Joellen C.
Yelp
Not an authentic pho restaurant. It's more of an Asian Viet fusion as they haves Japanese, American, Mexican viet options. Tldr, would not come here again because it was pricey, bad quality, uncomfortable seating, in Palms, & there's way better viet places on the westside in nicer areas such as Pho Fever Bistro on Barrington.
From BEST to LEAST best:
* Veggie & Chicken IMPERIAL ROLLS ($12) - the crispy rice paper wrapping was a fun change in pace but the stuffing was soggy, oily, non fresh chop suey vegetables of carrots, mushrooms and very little chicken. There was such a minor almost indistinguishable distinction between the chicken & veggie roll which now explains why both of them cost the same, $12/plate. The rice paper wrapping was slightly chewier than expected too. Would get again.
*JIDORI CHICKEN $16 - looks like Yoshinoya but extremely tender and flavorful chicken. Bonus points for such a big portion. I'm not usually a fan for ordering chicken and rice because I can typically grill that myself but at the very least this was an enjoyable dish. Would get again.
* THAI TEA - drink was nice since it wasn't that sweet, but the only reason why it wasn't that sweet was because it tasted very watered down and barely tasted like "thai tea." Would not get again even if free.
* WAGYU BEEF PHO $17 - broth didn't taste great. More like a residue filled bone broth where you can see the oil layer at the top separate from the beef bone broth residue of the soup. Pho noodles were the right size and consistency but a bit too chewy and hard if you don't let it soak in the soup for a while (reason being is because when we ordered a side pho noodles, the noodles were dried instead of soft & rehydrated first. There were very little noodles per bowl but a generous serving of tender meat. Would not get again.
* BIRRIA PHO $16.95 - instead of bean sprouts there were chopped up cabbages. The beef in the soup was more dry and coarse than the wagyu beef. Soup was more of a spicy tomato soup as opposed to an aromatic birria soup. Would not get again.
* Chicken WONTON $11 - nothing special. Wonton wrapper was thin. Chicken flavor & filling was ok. Doused in regular soy sauce base. Would not get again.
Ambiance:
* 3, 4 table seatings of metal chairs and wooden counter tops
* One long bar table top with metal bar chairs with no backings
* One long face the wall table top with metal chairs with backings
* Two bathrooms, semi clean
* Free parking lot
* Style is casual