Pho Cali

I ordered #78, sweet and sour chicken over rice and as you can see by the picture it’s actually “Burnt peppers and onions with a handful of chicken pieces” It was 1 star at best literally everything in that meal had that burnt flavor. I also ordered pot sticker that were for some reason covered in cooked egg and super crisp, like way over cooked crisp. Thankfully the fish balls were pretty good but this was a really disappointing meal for 30 dollars.

To be short, I won’t be coming back to this restaurant. I really wanted to like it as a fellow Asian-American and pho fanatic, but I just didn’t enjoy my experience here. We were on our way to Chipotle when I noticed this restaurant at the stoplight… we should have just kept going. The wife had the audacity to ask all those who were dining in to use the hand sanitizer while she walked around without a mask. ?????????? I’ve never seen such small spring rolls in my life. The salt shaker was bigger than the spring roll and I ate more wrapping than I did any of the actual food inside. I ordered a roasted duck noodle soup with the addition of wontons. The broth was great however, with the combination of the roasted duck and wontons in one bite, it was too salty. I felt that the duck was overcooked and the chunks were cut too big. I also wish I had been given the option of egg noodles…

Definitely very small portions. Spring rolls are pretty much as tiny as maybe two fingers together. Meatballs in the pho is cut super thin. Broth is pretty oily. Menus are all messy and so many things crossed out and lots of extra stuff written all over the menu. It was very confusing and too much to look at. They didn’t have a lot of the drinks in stock. In a very sketchy area. Would never go there again. I’ve had way better and way more for the same price elsewhere.

Staff are very rude. Food is old with some being acceptable. I ordered 3 dishes: 3. Spring Rolls: I agree with one of the reviews. It’s horrible. One of the worst spring rolls I have ever had. It’s extremely chewy and rubbery, and not fresh whatsoever. 28. Came with NO shredded pork, NO steamed egg patty like the menu showed. When asked, the staff rudely responded back that Western people don’t know how to eat it, so they decided to not make it anymore. It’s a waste. She also said with an attitude, “I already gave you 2 egg rolls for a replacement.” Let’s just say if I wanted egg rolls, I would order egg rolls (Not to mention, these egg rolls were like old and ready to go straight to the trash) Please don’t just go ahead and decide what to substitute for other people without letting them know first or asking them if they would want it. I wasn’t informed about this at all. I brought my food back to the parking lot and realized when I opened it. I had to go back in and ask. 32. Again, NO steamed egg patty, and NO shrimp paste cake. It was the same case when I asked. She was still rudely responding just like above and glares at you like you are so unbelievably stupid. And yes, she substituted one egg for two items. Would never go there again or recommend it to anyone. I really don’t understand why there are so many good reviews about this place. I wish I could give zero stars instead of 1.

This was our first time at this restaurant. At first glance, it was a nice and clean place. Good location, but you'll have to enter from the back alley. Seems like a good place for pho as I love trying out new pho restaurants. We got there a little bit after 12pm, when they opened. There was only one other customer in the restaurant besides us. We ordered our food and waited almost an hour for our food. When we asked server lady if our food was coming, the server lady started giving us attitude, immediately. She stated that if we wanted our food faster, we should call in so we wouldn't have to wait, that they have a lot of phone in orders, that we should know because we should have heard their phones ringing off the hook. Not sure how the phone ringing has anything to do with waiting an hour for our food. We went there to try out their restaurant, not listen for how many times their phone rings. She went on mumbling as she walked away saying something like if we don't want to wait, we can go, but returns seconds later with our food. We were going to leave, but I wasn't going to let this impatient server or maybe owner of the store ruin our trip to the area. When we received our spring rolls, I couldn't believe how tiny they were. Looked like tiny cigars! I've been to many pho restaurants and non have ever skimped out on their spring rolls! $5 for tiny cigar spring rolls? They were so hard and so chewy! Not fresh addy all. Horrible! The shrimp fried rice we ordered was super plain! I bet BBC Hersha Patel would even disapprove! I could just see Uncle Roger shaking his head right now, too. All in all, the food wasn't the best. The pho I ordered was ok, better than someplaces I've tried. I needed to add a lot of hoisin and sriracha sauce to my pho. In summary: Food, I give it a 2.5 for ok food. Not the best vietnamese restaurant I've ever tried. Food could be much better for the amount of time we waited. Customer service, I give it a big fat 0! As there was no customer service. You have a lady that you couldn't communicate with due to language barrier, and a server lady that gave us attitude just because we asked about our food that we waited patiently for almost an hour. We also had to ask for refills on water. Maybe they should rethink their business goals and close down. I'll never return to this restaurant ever again.

An excellent Vietnamese restaurant in Superior adds to the culinary quality of life in the city. Good prices for reasonable portions and excellent taste. Their pho is the standout dish but they also offer a good variety of dishes for anyone curious about the authentic cuisine of Vietnam. Good parking, good ambiance and located in a convenient part of town. Don't miss this spot. Worthy of poems!