My friend kept raving about this place, he is vietnamese and has traveled all over the country and gets pho where ever he goes. He says he could never find a place better than this, so my expectations were pretty high. I am no pho expert, but even I could tell the broth here was really flavorful, didn't even need to add any seasoning to it. They are also generous with the meat portions in it and gave us extra meat in small bowls for free. The onloly downside to me is they only have one size and none of us could finish a whole bowl solo. Maybe next time will split a bowl between two people. They also only serve pho, so if you have any picky eaters or someone that doesn't want pho, they have no options, but I think this is a good thing because that is their main focus and specialty. There is always a wait according to my friend, whether you go for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, however even with 6 or 7 groups in front of us, we only had to wait like 20 minutes. I have to agree with my friend that this is one of the best places to get pho in the country.

Good Pho for a cold day. They have really good ribs, bone and other toppings. The soup is not really on the top but everything in generally was great. The lack of employees really affected the speed of the service in rush hours, so be patient and give the servers some time to get your seat and your order. Definitely worth your money.

This was our first stop as soon as we arrived at California since we had heard so much about this place, and they did not disappoint! This is the first time after 5 years that I was able to taste that flavor of a good bowl of phở again. The broth tasted exactly like phở that we had in Vietnam: fragrant, balanced yet rich in flavor. As expected, they served phở with lots of fresh herb, bean sprouts (they can steam them as requested), and iced tea. Nothing better than a good bowl of phở with iced tea. That’s the experience! They give you a lot of toppings and their portion size is filling. You HAVE TO go with the fresh flat noodles, exactly like how phở is served in Vietnam. Now on to the thing you must notice: parking is limited. With how busy they are, you should expect to maybe park on street. Wait time is subjected to change due to the same reason (ours was 10 minutes). But, with how good they are, it was well worth it for us.

I've come here twice after a friend recommended it! There's always a line, but the wait isn't too bad since people come in & out pretty quick. The broth is so rich and flavorful - you can definitely tell that they spent a lot of time boiling it down! They also give you plenty of vegetables to add into your pho. - #15: Brisket, Flank, Fatty Flank, Tendon, & Crunchy Flank (4/5): This was my first time having crunchy flank and I enjoyed it! The tendon was a little hard; I prefer my tendon to be softer & to basically melt in my mouth - #10: Steak & Tendon (4.5/5): I forgot that the tendon was tougher than I like and ordered it again, but the steak was delicious! When it comes out it's still a little raw, so I had to make sure to cook it a little more in the broth before eating it

Parking can be a bit tough so you're gonna have to park on the street. Parking aside the food is good here. I mean good portions and great flavor. The extra bowl of rib meat is good too. Wait can be a challenge depending on what time you come but don't let that deter you either. It's worth it.

This place is very well known and was crazy busy during lunch hours. We waited for about 30 minutes outside and had to reserve a spot. Parking is very limited so we had to park at a school nearby. The seating arrangements inside was pretty cramped, but I didn’t mind it that much. The pho was delicious and fairly cheap compared to the size portion. The pho noodles were cooked perfectly, the broth was flavorful and the meat was tender. They actually gave a lot of meat, which was so surprising in a good way. There was only one size portion I believe but it was pretty big. The only bad part about the pho was that the broth was very fatty and oily for some reason. It was not bad at the beginning but near the end, it left an uncomfortable greasy feeling. This is a place I would definitely come back to eat at.

This is one of the favorites Pho joints of the locals in Westminster. Generous portions of different cuts of beef and meat balls can be selected for your pho bowl. Beef stock is simply amazing and super tasty. Steamed and chilled mung bean sprouts, sliced chilies, basil leaves, and other herbs are served with your pho. It gets crowded during peak hours so go earlier the better. Parking lot is small so you may have to park on the street.

First time trying Pho and it’s going to be very hard to top this place! First experience was a great one, the place isn’t big so parking is tight and there is wait to be seated but it moves pretty quick. They only serve Pho which they perfectly do with a rich broth and an assortment of meats for your Pho, the menu is pretty easy to follow and the food comes out fairly quick, will be back.

