Modest Vietnamese restaurant specializing in pho with vegetarian options & a compact dining room.
Stanley Yuan
Solid choice of authentic Vietnamese food. The crepe is delicious and big portioned. The bun mam noodle soup is very well flavored. The grilled shrimp is excellent.
The parking lot is very small. There ia another one downstairs that you can park from the back of the building, then work upstairs to the restaurant.
… moreGore Whore
This was a hard spot to rate… The food was palatable, but the service really ruined it. Not to mention, it was over 80° out (late June) & no AC & flies swarming our faces. They did not check on us once, to see if we wanted a refreshment refill (which we wanted). Tried getting several people’s attention, by raising our hands, but they would divert their eyes & go back in the kitchen. They were very unfriendly, the whole time we were there. The food is GREAT, maybe just get some take out & have a better experience!?
… moreN Lee
I love this place and I wish the Uncle that works here, all the good things. I’ve been going for years and he’s always there working hard. It’s worth braving the parking lot and making an u-turn on 99 to get to pho 99
I only have had three things here: the combo broken rice, the pho, and the bun rieu. The first two dishes are very good but the bun rieu is top tier.
This place makes my favorite bun rieu in all of Washington State. The broth is rich, the tofu/pork rib/tomato/noodles/crab well cooked, but the true winner are the crab egg pork patties. Delicous and flavorful, it really elevates the dish.
… moreChandra Gilbert
Always delicious pho here, our favorite spot. I don’t eat beef so it’s hard to find places that actually have good non beef broth — this is that place. Highly recommend all the soups we’ve had.
… moreRam Supramanian
I got a vegan pho. It was delicious. Good place to sit and have a good dinner. They had veggie broth which is great for a vegan like me. A little more flavored/salty broth would be great. They charge $2 more for credit card payments which I can totally agree as a small business owner. I paid cash. They could do better with receipts. No receipt given to me, but even for others it was a notebook receipt given. Just good enough parking available for a place right on 99/Aurora. Suggestion to owner: Play some light music, it will add to your ambience. I recommend this place, overall!
… moreMr. PK
I was very disappointed with my first visit to this restaurant. The atmosphere was terrible; there was no music, and the service was unhelpful. We ordered two dishes from the house specials, priced at approximately $18 and $25 respectively. It was my first time ordering from these menu items. After a while, the food arrived, which we thought was part of our order. After eating half of it, 3-4 staff members, including someone from the kitchen, came out and looked at our table, asking if someone had served the wrong food. How would we know? We didn’t know and just ate what we thought was a set meal. It turned out to be the food from the table next to us. The bill came to $59. I became suspicious and asked to see the receipt, but they didn’t have one because they wrote it down by hand. We couldn’t see the prices of our orders or what was included. What’s most shocking is that we were charged for the dish that was mistakenly served to our table. Why was the price so much higher than the dishes we actually ordered? I will never go back, and I’ll tell my friends not to either. After reading other reviews, I saw that many people have experienced similar issues, such as being charged for tips without permission. This restaurant needs to be investigated.
… moreSteve Truong
Limited parking shared with other businesses and lines are barely visible. Gets very warm in latter part of day, should open door for ventilation as the windows are single panels and don’t actually open.
Service was lacking. An older male placed large pho in the middle of table without offering to give to the person who actually ordered it. Being a warmer day, water wasn’t offered to be refilled. Never approached again after serving food. This was with us being the only patrons until the last ~10 min of our meal.
Pho was ok, nothing particular. Ordered the everything combo. Egg roll vermicelli and pork skewer/egg roll vermicelli had great portions. Not drowned/propped with veggies like other places. Very good flavor in the pork skewers.
… moreSiddharth Warang
I was looking for some good Pho in Seattle and came across this tiny hole in the wall type shop. The food was delicious and the portions were decent. We had Deep Fried Egg Rolls, a Rice Noodle Soup combo, Charbroiled Pork Skewers and Vermicelli. I really liked the Rice Noodle Soup and Pork skewers. The lychee water that they serve is also quite refreshing, especially during summer.
There seem to be a lot of regular customers and people who swear by the quality of the food and it shows. I would definitely recommend this place, if you’re looking for authentic Vietnamese food.
… moreVictor M
Great food! I always get their beef pho or pork vermicelli, and the lychee water is so refreshing!
… morechelsea
This is one of my FAVORITE restaurants in Seattle!! Whether it is the rich crab noodle soup (Banh Canh Cua) with huge pieces of actual crab in it (!!), or trying a new dish like their new duck noodle soup (Bun Mang Vit), their surprisingly addictive chow mein, or just a comforting bowl of pho, I can always count on getting an absolutely delicious, hearty bowl of noodles.
Would definitely recommend coming >30 minutes before closing time for dining in, as they are a small mom and pop restaurant and might get overwhelmed.
A local gem, I hope they always stay open
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