Joe’s Pho San Leandro

I was very excited to try this pho and I was sadly disappointed. The meatballs had a very weird taste and texture and the rest of the meat was completely raw. I’ll say the noodles and broth were good and it was decently spicy but the weird textures and raw meat made it hard to enjoy. It was on the expensive side too.

Food: 1

The pho with the big bone is delicious. So tender and flavorful.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great smoothies!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I got the chicken vermicelli bowl and it was just okay/average to me. The portions were big and filling but the flavor needed a bit more of a kick even with the nuoc cham (fish sauce) poured over it. Nice size to the place as it has 20+ tables and easily seats multiple big groups at a time. Its a very wheelchair friendly place as there are tons of space between tables. The music they play can get obnoxiously loud,I wish they lowered the volume a bit. Wasn't too crowded on a Friday afternoon but can get busy in a hurry. Parking is aplenty as this is in the San Leandro Plaza area. I might grab a smoothie from this place if I were in the vicinity but I wouldn't go out of my way to come back to dine in again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

I bought chè from this place, and I live just 5 minutes away. By the time I got home, the mung beans and coconut milk were already sour and clearly spoiled. Even when I picked up the order at the store, I noticed a strange smell, but I assumed everything would be fresh since it was just prepared. I didn’t expect the food to already be spoiled, especially from a professional kitchen. I wasted $8 on something completely inedible.

This is not the first time I’ve had a bad experience here. The last time I ordered mì quảng, I actually found a fly in my bowl. I still decided to give this place another chance, hoping it was just a one-time mistake, but now I’m extremely disappointed.

Food safety is not something to take lightly. Serving spoiled food puts customers’ health at serious risk. I hope the owner takes this issue seriously because this level of carelessness is unacceptable.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Horrible experience. Family and I came in 20 minutes before they closed, granted we’re from out of town. As soon as they took our order and served us food, they turned the lights off to shoo us away. What kind of restaurant does that? Really horrible customer service. If they have a problem with late customers, don’t close at 10pm. SMH.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Ordered one chicken pho over the phone came to pick up wanted to charge me for two. I asked to speak to manager or supervisor he told me to leave.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Loved it! I got the beef pho

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef Stew Pho

Just as good as the one in San Leandro

My first time here. Never knew they gave so much meat, my kind of place! We will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Joe’s Pho is a family favorite, I have had several dishes, each one always being exceptional. But the highlight is definitely their pho! They have wonderful service very friendly atmosphere. Great food, clean location. Absolutely would recommend anyone to stop by in the area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I came here two weeks ago and my vermicelli dish was delicious, the portion big
There's plenty of tables and free parking.

Today, I went for take out and they forgot to pack the accompanying sauce, so if you order take out, make sure they pack the it!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Food good delicious customer service good. Large bowl make me full soup.but need to cut the meat a little bit smaller easy to bit.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: sp12 Roasted Duck Noodle Soup MI Viet Nuoc Leo, SP2 Vietnamese Crepes Banh Xeo, Beef Soup

I ordered my meal thinking duck would be fresh. It was very stale and dark. I can tell it was not eatable. I requested to cancel or change plate. Unfortunately they still charged me the plate i did not eat.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

gonna be BRUTALLY HONEST. Me and my parent went here at least a few times and the atmosphere there is alright its just the loud, hyped up music which mades the food experience feel uncomfortable. its loud and doesn't sound like a good music choice for customers. The food was great, but they added more soup than the noodles itself plus they only added one meatball to my noodle meatball soup. Lastly the service, I feel it should be improve better because they don't really check in customers after time goes by while eating. When trying to get their attention, I notice them just talking behind the counter. also their prices are REALLY PRICY especially when its just TWO PEOPLE. spent like at least $50 + tax lmao. The tip suggestions were quite outrageous too. Overall, this place's pho are alright just won't be coming back.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2