Pho Star
3214 16th St, San Francisco
(415) 813-7622
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new favorite pho spot in the city :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The vermicelli was delicious and they gave a generous meat portion. Iced coffee was good too. Definitely a place I want to come back to when I'm in the area.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic pho! Fresh, well-balanced veggies and high-quality meat!.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’m not someone that feels like you need to be of the culture to produce a particular cuisine but I do believe that if you do have a restaurant that isn’t ur cultural background l, you should uplift the cuisine no matter what.
This restaurant is Chinese owned and I ordered their bun bo hue. First, the meat was all beef, no pork. Second, no flavor of lemongrass or aromatics, just savory and spicy, but the spicy is of chili paste, with no distinct flavor—just acidic. Lastly, I can taste and feel that their rice noodles are dried, not fresh.
It was just ok but if they want to produce Vietnamese food as Chinese owners, please understand the food and present it well. There are lots of people discovering this cuisine and it’s a shame to make a product without fully understanding it. Especially at this price point and location.
Also the egg rolls were salty.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Well, first they asked me to sit the table right by the entrance beside many seats are available. I was ok with it before this happened. When I finished eating, lady came to clean up my bowl so fast and quick and
ask me to pay even my iced coffee was not finished. I saw most of the customers were taking time to pay by the cashier when they leave. Did I look like I won’t pay?? It was really awkward and she was rude. I felt really unwelcome there. By the way, beef pho was okay. Broth doesn’t have depth. I will not come back again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Delicious! We got spring rolls and five spice chicken rice plate and they were both great. Chicken was a bit crispy on the outside. Spring rolls were plump - love it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
papaya tofu salad and veggie pho pretty yummy! Clean inside , friendly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
She was rude and completely ignored me while I was picking up my food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Everything about this place was SO good. The food was great but customer service is the best i’ve ever experienced. Very nice ladies!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was great very friendly and attentive.
Unfortunately, the chicken pho was disappointing. The portion had very little meat, and the chicken tasted off. I was also surprised because I expected white meat, which is usually standard for chicken pho. The noodles were very thick which made the taste feel off.
The appetizer was really good.
Additionally, the restaurant was extremely cold inside, especially given that it was already cold and raining outside, which made the dining experience less comfortable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
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The pho is just not it. The meat portion is good but soup is bland and noodles break easily. Staff is friendly, service is good but overall do not recommend unless you are ok with subpar pho.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
January 2026:
Ordered food to go through Uber Eats. First time trying this place. Was very pleased with my lunch.
Had the chicken pho and the soup was very tasty 😋. Good combo of noodles and chicken.
Also had the chicken cabbage salad and thought it was delicious. Would order that again.
Also tasted the papaya shrimp salad and the tofu banh mi. Both were good. Will definitely come back again. Will try dining in next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It was calm and peaceful plus the food was delicious and I would definitely go again
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Idk about the meat options, but went with vegetarians so we ordered all vegetarian. I tried the pho and bahn mi. With the pho it seemed they did not try at all with the flavors. The broth was nice but the tofu was just cut up cubes of soft tofu, it seems very low effort compared to the dishes that contain meat. The bahn mi was straight up disappointing tofu was unseasoned very greasy granted it is deep fried but I’ve tried deep fried tofu that was not nearly as greasy. We also ordered fried eggs with both dishes which were overcooked and also felt greasy and maybe were deep fried as well. If you eat meat this place might suffice but I wish they tried a bit harder with their vegetarian dishes or not offer them at all.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Pork chop vermicelli And fry spring rolls 9/10
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
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