Vietnam very truly tasteful!!!

Just enjoyed a pretty good bowl of Pho at this location! We got the spring roll sampler, shrimp and oxtails phos. All were great! Really enjoyed the pork spring rolls and the peanut sauce. Flavorful in the soups. Unexpectedly sweet but goes well with the spiciness. Oxtail wasn't fall-off-the-bone tender but still pretty flavorful. The location has a traditional look and feel. A bit smaller than expected but we got sat right away. Service was good and attentive. Will be returning to try other bowls!

The food is good here. I recommend the brisket and well done beef pho and the egg rolls are good. The service is nice and the inside is cool there is places to sit.

Great food! So filling. Great customer service. This was a pick up order so I'm not sure about the ambiance. The food is so good. This is my second time ordering from here. The portion sizes are quite adequate. I live in Torrance and there are Pho spots near me, but ill drive to Gardena to eat their food.

I think one of the best bun Bo hue, I've had in a while. I wouldn't say it's 100% authentic, because you can adjust the spice and the taste wasn't 100%, and they just seem to add more chili oil but it was very delicious. Personal preference, wish it had more shrimp paste cause I like strong flavors but it was still good. Noodles come in a few sizes so if you want a lot, order a large. The viet coffee is PRE MADE, it tastes like the instant coffee mix you get at the Vietnamese store, just put hot water. I was not a fan of the coffee... I also got the spring rolls sampler, it was also very good. It comes with three rolls, pork meatball kind ( like Bahn mi filling), regular summer roll, and steamed pork roll. When I went, there were two young female staff. They were very efficient and managed everything very well. One was kind of "fake", polite by voice but not actually in her body language which kind of caught me off guard but I mean it's a restaurant so her attitude didn't really bother me. I tend to judge on food taste rather than service per say. Restaurant is just a regular restaurant, they blocked off a section for maybe the owner, to work on the management side but there was plenty of seating and the food was much better than expected.

It's a good Vietnamese restaurant in Gardena but the location was a little sketchy. The restaurant itself is interesting, it looked like it was a either Korean BBQ or Japanese BBQ place. There are small rooms with vents on top. In terms of food, the appetizer spring rolls was on the small side, peanut sauce was really tasty. The pho was on the salty side, in general it's tasty and with a lot of meat, the noodle texture was nice. The bahn mi was okay, I liked that they toasted the baguette, but the beef brisket was a little too sweet for me. We also order the Vietnamese coffee and Thai tea, both tasted good, pretty sweet but they add to much ice that I feel we only get less than half of the cup of the drink.

I tried this place randomly after I was craving Pho in one of my post baby hangry sessions. The broth was exactly like homemade. The first go round I had the brisket, the second time I did the rare steak and tendon, and the third time I did a combination of meats. It was hardy and filling. I always get extra noodles so my kids can eat off my bowl but for a full grown adult you would really be satisfied with a regular. The last time I was there and even as they were understaffed it didn't feel like it. My water cup was filled and I was checked on so I was happy. It is a hole in the wall place where good food is always served.

Pretty good Pho and eggrolls. Broth was good. Good portion of meat and noodles. Friendly staffs, good service.

Worse vegan pho I've ever had. Ordered XL veggie pho, for $17.95, it's just raw tofu(no flavor at all) and whole bunch of giant pieces of boiled veggies. And the pho noodle is not even cooked, it's so hard that I had to cook it again to be able to eat it. And I also ordered a chicken chow mein, mild level of spicy, and add extra note says "no spicy" because this dish is for my kids. But it end up to be very spicy, my kids can't eat it at all. So I called for a item refund because they got my order wrong, the person who answered the phone was nice but per usual she has to check with her manager and call me back. So I will be waiting for them to reach back out. Hopefully they do so, because I don't live in Gardena, and even if I do, I probably will not go back to this restaurant again for a compensatory discount. Will leave comment under this post to update. Vegan people don't be fooled by the reviews of this place.

I was a loyal customer at Pho Ever for years, but lately the waiting time is too long. I love their food, but their prices have been very high for the last couple of years. I will recommend Pho Ever if you have time to wait. I if you don't mind the $$.

The place is nicer on the inside than it looks on the outside. It's still simple, but there are plenty of tables and overall tidy. We came during lunchtime and ordered beef pho lunch special, banh mi beef, and veggie pho. The lunch special ($13) comes with an egg roll and jasmine iced tea. The pho on its own is usually $13. The beef broth in the pho is incredibly flavorful! I would usually add the chili sauce and hoisin to my pho, but I didn't to this one because it was so tasty. The beef pho also had a lot of beef in it. Great value. For the veggie pho, you could choose between vegan or beef broth. I went with beef broth (I typically get veggie pho bc I like tofu and lots of veggies). The veggie pho was overloaded with veggies, including bok choy, red/green cabbage, carrots, zucchini, and broccoli. The banh mi had a lot of beef in it, but not a lot of the pickled vegetable topping (carrot, cilantro, etc). The bread was good, but not excellent. Overall, not super impressive. Go for the pho!!

