Cloudy Friday with a few missions accomplished in Oakland/Alameda Homedepot, we (my fiat and I) were slowly rolling out the main entrances. I was avoiding eye contacts with the Hispanic bros who are waiting for work in the front. Not now but good to know that you guys are around... I think... Wait! I see pho and 10.95 and where?!!! Tasty Bowl! and 10 minutes later, I'm sitting down waiting for P1 (pho combo) for $10.95. Not a scam... yet.... (btw, BBH no pig feet $13.95, with pig feet $17.95, I was amused by the flexibility they think this can be....: )) It's piping hot and a hearty bowl of pho. Not huge not small and just right, though it's hard to fish out the thin sliced stick meat. But there are quite few big pieces of briskets and even with some long time boil neck meats. Garnishments are quite fresh as well. Is it because they are next the very famous Pho King that they need to work extra harder? Regardless, if you take the trouble to post a sign outside of H.D. and I see it, I'm sold. Probably no one would disagree with me that the amount of effort and energy you need to keep the business running, safe, competitive, profitable (another 100 words later), you need more than 10 miles of work and imagination. Plus, have you ever seen any restaurants have their original price crossed out with a discounted price? I've never. They exactly remind me of the ppl in Vietnam, creative and survival oriented. This is why they caught another immigrant like me. Only suggestion is to clean the table and siracha bottle better. They are kind of greasy. Sometimes cleanness is the first thing to propel ppl. It doesn't take much to correct it. Slowly rolling out of the mall now...
J S.
Lowered prices. Huge win Good Vietnamese coffee Good BBH Lowered prices. Specials now. Support this place
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Noodles
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
D B
Kid-friendliness: They don't mind kids, mine love to eat here. Large dinning room.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pho, Beef Soup
Kathy N.
I like this place because they have a variety of noodles you can choose from (I like fresh pho noodles) and they have beef short ribs, oxtail, and Chinese donuts. Service is friendly and quick. They also have monthly specials so you can get an entree for $10 sometimes. Overall solid pho spot.
Keira H.
Great food and really friendly service! This is my favorite restaurant in our neighborhood.
san s.
The food here is decent but the people that take the orders needs to get their shit together getting the wrong kind of noodles half the time.I was served a lukewarm bowl of noodles so I asked them to microwave it for me they stuck it in the microwave and forgot about it.I didn't say anything to see if they would remember and they didn't,still trying to charge me at the end enough chances here!!
Paula Adora V.
This is our go to noodle soup spot since Pho King is always so busy and the other spots further down International are a bit farther. We've been going here since we used to live in the area. I like the hu tieu nam vang (soup) with thick egg noodle soup when I'm feeling like eating something more Cambodian. I love the fried pork fat, quail egg, blood cube, pork slices, and I always add chili oil and pickled jalapeños. The broth is well rounded and flavorful. Perfect balance of savory with a little sweet. I also like picking different noodles for this soup since I always eat rice noodles with pho. The dry version is very bomb too. This is the best dish there in my opinion- especially for those who like a variety of flavors. My husband always gets the #1 pho combo. It comes with a beef rib as well. Sometimes we get the regular pho combo too - there's a special right now for $9.95 for a small. This is a really good deal for the Bay Area honestly. The place is usually not packed but I wish it was. The team knows our orders there. It's a very nice family establishment. I know there's a lot of competition nearby but it's worth a try! We've gone to all the other spots as well - each place will have their own special dish and for me it's the Hu tieu nam vang.
Nga Truong
Special combo pho is delicious, and great customer
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pho
Helen Feng
I used to be a regular at Pho King next door, since it’s an Oakland institution. But then I tried the oxtail soup at Tasty Bowl and now I almost always end up at Tasty Bowl. My partner gets the vermicelli bowl, which is fresh and yummy, and the shrimp cake appetizer is exceptional as well. Friendly service, much like the other family pho spots in the neighborhood.
My second time here. First time I got the regular beef special pho. This time was the #3 special combo which was 8.95. I enjoy eating it with the Chinese donut and so far this the only restaurant in the Bay Area that offers it. Was going to give them a 5, but yelp gave me a buy 1 pho and get one free and the lady there didn't let me redeem it.
Myesha W
I started coming here when they opened and the food was great and good quantity was there last week ordered takeaway and on reaching home got like two bites worth of food on spending over 20. Stay
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Mark R.
Ordered food through GrubHub. Got a text from the restaurant that the order was ready for pick up showed up and food wasn't ready and they wanted to take my order again and told me it would be ready in 15 minutes, so never again you had a one time chance, and you blew it
Alex F.
No complaints for a delicious packed bowl of combination beef pho for $8.95. You will not find a better deal anywhere in the states. I've been here six times in the past two weeks. Owner said the promo is until the end of the month, and they'll even be open tmw on thanksgiving! Go get yours while it lasts.
