"This place is hands down the best pho in the city."
"The Northern Vietnamese beef pho (Pho Bo Bac) is delicious and flavorful."
"The crispy bread and the bone marrow on the side is extremely unique but extremely tasty and like an included side dish to the main entree."
"The best damn pho in the city."
"The soup was so rich and the meat tender."
"The shaking beef and pho were scrumptious."
"Perfectly cooked rice noodles in Umami Broth."
Cons:
"Their Pho soup is sweet and not salty at all which I didn't like."
"The pho here was good, but unremarkable."
"The rice noodle is not the right one."
"From recent visits I've experienced inconsistent quality in food."
"The lamb in a leaf wrap was a bit over salted."
"The house specialty, the Hanoi Style Beef Pho With Bone Marrow was meh at best."
"But the rest of the dishes we had were bad to mediocre."
Service
Pros:
"Great service."
"Our waiter who was also the bartender was so sweet and helpful with recommendations."
"The service was really friendly and quick and I would definitely go back again and recommend to friends looking for great Vietnamese."
"Servers were very nice."
"Staff are friendly. Service is great."
"The staff are an amazing team who are very friendly, efficient, and thoughful!"
"Service is good as well."
Cons:
"The service felt super rushed, they kept coming to take plates before we were ready."
"The gestapo hostess was not nice."
"Overall the food was great, but the service was a bit lacking."
"The waitress was rude and disrespectful!"
"Most of the stuff was nice except for the waitress, at the end she asked if we want more water I said 'sure' she came back and poured it only to my friend completely ignoring me."
"The hostess was very friendly, however, I cannot say the same about the server."
"They were a little under staffed at a busy time when I went which slowed down my soup order."
Ambiance
Pros:
"In general, it is nice, interesting to find something which is 'very Hanoi' in middle of New York city."
"What an awesome spot to have in my neighborhood."
"Wonderful atmosphere, I observed several couples there on dates, perfect date night restaurant, small intimate, and warm."
"The outdoor dining setup looked well made although I didn't use it today."
"Love the ambiance of the place."
"The decor is very pleasant and reminds you of a normal restaurant in the Hanoi Old quarters."
"There's a gorgeous wooden booth-like area once you enter."
Cons:
"Only downside I’ve experienced on this place is the table that’s outside is very tilted, and wiggles a bit too hard that we almost split our drinks and the noodle."
"The ambiance is a bit claustrophobic inside, but the outdoor dining is equally busy."
"The place was overcrowded, extremely loud! We have to literally yell at each other."
"This place is really on the loud side for me."
"The place can get very crowded, don’t try to bring a luggage with you."
"For such a small space, their noise level essentially took over the whole restaurant."
"We were sat at a dingy corner but the food and service were great!"
Value
Pros:
"It is much pricier than other Vietnamese places I've been to but I think the higher quality justifies the price."
"Not that cheap for people perhaps used to traditional Vietnamese places, but overall fair value for the quality and creativity of the menu."
"The prices are reasonable."
"Pricing is reasonable."
"At $18, the price for the pho was pretty good for Manhattan."
"Service was excellent too."
"Amazing food amazing service I had the house special pho it was so good."
Cons:
"Overall, very overpriced experience."
"The food was very expensive."
"One House Special costs $26 and lacks any reason to warrant the price."
"It seems very pricey for what you get imo."
"For $18, there could have been more meat, but we are in prime wealthy collegiate and beyond real estate, so it wasn't entirely unsurprising."
"However, the portion size was a bit on the smaller side compared to other pho spots I've visited."