The food is so delicious! High quality ingredients. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Sooo much has changed here, it used to be Great food & Excellent customer service, they literally new me by name. Not any more, I went today 8/16/23, in my clover app I had a 30% off a new food item there. Shaken beef with garlic noodles, the young lady found me in the system, I showed her the barcode for the 30% off. She reports that the system has been down all day, but she can give me 20% off. Another young lady showed up telling me about the system issues as well. The 1st lady tell lady #2 that she's going to give me 20% because my deal is 30% off but the system issue. Lady #2 completely ignored lady #1 and said, "The most I can do is 15% off" I canceled my whole order & walked out!! Foolishness & Unprofessional It's not like business is booming anyway, the end is very near. (( waving)) Bye Pho Ever!!

The combination fried rice was old with clumps of the pan scrapings in the mix, a few small pieces of chicken, and three shrimps. We got a side of shrimp (for $7 even though the menu stated $5) only to receive 4 shrimp. $75 later for 2 soft , 1 reg pho, 1 large pho, 1 kid pho, combo fried rice and a side of shrimp, my entire family left disappointed by the lack of quality in the food.

I tried this Pho Ever Gardena since it first grand opening way back in 2009. I remembered when this restaurant first grand opening, there's a Grand Opening Special of 30% discount of entire bill. Anyways, although it's a "Pho" restaurant, my most favorite dishes in this Pho Ever Gardena are surprisingly NOT the Pho, but the following: 1) Mi Kho (Dry Egg Noodles) dishes. 2) Mi Xao ("Chow Mein" Style Stir Fried Noodles), especially when the noodles are extra crispy 3) Mi Nuoc ("Ramen" Style Noodle Soup) but with the Vietnamese recipe instead of Japanese 4) Com Tam (Rice Plates) dishes, especially when it included the Egg Patty (Cha Chung), Suon Nuong (Grilled pork steak) & Bi (shredded pork) 5) Bun Mang Vit (Vermicelli Bamboo Shoot Duck Noodle Soup) These 5 dishes are my recommended dishes & they surprisingly overpowered their Pho Dish. The secret to all their "Mi" dishes (soup & non-soup) are because of that Chili Oil Condiment they have; I think they made their own Chili Oil, which is an excellent condiment for most of the dishes they serve. Restaurant environment: I noticed most of their tables consist of those "Table Top" Cooking (from the looks of it, Pho Ever was formerly a KBBQ place). For the Table Top Cooking, they don't use it. Please see my Suggestions below. I heard the Pho Ever Franchise recently opened a Alhambra location. Congratulations to the expansion of the 2nd location in Alhambra. Please see my Suggestions below for additional location opening recommendations. Overall I like Pho Ever Gardena. Great Viet Restaurants. Now for My Suggestions for Further Enhancing Your Restaurant's Franchise: 1) The Gardena Pho Ever consist of those Table Top Cooking Stoves on most of the dining tables. My recommended dish to add to your menu that would put those Table Top Cooking Tables into good use: Any Vietnamese Style Hot Pot (aka. Lau). That or Vietnamese table top cooking bbq such as the "Bo 7 Mon". Of course, it depends on your affordability. Maybe start with like a "Weekend Family Special" menu for that & go from there. But again, it depends if you can afford to use those Table Top Cooking Tables, because they ARE very useful for your restaurant. 2) Further expansion of your franchise. Congratulations again on opening up your Alhambra Pho Ever location; whenever I am in the Alhambra neighborhood, I will swing by & give your Alhambra branch a try. Speaking of additional locations, I am residing in the San Fernando Valley area, I was hoping if your Pho Ever Franchise ever get more successful in thriving in the future, you could perhaps open up a 3rd or 4th location, of which my future recommended location to potentially open up your 3rd or more future franchise would be at my neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area, especially around Lake Balboa, Van Nuys, Northridge, Granada Hills, or Woodland Hills area. Those above are my suggested areas to potentially expand more of your Pho Ever Franchise if you were given the opportunity. Overall, great Vietnamese restaurant. Whenever I am in Gardena again, I'll be sure to swing by this Pho Ever for my meal times. 5/5 from me. Keep up the good work Pho Ever of Gardena.

The food wasn't the best tasting. Had to toss it out and just like that $18 went to the trass.

