Overall a three star. The pho was filled with MSG, and the egg rolls had basically no meat. The beef chicken noodle bowl was good, but not worth the price. Customer service was okay… the waiters were really rushing the customers. The water also smells.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Kevin Mun
Love the food, everything was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jeffcp1
One of the best tasting Pho spots. The broth has that excellent flavor that most other restaurants miss.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Roger Brown
This is the most regretful review I've written. My wife and I had been eating at this restaurant since the mid 1990s and during the 30 years we lived in Ca. it was our favorite Vietnamese place. The old menu was full of great combinations. My favorite was the charbroiled pork, shredded pork, meat cake, and rice combo. The nước chấm sauce was always flavorful. The chả giò were fresh, crisp, and flaky and were served with a pile of lettuce, jalapeño, sprouts, fennel, and mint. So, when we came back to Ca. after two years on the East Coast, we were really looking forward to visiting Thanh Binh again.Something had gone wrong during the last two or three years. The menu is now reduced from what it used to be. The rice combinations no longer include shredded pork or meat cake. In the combination that was available, charbroiled pork and shrimp, both the pork and the shrimp were dry and tasteless. The nước chấm sauce was watery and over salted. The chả giò were almost inedible, and served with only a couple of lettuce leaves, mint, and shredded carrots.The reason this is three stars instead of two or one is because the chicken curry stew that my wife ordered is delicious.The service was friendly and efficient as always, but somehow the people cooking the food have lost interest in making it tasty and memorable. We'll always remember the many very good meals we've eaten here over the years but, this is not the same restaurant anymore and we won't be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Michael Lam
Friendly service: Food was ready fairly quick and the pho was decent.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Youngki Park
It's cheap and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Camille Madlang
I have been going here for years - since I was a kid to be exact! This was when their walls used to be a medium shade of pink lol. My dad was a huge pho enthusiast and this was one of his favorite spots.After my dad passed away when I was 10, we stopped going. We continued on with our lives and I eventually found myself living in LA for 3-4 years and moved back to OC in 2020.I drove by the shopping center soon afterwards and saw that it was still open! So, I went in and tried it again. Their fresh spring rolls are always* tasty. I LOVE their combo fried rice and their fresh coconut juice. I'm one of those customers that once you find your favorite dish, it is hard to try another one because you just can't get enough of it. I am not a big pho fan like my dad was, but whenever we went here it was like a trip to Disneyland for him LOL.They never changed anything about their food or service since I was a kid. To be exact, I must've been 6-8ish when we began going. I'm turning 27 this year. To say that about a restaurant shows how much they value quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex
BEST PHO IN LAKE FOREST! get the large oxtail.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oxtail Pho
Sharon Degany
Vegetarian options: great vegan pho
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pho
Ronald Song (Old Boy)
Thanh Bin is one of the best Pho restaurants South of OC! Normally, I like going to Westminster/Garden Grove for my fix of Pho, but Lake Forest is way closer to me.Service is always on point and the soup comes out piping hot every time! Never been disappointed with any of their menu items like their Egg Rolls, Rice Dishes (Cơm tấm) and their Dry Noodle Dishes (Bún).
Probably the best Vietnamese sit down in Lake Forest. Highly recomend their vermicelli noodles, and their fried rice.Vegetarian options: Whole section of veggetarian and buddhist friendly in the offerings in menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oxtail Pho, Combo Fried Rice
deemak26 Love
Great food ? very nice and polite service ? ?? ?? ?. I definitely enjoyed this place coming all the way from Colorado!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Combo Fried Rice
John
The best pho in Lake Forest.Parking: Many parking spaces.
Overall a three star. The pho was filled with MSG, and the egg rolls had basically no meat. The beef chicken noodle bowl was good, but not worth the price. Customer service was okay… the waiters were really rushing the customers. The water also smells.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Love the food, everything was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best tasting Pho spots. The broth has that excellent flavor that most other restaurants miss.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the most regretful review I've written. My wife and I had been eating at this restaurant since the mid 1990s and during the 30 years we lived in Ca. it was our favorite Vietnamese place. The old menu was full of great combinations. My favorite was the charbroiled pork, shredded pork, meat cake, and rice combo. The nước chấm sauce was always flavorful. The chả giò were fresh, crisp, and flaky and were served with a pile of lettuce, jalapeño, sprouts, fennel, and mint. So, when we came back to Ca. after two years on the East Coast, we were really looking forward to visiting Thanh Binh again.Something had gone wrong during the last two or three years. The menu is now reduced from what it used to be. The rice combinations no longer include shredded pork or meat cake. In the combination that was available, charbroiled pork and shrimp, both the pork and the shrimp were dry and tasteless. The nước chấm sauce was watery and over salted. The chả giò were almost inedible, and served with only a couple of lettuce leaves, mint, and shredded carrots.The reason this is three stars instead of two or one is because the chicken curry stew that my wife ordered is delicious.The service was friendly and efficient as always, but somehow the people cooking the food have lost interest in making it tasty and memorable. We'll always remember the many very good meals we've eaten here over the years but, this is not the same restaurant anymore and we won't be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Friendly service: Food was ready fairly quick and the pho was decent.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
It's cheap and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I have been going here for years - since I was a kid to be exact! This was when their walls used to be a medium shade of pink lol. My dad was a huge pho enthusiast and this was one of his favorite spots.After my dad passed away when I was 10, we stopped going. We continued on with our lives and I eventually found myself living in LA for 3-4 years and moved back to OC in 2020.I drove by the shopping center soon afterwards and saw that it was still open! So, I went in and tried it again. Their fresh spring rolls are always* tasty. I LOVE their combo fried rice and their fresh coconut juice. I'm one of those customers that once you find your favorite dish, it is hard to try another one because you just can't get enough of it. I am not a big pho fan like my dad was, but whenever we went here it was like a trip to Disneyland for him LOL.They never changed anything about their food or service since I was a kid. To be exact, I must've been 6-8ish when we began going. I'm turning 27 this year. To say that about a restaurant shows how much they value quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
BEST PHO IN LAKE FOREST! get the large oxtail.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oxtail Pho
Vegetarian options: great vegan pho
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pho
Thanh Bin is one of the best Pho restaurants South of OC! Normally, I like going to Westminster/Garden Grove for my fix of Pho, but Lake Forest is way closer to me.Service is always on point and the soup comes out piping hot every time! Never been disappointed with any of their menu items like their Egg Rolls, Rice Dishes (Cơm tấm) and their Dry Noodle Dishes (Bún).
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spring Rolls, Pho
Restaurantji Recommends
Probably the best Vietnamese sit down in Lake Forest. Highly recomend their vermicelli noodles, and their fried rice.Vegetarian options: Whole section of veggetarian and buddhist friendly in the offerings in menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oxtail Pho, Combo Fried Rice
Great food ? very nice and polite service ? ?? ?? ?. I definitely enjoyed this place coming all the way from Colorado!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Combo Fried Rice
The best pho in Lake Forest.Parking: Many parking spaces.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spring Rolls, Tomatoes Soup, Pho, Oxtail Pho, Fried Garlic Calamari
I ordered the pho no.2 but the meat wasn't great.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Warm and friendly service with delicious food of huge portions. Looking forward to coming back to try more dishes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5