Yummy Pho! The servings were really big though, so beware of that! But it was so flavorful, and the meat is very good. This place is popular though, so it may get crowded. Be sure to get here earlier than you would usually go to avoid lines!

(Translated by Google) It's really good. The visuals are great and the rice noodles are really good. This is a highly recommended house. It was a little uncomfortable to have to park and eat in the parking lot across the street because the parking lot was small and crowded. Otherwise perfect (Original) 진짜 맛있어요. 비쥬얼도 훌륭하고 쌀국수도 정말 맛있습니다. 강력 추천하는 집이에요. 주차장이 협소하고 사람이 많아서 길 건너편 주차장에 주차하고 먹어야해서 좀 불편했어요. 그 외엔 완벽

This was my first time trying Pho. People rated Phoholic as one of the best places in the world that serves it. I enjoyed my steak pho. It was light and very tasty when adding the greens. Every one was very nice and helpful.

I’ve tasted many pho before but this one really stands out. The broth is soft and rich full of flavour, and the meat is super soft comes with the noodle that’s thin and delicious. Uncle that recommended me to try the bone soup. The bone we ordered later on, so I recommend ordering both and enjoy with a large group of friend.

Greet

Yummy Pho👍

Tasty and reasonable price

I love pho, as long as the soup is plenty hot and full of umami goodness. This pho place gives that and much more, with plenty of different choices of meats and toppings and a couple different choices of noodles too. There are the classic bean sprouts, basil, and onions, but also there are some other rarer ones. The food came out fast and hot and was tasty and the portions were well worth the pricing. Huge bowls!

They only serve pho, all sorts of pho combo, but only pho. The broth was quite strong in flavor. The place was full of people and there was a long line of cars for pickup orders.

Great price and large bowl

Great Pho. This Restaurant sells only Pho just like Inn n Out that sells only Burger and drinks. It deserves 5-Stars. Great Taste, Excellent. I recommend this Phoholic. You will like the food 👍👍👍👍

Very good 😊

A true professional Pho restaurant!

No parking; cramp place (COVID-19 HUB) not recommended to dine in at this time

I’ve been to Phoholic 2 and the original did not disappoint. If you’re a fan of pho, then this is the place. Highly recommended by foodies on YouTube and seeing the crowds of people waiting to get in, it’s not hard to see why this place is popular. I recommend all dishes. Everything is cooked to perfection.

Food is good, broth is on the sweeter side as opposed to salty. I like it. The only thing that could use some work is the beef bone, the tendon is still pretty tough and not tender. Their wide noodles are much better than the standard ones.

This is a good place to eat Vietnamese Pho. Great taste.

Food/Taste/Flavor: 5/5 - Pho with steak, flank, fatty flank, tendon, and tripe. Looks like one soup base with different options of proteins so the food arrived quickly. The broth was delicious overall but some of the proteins were not as good as others. Very generous with the sides of bean sprouts, etc and has the typical sauces available so you can make adjustment to the soup base as well. Ambience: 3/5 - feels like a older location with an outside attachment added to the side of the building. There's definitely noticeable wear and tear. Service: 4/5 - to the point service with no fluff but we struggled to get their attention at certain times Value for price: 5/5 - good value for the food.

"Hole-in-wall" place as some may say about this place? Idk, but the pho lived up to all the hype. Broth is slightly towards the sweeter side but adding 1-2 slices of lemon did the trick for me (OC Viet eateries tend to be on the sweeter side?). Broth was clear and definitely had the pho depth. Meat slices, at first, appeared to be chewey but it was actually tender. Don't be fooled by the one-sized bowl. I thought it was just big w/lots of soup (like some other places with large size bowls). However, it was very filling and had lots of meat and beef tripe...(at least compared with the Bay Area pho bowls). Veggies and hanh beo were generous portions as well without the extra $1.00 charge as some other locations may charge. Overall, I'm putting this at 5* among all the pho places we've tried...probably better than our home cooked pho. Lol. However, parking was super horrible.

Oxtail pho was super good. The noodles were so soft and broth was light and not too heavy. I will definitely be coming back.