My family and I would order via DOORDASH here one to two times a week. We have ordered over 30 times and even though we check the box to include UTENSILS, they NEVER include them. HOW CHEAP CAN THIS PLACE BE TO NEVER DO SO?? What if we were ordering from an office, or somewhere away from home? You expect your customers to eat with their hands?!? People are beginning to escalate with all of the food delivery apps about this place being so damn CHEAP about never providing utensils. I understand busineses need to cut cost, but at least give us the basic tools to eat and enjoy your food!

in the words of Randy Jackson, "issa no from me dawg" This is the worst banh mi I EVER had. which is crazy bc just last month I would have told you otherwise. whatever their reason is to change up the menu- huge mistake. purchased 2 banh mis and they were full of fatty shredded meat (their brisket used to be slices) and HUGE chunks of fat in each bite, soggy bread, and like a sprinkle of the pickled carrots and daikon (literal amount in my pics- no sarcasm when I say sprinkle.) I asked for extra and some jalapenos on the side and the girl said "we'll give them to you, but the toppings come as is" -___- All I know is this is a tall tell sign that the end is near for Pho Ever. it was good while it lasted.

Price is decent. Nothing special either their food. Pho is okay but they give hot enough broth. Spring rolls was nasty. Regretted ordering from this place.

I tried their beef brisket bah mi sandwich along with their cucumber basil lemonade. All I can say is delicious. The meat was super juicy and the lemonade wasn't too sweet, but very hydrating.

Food was good but service has definitely suffered in the last four years. I miss the friendly, attentive service used to have. When we came with our toddler used to have small baskets with smaller plastic utensils and had food scissors to cut pho noodles for kids. They also would get our no onions requests right. Plus no strange crazed man yelling at restaurant guests. If you dont have an option go here but I'll be sticking to the OG place in Ktown.

I love this place, best Pho in town. Great atmosphere, and the food is to fantastic. Try the chicken fried rice, the combo Pho, and wash it down with the ice coffee

Zero star if I could. We wanted to try a new pho place. Bad choice. Food and service are both bad. Avoid it. I had the ox tail pho. The food is borderline bad.

Pho is really good out here. We love it. Great taste , we have the combo pho and brisket.

Food is good. We got the chicken egg rolls and the rare steak pho. We shared a large and it was a good size for us. Service was good. Ambiance is laid back. Booths are separated so you have your own little den.

Tried the Bun Bo Hue cause I was craving something spicy - wow let me tell you this absolutely satisfied my craving and then some! If you're looking for a hearty, spicy, lemon-y, heartwarming bowl of soup then this is it! The meat was tender and tasty, the broth was spicy and rich in flavor. It comes with a thicker, softer noodle - if that's not your thing, I'd swap out with the standard pho noodle. Overall very tasty, perfect for a cloudy day. The server Kayla was also welcoming and friendly! Will definitely be back

I've tried Pho 3 times before this & this changed me into a believer. The broth was seasoned very well which I was very pleased about & the portion sizes are great for the pricing. Our server was very informative of the different types of pho & she was so sweet. They play classical type music & the lights are very warm. I love how they are little booths perfect for a party of 2 that are similar to a small room. You can also chose your spice level ! Highly suggested especially for first timers to Pho or if you just like Pho at all

Service is terrible! Took us close to 45 min to get our order. I had to say something after we saw other party getting their food even though they came after us. They never apologized. And the food is just OK. Very frustrating...

As in my previous review for Pho 87 in LA, there was no place like it. I needed to find a closer pho place to me, so I searched in the South Bay. Went to about 10 pho restaurants in Gardena, Hawthorne, none were great. Until I landed here! This broth is so amazing, not salt and not plain, just right. Beyond grateful to have found an amazing pho place in South Bay. Daily specials from 11-3, got this huge bowl of pho, a drink and veggie roll for $14

Had this as a last resort pho dinner, by far the worst pho I have ever had in my life. The rare beef pho could not have been beef. The meat must have been expired, and the noodles were dark brown. Would have taken this back had they not been closed. They may have good food...........MAY, however, the food I received tonight was horrible sad to say. Had to write a review!

This would be a 3.5 if I could give half stars. The good: the large did have great portions. Lots of veggies, large pieces of tofu, and fair amount of noodles and broth for the vegan pho. Came with siracha, lime, bean sprouts, and jalapeño per usual. The bad: the large was $18!! For a non-meat option? (Regular was $16). Okay, sure, whatever. But then it cost extra to add a spice level?? Cmon. Also, tons of plastic in their packaging process for to-go. Also, broth was good but was def more on the meh side of the scale than on the amazing/flavorful side of the scale. If this was $5 cheaper, I'd be all in. At the current prices tho, I don't think I'll be back. Sorry pho Ever

The food was bland. The veggie egg rolls were overcooked and mushy in the middle. The tofu bah mi sandwich had zero flavor. The passion fruit juice was really good. The service was horrible. The servers were not attentive. Each plate of food was brought to the table 10-20 after another. The ambiance was nice. I sat at a private booth. I will not be going back because of the food and service.

