Pho Shop Reviews Summary

Category: Vietnamese restaurant New York

Address: 1716 1st Ave., New York, NY 10128, USA

Phone: +12123699888

Rating: 4.1
based on 110 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "And service was so friendly too!"
  • "The service is excellent."
  • "Pleasant service."
  • "Wonderful food and service!"
  • "Delicious Vietnamese food accompanied by good service, and a nice atmosphere."
  • "The staff was also friendly and informative."
  • "Very kind and efficient waiters and waitresses."

Cons:

  • "The shop failed to deliver an entree through grubhub and refused to deliver the missing order."
  • "Service is uneven though, especially when all the take out and deliveries orders start coming in."
  • "This establishment lacks any degree of service."
  • "There was absolutely any service at all, no one refilled my water or explanation on why the food took SO long."
  • "Very very bad service. It was Sunday evening. These three girls, waitress were talking so much, they forgot about customers."
  • "Service was bad also."
  • "The service on Saturday night was awful."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "AMAZING FOOD!! The food is fresh, hot and never disappoints!"
  • "The pork bun with spring rolls was very good and the curry pho was amazing."
  • "Brilliant — generous portions of fresh tasty food, with speedy delivery."
  • "It's a nice calm atmosphere with fantastic food."
  • "Amazing flavors and very hearty broth."
  • "The broth is the best I've had in NYC."
  • "The soup taste very gentle and mellow, oohf! It was perfect for the weather!"

Cons:

  • "The spicy pho isn’t as good. The broth just didn’t do it for me."
  • "There wasn't as much noodle as I thought there would be."
  • "Food is not authentic."
  • "The taste was slightly bland but fair."
  • "It's definitely not authentic Vietnamese either - you can hear them yelling in Mandarin 'cause it's such a small place."
  • "Food tastes horrible and expensive! Either too sweet or too salty."
  • "The broth was really under seasoned without much flavor and a bit sweet."

Value

Pros:

  • "Extensive menu at affordable prices."
  • "The best part? The prices are great!"
  • "Portion sizes are large (I'm a big guy and usually am full after getting one of the Bun bowls)."
  • "At $12 during lunch, it is a pretty good deal."
  • "Fairly priced for upper East side."
  • "Price is right for the big portion of coup."
  • "The price was what I expected it to be and on par with other Pho places we have been too."

Cons:

  • "mostly they will try to charge you more without telling you."
  • "WARNING: WATCH OUT FOR OVERCHARGES ON YOUR CARD!!"
  • "It's a bit pricey and the flavours aren't as good."
  • "A bowl of pho on seamless ends up being 25$."
  • "The total was $25 which was a bit pricey for a lunch portion."
  • "Absolute scam for $16. Will never order again."
  • "Service as always non existent due just 1 server for entire restaurant."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Looks like a newly opened place. The decor looks new and nice."
  • "Casual spot with an open space, medium noise volume."
  • "Intimate location with great food."
  • "Nice and clean interior + utensils."
  • "Service is fantastic! Super friendly, the decor is nice too, not overwhelming."
  • "As for the atmosphere it wasn't noisy at all."
  • "The resto posted a sign that they have new air filtration systems to keep everyone safe while indoors."

Cons:

  • "The restaurant is very plain and fairly small."
  • "No atmosphere or music."
  • "The table smelled like a wet rag."
  • "Last time we came place looked so dirty, window ceils were covered in dust, dirty floor, smelly tables."
  • "Discriminatory Slow Service: I went in for a table of one... No one checked on me."
  • "When I say that the service was slow, it was SLOW!"
  • "Stay away!! The place is a CHEAT and total dishonest!!"

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