I, along with my family, arrived at the restaurant around 9 PM time. Most other Vietnamese places were closed, but fortunately, this a) was opened until 10 PM and b) was of great recommendation. Getting there, there was quite a bit of a long list of people waiting! I find it somewhat amusing that we were a group of 11 compared to the others of around 1-4. Wait time was around 30 minutes, but the whole Black Friday might have to do with some of the time (aka, it probably is shorter on a regular day) - We were split in two tables, 6 and 5, respectively, but the waiters allowed us to sit together in the same area after a table opened up next to ours (+) - The menu was simple and easy to read, all phố! (+) - Food was served extremely quickly*! It was around five minutes after ordering, which is insanely fast relative to other places. (+) - The food was quite delicious, the meat brisket and soup being my favorite parts. (+) - Mild negative detail, this applies to almost all phố places, but there was a considerable amount of soup left after I ate up all of the delicious content (meat, noodles, etc). (Slightly edited for clarity, tiny minus) Now the elephant in the room. One of my family members was ordering in Vietnamese for our subgroup table of 6, and along with the others, ordered 2 of the same dish (#12, I believe), and the waiter was off. This is where the * comes in. They got the wrong dishes for both, but because it was so fast, everyone thought that they would pour the soup in later. Turns out they didn't, and the same person who ordered went to ask the waiters about the quite limited amount of soup. They were, expectingly, confused. Then, the conversation between them went through several rounds, and we didn't understand any clearer why. Turns out, it was only after seeing the receipt after almost everyone had finished their bowl that, turns out, the waiter put the wrong food onto our order. My family was frustrated. Despite the waiters' apologies and attempts to correct course via quickly getting the correct soup in, it left a considerable bad taste in our mouths (no pun intended). We left with the review that the food was great, but only for those that received the correct order. In fact, one of the two that received the wrong food was the one that *recommended* going here in the first place. Will we go here again? Most likely yes. Has it left a lingering feeling afterwards? Also yes, but negative. TL:DR - Food is great, but service ultimately lets the experience down Edit: added clarity

My brother was like yo man do you want to drive to Westminster from the 626 just to get pho and banh mi? I was like okay, sure. Boy howdy, I'm glad we did because phoholic delivered in spades. The wait looked intimidating, but we got seated right away. Protip: don't park in the restaurant parking lot on crowded days, park elsewhere that is willing. Food was served lighting fast and pipping hot. The broth is divine, very meaty, full of flavor with a slight bit of sweetness for an overall well-rounded soup. The flat noodles are also a nice surprise. Even the rare beef steak was tender! The ox-tail piece is large, but a little on the tougher side. The beef rib is tender and oh man filled with so much flavor. Even the soup the beef rib or the tendon rib comes in tastes different from the one in your soup bowl. Additionally using scissors to cut off lumps of tendon or beef meat is a fun activity between guzzling down soup and noodles. I never finish the whole bowl's broth, but I finished my own soup bowl and the broth the beef ribs came in. Un-pho-gettable.

Hands down one of the BEST bowls of pho I’ve ever had. The broth is bursting with flavours that just melt on your tongue. You also get a LOT for what you pay. Highly recommend! This place was AMAZING! 🔥

OK this is a high pace, quick table turnover place. You're not coming here for ambiance or customer service, you're coming here for the food. Once you sit down, be ready to order. Check the menu while you're waiting for your seat because they waste no time to put your order in. That being said, the pho broth is on point! We got extra ribs on the side but it really wasn't necessary. If you're a big eater, go for it. Otherwise your typical combo bowl is more than enough. It was a 40 min wait on a Sunday lunch hour. Will be back if we're around OC.

One of the best Pho I’ve ever had! Meat is tender and falls off the bones! Fresh pho noodles too! Only thing is the cleanliness leaves to be desired…

A++++

Best Vietnamese Pho in this area. You can smell the delicious right after you enter the restaurant. I had beef and oxtail Pho. Yummy!

I drive almost 30 miles for this pho. Definitely recommend 👌

The bone was awesome however the rib was alil small for the price. Pho broth was good. Portion is good. Parking is small and restaurant could use a touch up

Great food, great service! 👍👍👍Best Pho in Orange County!!!

Great prices, great food, also good for people who want to try pho for the first time

Great pho, can't go wrong. I always order to go since their dining area is so small and parking is very limited. I do not speak vietnamese and some of the employees that answer the phone don't speak English. Makes ordering food challenging sometimes.

