kat xoxo
I went here with my family and it was lovely! The staff are super sweet and the service was fast. I got the vegetarian Pho and it was SO good! The serving sizes are plentiful and I took half of mine home for leftovers. The Pho came with a bunch of toppings so you could customize your broth flavor and tasted very authentic. The whole time we were there it was pretty quiet inside and overall a nice atmosphere. Would definitely recommend!
… moreMariia Pugina
Went here for dinner with a friend. Best crab lagoons I ate this year! So fresh and creamy! Portions are big but the food is also good quality – not too much sauce, you can actually taste everything and not just the sauce, and the chicken is delicious.
… moreTroy Hollihan
First time having Pho, as soon as I tasted the broth I understood the hype. And this place set a high bar, because this was so delicious. The portion was insane, had plenty left for another meal. We had a hand-squeezed limeade that paired beautifully with the soup. I can’t even believe I was in Portland, ME cause I felt like I was eating a homemade meal on the other side of the world, it was so fresh and tasty. The crab rangoon was soooo good and super quick. The staff was super friendly and attentive. Can’t wait to go back!
… moreDavid Nosh
Food was excellent, service was fast and friendly, portion sizes large and cost very reasonable. I got the Beef Satay and Chicken LoMein. Will be back again soon!
… moreCatherine LaVopa
We have enjoyed takeout from Veranda Noodle Bar for years. The quality has decreased in the last couple of years. Our order today included vermicelli stir fry with chicken, and bun grilled chicken salad. The order was picked up within 25 minutes of order. The vermicelli was mushy and paste, with tough chicken. The chicken bun salad included chicken that was spoiled. We threw the order out. Very disappointing, we won’t be back.
… moresoundhead18
My foodie friend took me here because it’s his favorite place to eat in the entire world. I’ve traveled quite a few places, and have had a extensive amount of great, good, and ok food on my palette…so he was interested to see what I thought.
I ordered an appetizer of Shrimp Tempura and had the Grilled Chicken Vermicelli (my friend’s favorite).
The shrimp was a plain battered fried shrimp with battered and fried vegetables like zucchini and sweet potato. I didn’t expect fried vegetables. I normally don’t like zucchini or sweet potato but they weren’t bad. It came with a sweet and little spicy sauce/dressing (which the Grilled Chicken Vermicelli also came with). The shrimp was good and decent sized, but I only got three and would have liked more. I think the price for it was around $9.
As for the Grilled Chicken Vermicelli, my friend told me to ask for an extra serving of sweet/spicy sauce/dressing. It came in a nice large bowl and includes lots of vegetables. Noodles are at the bottom, so you need to pour in the dressing and stir it all in with the noodles. The flavor was pretty great, but I got some a few pretty large pieces of fat/cartilage in it, so I had to pick those out.
All in all, pretty good…but if you want great Vietnamese food, go to Boba in Lewiston, Maine on Lisbon Street.
… moreEmerson Gammon
This place is so good and it’s like a warm hug on a rainy cold day. The pho is the best I’ve had and it’s still amazing even when you Uber Eats it! I highly recommend.
… moreLinda Inki
Service was quick. The food was also very good and reasonably priced. They put a lot of meat in my pho which was great. It got quiet busy in the evening and they need an extra helper. The lady was running around like crazy.
Bathroom was clean but it was weird that they put the big mop and bucket in there.
… moreCourtney K
Vicky was a great server, she went out of her way to make a sweet tea for me and I think it’s the best I’ve ever had, I appreciated that. It was steady paced and volume was normal, I was able to read a book while I wait for my food, which I noticed a few others were doing too…nice spot for one or 8. The food was good and large portions…I got the beef rice dinner & shrimp tempura appetizer. First time coming here and I will definitely be back!
… moreAM Waldron
The sadness of admitting defeat was new to me but the House XL Pho taught me humility and the importance of moderation. This gem made us happy with their amazing service and honest fulfilling food. Definitely going back and definitely going to order a large. Well played House XL, well played indeed!
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