The pho broth is way too sweet!!! Not much Pho flavor though, but employees were nice and friendly. For fried tofu, they coated sugar outside and it was too sweet as well.

Ngl went out of my way to go back after work cause i like the food and came fully prepared to sip broth out of a tiny plastic spoon, but now they're doing take-out only... FFS... Good Bye Phoever! My years of recommending you is over.. I'll spend my energy to undo my recommendations when conversations about pho emerge. When shit hits the fan, as an owner do the serving and dishwashing if you have to to keep the lights on. Your business lost all it's authenticity with your to-go containers and signs. P.S. You guys started asking "How spicy would you like your pho"? smh ‍

BOMB.COM is all I need to say. Pho Ever Pho never misses on cold days or when I'm under the weather! I always get the shrimp. Highly Recommend.

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised with this restaurant; everything ordered from the fried tofu, veggie egg rolls, chicken fried rice, and chicken pho was on point, PACKED with flavor, and did not disappoint (even the water was good! I'm picky with water, don't like water from the tap). The staff were friendly and attentive, and all in all, I would highly recommend. Think I may have found a new go to spot and can't wait to go back!

Don't get me wrong I love Phoever but I came in close to 7 to eat with my daughters just to be told they were closed already but I could do take out. All signs show they close at 8 ... I was prepared to leave since another table was just getting their food but my little girls really wanted to eat this so we ordered to go. I feel like they've lost that good customer service that they had before. My family has come here for years but seems like customer service will cause them to lose some people

Came in during the week and the place was almost empty. Ordered pho and waited over 30 minutes. No one said a word the entire time until i finally asked. They probably didn't start it. The food was ok, terrible service

My pho noodles were all chopped up and the soup tasted like soap. Average service but the restaurant looks little nicer than average.

Not that happy with our meal on Thursday night (Sept 30th for management/chef's reference.) Going there close to closing was possibly part of the issue but we frequent this place quite a bit (as you can gather from my reviews) and this time it was off. - Too much oil in both bowls - Brisket pho broth was thick, very peanuty tasting - I didn't realize beef noodle bowl is thick noodles (perhaps this can be indicated on theenu as it's under the pho section. It wasn't bad however. Upon inquiring was told you can ask for the vermicelli noodles if you prefer.

This for me is that late night spot especially when everything else is closed. I haven't been during the day. But I love the fact that they stay open really late. Given the time of the day I can excuse that the service is slow. The 3 times I've been there it took forever to have our order taken. When we did finally order they brought the food out fairly quick. The pho is good. But I've stuck with the fried rice 2 of the 3 times I went. That is always really good. It's a great place to go if you are up late or out late and need late night food.

If not driving slow, you can easily miss this restaurant due to a single entry path used as an entrance and exit. The access is blocked by a cone that divides the adjacent property. I had to make a sharp turn in to drive in the parking lot. I have never encountered a restaurant with such difficulty entering the parking lot. After speaking with the restaurant owner about the parking situation, I learned that the landlord is a scrooge and unwilling to make repairs and improvements. This reluctance is tragic because small businesses thrive when the improved buildings look presentable and well maintained. I hope the local businesses in the plaza get together and take action against the autocratic landlord--just my two cents. What I ordered: LUNCH SPECIAL (Pho Tai, One Egg Roll, and Unsweetened Iced Tea) All that under $12. What a fantastic deal! I enjoyed the pho here. The broth tasted great, and they did not skimp out on the beef. The egg roll wasn't bad either. BRAISED BEEF BRISKET BANH MI (French Baguette, Pickled Carrots, Daikon, Cilantro, Jalapeño, and served with a side of au jus) - This sandwich was SUPERB. Of all the Banh Mi's I have tried, this is ranked Top 3 in my ranking. Typically, I have trouble eating baguettes due to their hardness. But the baguette here was soft. The Brisket was smooth and tasty as well. What sets this Banh Mi apart from others is the DIPPING SAUCE. Imagine a fusion between French Dip and Banh Mi.

I had been craving a pork banh mi and stumbled upon pho ever in Gardena! It satisfied my craving but I still feel it was missing something. Maybe it was the bread that lacked a crisp or the meat, which was flavorful but a little too chewy for my liking. I also got a Thai tea, which was great. How can you mess up a Thai tea?! The staff was helpful but the restaurant could use a deep clean. Overall, food was decent.

Among the best Phô in Gardena. I love the Avocado Smoothie. Fast service and nice atmosphere. A gem in Gardena.

Came in at 6:53 pm They said it's only take out because kitchen would close at 7:10 but closing time on door says 8:00 pm. First time here but chose to leave. Will not come back