Very authentic Pho. I’ve traveled extensively throughout Vietnam and worked and lived in/near various Vietnamese communities here in the US over the past 20 years and Phoholic does it right. Fast service, fair price, simple menu, down home environment and authentic taste. Highly recommend.

Phoholic is no longer the same. Lots of msg and the both is no longer the same. Too bad, we will not be returning. Disappointed that we traveled all the way from SJ.

Bomb. This is how you know it's quality pho: the noodles don't break into pieces. Only old and crusty pho noodles do that. It suggests that the restaurant uses quality and fresh noodles. 2nd the broth. Legit broth happens when u cook the beef bones well. The marrow fuses and it has a milky consistency. Cheap broth is watery. 3rd the vegetables they brought to the table is fresh. Anyhow, highly recommended. Cheers

Not that good..there's better pho out there this place is overated..

Really good Beef Pho. The wait can be long and it does taste much better eating it at the restaurant. The service is really fast and the owner, (I think, the tall man) will sometimes will give you a small bowl of meat as a treat. It’s a small act but a good way to bring customers back. The ambiance; it reminds me of eating on the street of Vietnam. Can’t wait til they are fully open again.

Taste just ✅

Hands down the best pho I've had in my life. Service is friendly and the broth is out of this world. Tendon is super fresh. Parking is tricky though.

Good

Best l’ve ever been to get Phó

(Translated by Google) Very good and delicious food (Original) Muy buena y rica comida

Always busy here. Long wait. They gotta figure out the parking situation here, it's disgusting. I know they have another shop in Stanton, go there instead. It took awhile for me to get served, there was a lot of empty tables but not a lot of people manning them. It took me over 30 minutes to get seated. People were friendly. Pho is reasonably priced.

(Translated by Google) Pho is delicious but the price is soft and has 9 ud a bowl (Original) Phở rất ngon mà giá lại mềm có 9 u s d một tô

Amazing. Very different from typical Americanized pho places. You get a little bowl of beef soup on the house as an "appetizer" when you sit down. Large portions and delicious broth. There's also drive through or dine in option

One of the best tasting authentic Pho around. I order the #11 and it's also good without tripe. I will come back again.

Very delicious and price is cheaper

Fresh and authentic. Inexpensive...what's not to love about that😊

Basic pho... Simple and cheap and fast.

I am not a Pho lover, but I found I do love Pho with oxtails and small noodles. The large noodles are also good, but you don't seem to get as much to go as you do with the small noodles. I also love tendon in my Pho. You can also order an extra bone (it's huge) for only $4 which has more tendon on it. They also provide all of the leafy veggies and sauces on the side for the soup, which just enhances the flavor of the Pho. I always order ahead and just pull into the parking lot, don't even get out of the car, just pull up to the valet umbrella, tell them your name and pay. They'll hand your food to you, or have you pull up and they'll bring it to you if it's not ready when you get there. If you plan on getting your food to go, or even if you plan to eat there, the parking lot is SO SMALL, it's best just to order well in advance, to go, so when you get there, the food is ready to go and then you can just pay for your food in the car and drive off.

As they say, it is probably the best pho in Cali for those who has pho almost on a weekly basis. The only flaw is the parking and space.

Good

Highly recommended. Authentic flavor from Saigon, Vietnam

Quite a nice place with great pho. Quick service, cozy atmosphere and really big portion. However, when i looked into the kitchen station, there was a guy wearing mask not covering his nose nor mouth. But still, this is a place worth going to.

Good food for a decent price

Best pho in O.C. so delicious. The minute I walked in the restaurant I can smell how savory the soup is. All beef. They have ox tails and ribs too. They do not have chicken pho. They do not have anything else beside pho. They give rice paddy herbs 🌿 (ngo om) as one of the vegetables to eat. They automatically provide blanched cook bean sprouts. I usually need to request for them at other pho restaurants. I like them better than raw bean sprouts. Price already include tax. Serve in Big silver bowl 🥣. I added a side order of 2 eggs 🥚. The yolk were semi cooked and raw but good.

Small place ,not easy to find parking but important is the great Vietnam Pho excellent.