Pho Tám Cali

24531 Trabuco Rd I, Lake Forest
(949) 215-9552

Recent Reviews

McCSFunk

It's not delicious

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

erick armeson

Would have liked if the server checked if u needed anything else after bringing my pho. I was the only customer when they 1st opened. Had to go up and pay the bill.Parking: Small lot. Cramped spots. Busy lot.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pho Broth

Ruth Han

The food was amazing. The pho tam cali special came with a bone in rib. The meat melted off the bone. We also got the spring rolls and shaken beef fries. We will be back to try other menu items! 10/10!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spring Rolls, Pho Tam Cali Special, Shaken Loaded Fries

Monique Sempio

The vegan pho was 10/10. Very tasty and most of the food came out in a timely manner.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael Lam

Excellent pho! Great flavor broth, a good portion of meats, and just the right amount noodles. I'm looking forward to trying other dishes.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pho Tam Cali Special

gabriela

i found a BUG in my food…

Food: 1

kaojuice

i found a BUG in my food…

Food: 1

Jen

Got the spring rolls and the Pho Tam Cali special. The food was solid, but not mind-blowing. The pho had a good variety of different meats. Not as much noodles as other pho places, but enough for me.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Jennifer H.

Came here for lunch to use a gift card, and overall thought the food was solid. The menu was straightforward and simple. Got the spring rolls and the Pho Tam Cali special. It was cool they let us try both the shrimp and BBQ pork. You can choose the peanut sauce or the house sauce. The spring rolls and sauce were solid, but nothing special. The pho was quite good! There was a good variety of meat in the Pho Tam Cali special. There didn't seem to be a lot of noodles, compared to other places, but that's ok for me since it's hard to eat a ton of noodles. The amount was just right for me. The place is small, and doesn't have the nicest ambiance. Service was quick.

Tammy Phan

The best customer service at a Viet restaurant I've had because of Christian He was so accommodating and kind and made suggestions that I could switch out the garlic noodles with shrimp to another protein. He just went above and beyond that I will come back just for his customer service. He deserves a raise for his amazing customer service If I owned an restaurant I would poach him!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tam M.

The best customer service ever! Because of Christian. I will definitely be back only because of Christian. He was so kind and friendly. Made suggestions and was so accommodating when I asked him if we could switch out the garlic noodles shrimp to another protein. He seriously just went above and beyond for us I've never had such amazing customer service at a pho restaurant. This guy deserves a raise! If I owned a restaurant I would poach him for myself!!!! Thank you for the best experience ever Christian

Victoria

never be back, not worth $15

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

kamran adlparvar

Frequently go to this spot since they opened, and the service is normally good. Today was a joke, the guy behind the counter wearing a black LA hat (maybe Justin P.) was in another world. When I walked up he didn’t respond to me at all it wasn’t till another employee said hi to me and said something to him that he broke his silence to say one word “wait”. Then after he took my order and I waited a while for my food I see another employee pack up my food and put it next to him on the counter. I wait two maybe three minutes for him to call me, but nothing, so I approach the counter and ask him “is that mine” this individual was so far gone that I had to repeat my self twice and say “excuse me, sorry to bother you, but is that my food?” He responds by asking me my name, fine I told him my name and he still wasn’t sure if it was my food because he spelled my name so horribly wrong he didn’t understand what he had typed, finally I tell him my order and he says just “yeah” so I take it and go… everyone else working there is usually wonderful but this guy was a joke! The food is also good, I just had to write something because I walked away actually upset because if the interaction.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Pho Tam Cali Special

Jonathan M.

Okay so this was our first time visiting this establishment and we heard good things so we were excited to give it a shot. I walked in and was immediately greeted with a smile, the decor was nice as well you could instantly tell it was a newer restaurant. I ordered the rare beef pho large as well as a small brisket pho to go. When I got home and took out our food i immediately noticed the broth was not hot at all, I thought maybe because it was wrapped in so much plastic that I couldn't tell if it was actually warm or not. Well I was wrong, it was legitimately COLD, like as if they had their broth already packaged in the containers to speed up the process of giving out the to-go orders. I was utterly shocked at the temperature of the pho, it felt like they might've even had it in a fridge, it wasn't even Luke warm. I waited to eat the pho before leaving a review and I'm glad I did, because the broth was actually very tasty and the quality of meat was above average. The only other critique I would give is the amount of noodles they give you, it wasn't a lot especially for a large and the normal size hardly had any. If it weren't for the cold broth and small noodle portions and probably the pricing (it was a couple dollars more than other pho places in the area) I'd most likely give this establishment a 4 or 4.5. Next time I'll be sure to dine in to avoid any cold broth in the future. Ps. I rarely ever review restaurants but felt the need to after all of this. Hopefully the owners will see this and make adjustments for future take out orders.

Karla V.

I had a great time yesterday. They became really busy when we arrived and they handled it great. Food is good. When we go back, someone will definitely do the challenge.

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