Hours
| Thursday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Monday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–9 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 1780 Pleasant Grove Blvd Suite 130, Roseville, CA 95747
Phone: (916) 474-4659
Menu Photos
Order and Reservations
Order: Order online
Related Web Results
Phở Madame – Vietnamese Restaurant | Roseville CA – Facebook
Pho Madame (@phomadameroseville) · Roseville, CA – Instagram
Pho Madame : r/Roseville – Reddit
Reviews
We ended up spending close to $40 for one sandwich, one Bo Ne plate and one drink which is pretty pricey for Vietnamese food. Beer, specialty drinks and Vietnamese coffee all run $7 for some reason. Also a regular medium sized bowl of pho runs $20. For the full experience of appetizer, main course and drink, you can easily spend $40 a person here.
In a pinch, I will definitely be back for the sandwiches as the drive to Arden, South Sacramento and Folsom are very far.
The restaurant itself is clean and modern, the service is friendly and attentive, and the overall experience is excellent. If you’re looking for real Vietnamese flavors, this place delivers. Highly recommend.
First, let’s acknowledge the elephant in the room — overall, this is one of the most expensive bowls of pho in the region. Only one “regular” size bowl is offered, and it is priced similarly to some other restaurants’ “large” bowls. After nearly 20 years of living here, I can acknowledge that opening up any ethnic restaurant this deep into suburbia can come with cost / profitability challenges. But at the end of the day, for most of us, value is still a factor in our dining decisions.
I met up for a weekday lunch with a friend who had also been eagerly anticipating this opening. Ambience is slightly upscale, and seating arrangements were spacious. Service was overall friendly and attentive. Really, no complaints here.
We ordered two different bowls of pho — a house special, and a beef short rib. We’d both read previous reviews that negatively described the broth as “sweet” so we prepared for the worst. As it turns out, we both had the same initial reaction — yes, it had a sweeter profile than we were used to, but not offensively so. The beef was tender and of sufficient portion size. But the other thing we also agreed on was that there were certain flavor profiles, certain aromatics, that were glaringly missing from the broth. And if you are a true fan of pho, you know that this is the singularly most important aspect of it. I know some other reviewers have alluded to them using “instant” broth. I am not going to go that far, but this does seem to be a diluted (both literally and figuratively) version of the pho that I am accustomed to.
I also ordered a banh mi, which is available in only one meat choice. (I had thought it was a grilled pork banh mi, so I was puzzled by the crispy chunks of pork, but I later re-read the menu and realized that they do advertise it as a “crispy pork” banh mi.) I was initially turned off by what I thought was a VERY hard bread roll, but realized that the initial firm crunch yielded a pleasantly soft inner dough. Still, the crust was thicker than I prefer — almost Dutch crunch-like. (I’m not judging them too hard on this aspect — you really have to drive to South Sac for good banh mi bread.) After the first bit, I was struck by how sweet this was. This tangy sweetness was much more “in your face” than the pho broth — almost like the dressing used for cole slaw. And I could not detect if there was pate (a key requirement for banh mi, for me) in the sandwich — if there was, it was overpowered by the sweetness. Don’t get me wrong, it was a *very good* sandwich. But it reminded me of how some American restaurants create their own version of banh mi to appeal to the broader public.
And it was on that last point above that I had a thought — are the owners trying to appeal to a broader audience with less “traditional” flavors? From a business perspective, that often makes sense. Even much of what we have come to know as “Chinese cuisine” has been the result of the Chinese diaspora adjusting recipes to suit Western tastes (honey walnut shrimp, I’m looking at you). But here’s the thing: this part of Roseville has grown increasingly ethnic, with a population that is more well-versed in ethnic flavor profiles. I try to avoid being too much of a “gatekeeper” when it comes to ethnic cuisine, but there are just some things I cannot let go, even if the owners might find local success with this formula.
At the end of the day, I’m glad Pho Madame exists and is adding to the dining options here. But the flavors and the cost will prevent it from being an establishment that we will visit regularly — if at all — considering the other competitors in the area.