Matthew Besuden
I’ve had Pho a Phew times but it was never my cup of soup. That was until I tried Pho Loan. The portion was immense. The flavors balance each other and no particular herb or spice is overpowering. The noodles have a perfect consistency(not too hard nor to soft) but the beef in is what makes it the best Pho I’ve tried. Succulent and flavorful. Practically melts in one’s mouth. They also do a homage sausage. Will try that on the next visit.
… moreEm Vital
Went here once and ordered 2 bánh mì, the wait time was long even though the restaurant was empty, the food was good, however, and the staff was friendly. The restaurant was clean, and I remember the price being decent. I would come again to try out more food & desserts.
… moreMinh Phung
Pho Loan certainly do make authentic Vietnamese food. A good place to eat in Little Vietnam. I enjoyed the fried banana dessert with coconut milk the most. It was crispy, warm, and the flavor of the banana plus coconut milk was perfectly balance in terms of sweetness.
… moreCameron Goodwin-Schoen
Best pho I have had in a while! I got the House Special and it gives you everything you want with delicious broth. There was a good amount of flank, brisket, tendon, meatballs, and tripe, with a good helping of noodles too. It’s exactly what you want it to be while under $20.
I highly recommend this spot and it’s super convenient to take the Red Line there.
… moreEd L
My wife is from VN and ran a Resturant North of Saigon. We have been here twice and were very satisfied both times.
Note that when ordering VN Coffee, expect the authentic pour over drip through into Sweet Condensed Milk.
… moreb l
It’s unoffensive middle of the road pho. say you were growing up in some flat Midwestern State. Ohio, for instance. You’re like 12 years old and you have dinner with a friend of yours house. Their mom makes meatloaf. When you get home your mother asks you to have dinner was. You say it was fine. You mean it. It was the same meatloaf every mother in the neighborhood makes and it was completely fine. You would eat it again. That’s this place. it’s fine. I’ll eat it. I don’t really have anything bad to say about it but I’m not going to rave about it either. The lady that took my order was pleasant. I got served about 5 minutes after I ordered. If that. It was hella fast.
… moreSophia N
05/16/21: It’s been a few years since we visited Pho Loan. From what I remembered, the last time it was pretty good. This time was a different story.
I’m giving this place 3/5 stars because of the benefit of the doubt and I would need to go again to reassess my review. Also, it’s COVID-19 times and most restaurants are struggling.
The menu is extensive and covers a lot of Vietnamese foods from noodles, Banh mi, noodle soups, family style dishes, rice, stir fries, vegetarian, salads, seafood, different regional foods, etc. We went with some basics of fried VN egg rolls (Cha gio), pho with rare meat and beef meatballs (pho tai bo vien), and spicy beef noodle soup (bun bo Hue). The egg rolls came with a side of sweet chili sauce. The egg rolls were crispy, but very bland in my opinion. Fiancé liked them though. The tablespoon of pho broth I tried was good. Fiancé liked the pho, but said the meatballs were not good. My bun bo was a complete disappointment. There was way too much fermented shrimp paste (mam ruoc) and not enough lemongrass. The broth was cloudy and not flavorful. The beef was decent, but was skimpy. The cha (Vietnamese sausage/ham) was soft and squishy. The Vietnamese coriander (rau ram) was plentiful, which I like, but there wasn’t much cabbage or any shredded banana blossoms.
Let’s just say later that afternoon I got sick and that bun bo did not last very long in my stomach.
… moreIgnacio Gonzalez
Best pho on Argyle. The regular size is pretty big already, but the large is massive. Totally recommend the upgrade.
… moreMya Nino
This place has the cleanest and most flavorful pho broth I have ever tasted. Try their rib broken-rice dish too, it’s amazing.
If you have fish allergies, make sure to tell the server and they will leave it out of the pho.
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