Maria de mendez (Pasita)
A delicious food place. Clean place. The employees.
Cloudy Friday with a few missions accomplished in Oakland/Alameda Homedepot, we (my fiat and I) were slowly rolling out the main entrances. I was avoiding eye contacts with the Hispanic bros who are waiting for work in the front. Not now but good to know that you guys are around... I think... Wait! I see pho and 10.95 and where?!!! Tasty Bowl! and 10 minutes later, I'm sitting down waiting for P1 (pho combo) for $10.95. Not a scam... yet.... (btw, BBH no pig feet $13.95, with pig feet $17.95, I was amused by the flexibility they think this can be....: )) It's piping hot and a hearty bowl of pho. Not huge not small and just right, though it's hard to fish out the thin sliced stick meat. But there are quite few big pieces of briskets and even with some long time boil neck meats. Garnishments are quite fresh as well. Is it because they are next the very famous Pho King that they need to work extra harder? Regardless, if you take the trouble to post a sign outside of H.D. and I see it, I'm sold. Probably no one would disagree with me that the amount of effort and energy you need to keep the business running, safe, competitive, profitable (another 100 words later), you need more than 10 miles of work and imagination. Plus, have you ever seen any restaurants have their original price crossed out with a discounted price? I've never. They exactly remind me of the ppl in Vietnam, creative and survival oriented. This is why they caught another immigrant like me. Only suggestion is to clean the table and siracha bottle better. They are kind of greasy. Sometimes cleanness is the first thing to propel ppl. It doesn't take much to correct it. Slowly rolling out of the mall now...
Lowered prices. Huge win Good Vietnamese coffee Good BBH Lowered prices. Specials now. Support this place
Noodles
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kid-friendliness: They don't mind kids, mine love to eat here. Large dinning room.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pho, Beef Soup
I like this place because they have a variety of noodles you can choose from (I like fresh pho noodles) and they have beef short ribs, oxtail, and Chinese donuts. Service is friendly and quick. They also have monthly specials so you can get an entree for $10 sometimes. Overall solid pho spot.
Great food and really friendly service! This is my favorite restaurant in our neighborhood.
The food here is decent but the people that take the orders needs to get their shit together getting the wrong kind of noodles half the time.I was served a lukewarm bowl of noodles so I asked them to microwave it for me they stuck it in the microwave and forgot about it.I didn't say anything to see if they would remember and they didn't,still trying to charge me at the end enough chances here!!
This is our go to noodle soup spot since Pho King is always so busy and the other spots further down International are a bit farther. We've been going here since we used to live in the area. I like the hu tieu nam vang (soup) with thick egg noodle soup when I'm feeling like eating something more Cambodian. I love the fried pork fat, quail egg, blood cube, pork slices, and I always add chili oil and pickled jalapeños. The broth is well rounded and flavorful. Perfect balance of savory with a little sweet. I also like picking different noodles for this soup since I always eat rice noodles with pho. The dry version is very bomb too. This is the best dish there in my opinion- especially for those who like a variety of flavors. My husband always gets the #1 pho combo. It comes with a beef rib as well. Sometimes we get the regular pho combo too - there's a special right now for $9.95 for a small. This is a really good deal for the Bay Area honestly. The place is usually not packed but I wish it was. The team knows our orders there. It's a very nice family establishment. I know there's a lot of competition nearby but it's worth a try! We've gone to all the other spots as well - each place will have their own special dish and for me it's the Hu tieu nam vang.
Special combo pho is delicious, and great customer
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pho
I used to be a regular at Pho King next door, since it’s an Oakland institution. But then I tried the oxtail soup at Tasty Bowl and now I almost always end up at Tasty Bowl. My partner gets the vermicelli bowl, which is fresh and yummy, and the shrimp cake appetizer is exceptional as well. Friendly service, much like the other family pho spots in the neighborhood.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
My second time here. First time I got the regular beef special pho. This time was the #3 special combo which was 8.95. I enjoy eating it with the Chinese donut and so far this the only restaurant in the Bay Area that offers it. Was going to give them a 5, but yelp gave me a buy 1 pho and get one free and the lady there didn't let me redeem it.
I started coming here when they opened and the food was great and good quantity was there last week ordered takeaway and on reaching home got like two bites worth of food on spending over 20. Stay
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Ordered food through GrubHub. Got a text from the restaurant that the order was ready for pick up showed up and food wasn't ready and they wanted to take my order again and told me it would be ready in 15 minutes, so never again you had a one time chance, and you blew it
No complaints for a delicious packed bowl of combination beef pho for $8.95. You will not find a better deal anywhere in the states. I've been here six times in the past two weeks. Owner said the promo is until the end of the month, and they'll even be open tmw on thanksgiving! Go get yours while it lasts.
A delicious food place. Clean place. The employees.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5