I was really excited to try the Shaking Beef based off of others' reviews. I also ordered the garlic rice. It comes with a generous pint portion of plain rice, so you don't need to order rice. I wish they would let you upgrade to garlic rice for an extra $2-3 or something because I don't need the plain rice. Sadly, I was disappointed. Something was missing. The flavor was actually bland. The presentation was good. There were generous potions of rice, veggies, and I like the amount of sauce, but it didn't really have flavor. I don't understand how you could make a dish that has soy sauce, fish sauce, and oyster sauce and it taste bland? Maybe they are using vegan products? I got more flavors from the onions than the sauce. The meat was tender, but also not flavorful. So sad that I cannot give it a better review. I forgot to snap a photo at the beginning, so this is half eaten with garlic rice added to cover the gap.
Food: 3
Aaron Andres
My girlfriend and I decided to give this place a shot as it looked good online. Went in and received welcoming service. The food is reasonably priced, tastes great, and fresh. In construction there's a saying speed quality or price pick two as no one gets em all yet this restaurant nailed all three. This is our new regular spot.
Chad O'Hara
Love this spot. Great pho, they always smile when they see my kids (2 & 3 yo) running around in the resturant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Randall Ivey
Ordered Pho, was old frozen chicken and the broth was bland . No options to spice it up.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Craig Ivey
We had the chicken pho, the broth was plan and lacking flavor. No options to spice up the pho. Tasted like chicken was cooked then frozen and de thawed and seved. You know that little freezer taste. Place is very clean and people are friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
viona z
Foods here are really delicious. Its kind of fast food fusion style. vegetables that go along with dish are so fresh and premium quality. We normally eat Pho and pork chops rice. But today we eat shaking beef and parmesan fries and its shocking delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
P L
we love to eat here whenever we visit SLO. the pork chop rice, beef pho, and banh my, all are delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ralph Waldo , Jr.
Can ' t give a rating . I had hoped to go there on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day , but they were closed both days . I was quite surprised . So anyone wanting Pho or Spring Rolls or other Vietnamese food will have to try it for yourself .
HW Chang
The portion was huge even for teen boys and the pho, the grilled pork, the pork ribs and spring rolls were all authentically delicious. The owner even made sure the food presentation was on par with a sit-down restaurant although this place is a fast casual. Just delicious and what a gem!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Pho and Viet Pork Chops
michael matthews
Great food, fresh ingredients, really quick service.
Healthy and delicious. one of the best places to eat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J W
Visiting town and was craving some Vietnamese food which this place satisfied. Quite pricy and limited from what I’m used to but the flavors are there for the pho.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Stefani Zane
Could’ve been a better experience. The food was great it’s the service that was very upsetting and should learn some manners. The register people couldn’t help or didn’t know how to operate some cash. It would’ve been understandable that they just said “I’m sorry, we don’t know how to help with that request,” But instead they just laughed in front of us, just looking at each other and laughed. It was embarrassing and truly their staff should hire people who are polite and good manners. It was just rude, and honestly if this people are still there, truly would not recommend going back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
D S
So grateful for this restaurant, absolutely great food, high quality, healthy clean eating. Flavors are outstanding!!! Thank you, @ Bites, your my favorite place to eat!!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Will Fry
Food was excellent, great portions. Service is acceptable, its a "order at the counter" sort of thing (neither here nor there). This isn't a sit-down highly-authentic viet restaurant (they don't purport to be). They serve great fusion food at "reasonable" prices in a college town.
History of the head chef/ restaurant is posted on the wall and a great read while you wait.
I highly recommend the shaking beef; I think the price of the beef has gone up since I was last here, so YMMV.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Beef Pho and Shrimp Spring Rolls
I was really excited to try the Shaking Beef based off of others' reviews. I also ordered the garlic rice. It comes with a generous pint portion of plain rice, so you don't need to order rice. I wish they would let you upgrade to garlic rice for an extra $2-3 or something because I don't need the plain rice.
Sadly, I was disappointed. Something was missing.
The flavor was actually bland. The presentation was good. There were generous potions of rice, veggies, and I like the amount of sauce, but it didn't really have flavor. I don't understand how you could make a dish that has soy sauce, fish sauce, and oyster sauce and it taste bland? Maybe they are using vegan products? I got more flavors from the onions than the sauce. The meat was tender, but also not flavorful.
So sad that I cannot give it a better review.
I forgot to snap a photo at the beginning, so this is half eaten with garlic rice added to cover the gap.
Food: 3
My girlfriend and I decided to give this place a shot as it looked good online. Went in and received welcoming service. The food is reasonably priced, tastes great, and fresh. In construction there's a saying speed quality or price pick two as no one gets em all yet this restaurant nailed all three. This is our new regular spot.
Love this spot. Great pho, they always smile when they see my kids (2 & 3 yo) running around in the resturant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ordered Pho, was old frozen chicken and the broth was bland . No options to spice it up.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
We had the chicken pho, the broth was plan and lacking flavor. No options to spice up the pho. Tasted like chicken was cooked then frozen and de thawed and seved. You know that little freezer taste. Place is very clean and people are friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Foods here are really delicious. Its kind of fast food fusion style. vegetables that go along with dish are so fresh and premium quality.
We normally eat Pho and pork chops rice. But today we eat shaking beef and parmesan fries and its shocking delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
we love to eat here whenever we visit SLO.
the pork chop rice, beef pho, and banh my, all are delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Can ' t give a rating . I had hoped to go there on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day , but they were closed both days . I was quite surprised . So anyone wanting Pho or Spring Rolls or other Vietnamese food will have to try it for yourself .
The portion was huge even for teen boys and the pho, the grilled pork, the pork ribs and spring rolls were all authentically delicious. The owner even made sure the food presentation was on par with a sit-down restaurant although this place is a fast casual. Just delicious and what a gem!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Pho and Viet Pork Chops
Great food, fresh ingredients, really quick service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Healthy and delicious. one of the best places to eat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Visiting town and was craving some Vietnamese food which this place satisfied. Quite pricy and limited from what I’m used to but the flavors are there for the pho.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Could’ve been a better experience. The food was great it’s the service that was very upsetting and should learn some manners. The register people couldn’t help or didn’t know how to operate some cash. It would’ve been understandable that they just said “I’m sorry, we don’t know how to help with that request,” But instead they just laughed in front of us, just looking at each other and laughed. It was embarrassing and truly their staff should hire people who are polite and good manners. It was just rude, and honestly if this people are still there, truly would not recommend going back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
So grateful for this restaurant, absolutely great food, high quality, healthy clean eating. Flavors are outstanding!!! Thank you, @ Bites, your my favorite place to eat!!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was excellent, great portions. Service is acceptable, its a "order at the counter" sort of thing (neither here nor there).
This isn't a sit-down highly-authentic viet restaurant (they don't purport to be). They serve great fusion food at "reasonable" prices in a college town.
History of the head chef/ restaurant is posted on the wall and a great read while you wait.
I highly recommend the shaking beef; I think the price of the beef has gone up since I was last here, so YMMV.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Beef Pho and Shrimp Spring Rolls
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