Pho Element
2216 S El Camino Real, San Mateo
(650) 212-1166
Recent Reviews
Sort by
Atmosphere: {{ item.info.Atmosphere }}
Food: {{ item.info.Food }}
Service: {{ item.info.Service }}
Recommended dishes: {{ item.info['Recommended dishes'] }}
It was great that they opened on Thanksgiving Day even though it was only half day. The noodle soups were delicious. Rare beefs were fresh. Must try their chicken coconut noodle soup. Shrimp rolls were just ok, the wrap was too chewy. Spacious, quick and friendly service. Will definitely come back again!
Good food buy not great ambience
We ordered 3 dishes:-
1. Rare beef noodles soup
2. Hainanese Chicken ( boneless) rice
3. Seasonal dish-garlic fried noodles w/ shrimp
All dishes are very yummy! Noodles soup obviously is their signature dish, chicken rice as well, especially the 3 kinds of dipping sauces for the chicken is fantastic!
Staffs are very polite and very sincere and helpful, very efficient! Shop is clean!
Everything is out of our expectations!
Surely will come back once we are in this area!
We are so hungry for the yummy food so we can only take photo when we’re almost finished our dinner!
We wish them all the blessed and prosperous future, happy healthy life!
Amitabha!
P.S. remember to look both sides of the menu, otherwise you may miss some yummy dishes like us! 😅
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was amazing. It’s my go-to place for a quick comforting meal. Portions are generous!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super fast service! Food was delicious but not so special. Large size is very big portion!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great spot felicious Pho and friendly people :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wow. Fantastic food. Our server was very zealous and let us know which plates were the best. We got the ox tail pho, bbq chicken rice plate and filet mignon 🤤you can’t go wrong with either of these dishes. It was a little cold inside so bring a sweater but other than that - everything was great!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Food was good, but no more than that. Seems to be a family favorite restaurant and somewhat noisy. Fast service, but a little chaotic, which actually added to the atmosphere in a positive manner. Shortly after we arrived it was very busy, so a reservation might be a good idea.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Simple, delicious, efficient restaurant we frequent weekly! We love how quick and easy this restaurant operates and everyone’s happy! Keep in mind this place serves northern style Vietnamese (and some Chinese?) food so the broth is slightly different from traditional pho.
Go tos: pho, chicken pho, bun rieu (best in the peninsula), shrimp spring roll, garlic stir fry broccoli
I love that they have a variety of specials too so you can always try a new dish if you need a change from your original go-to. This place is definitely a family favorite as it’s packed at lunch and dinner weekends.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
bro 2$ for bean sprouts in pho 🥀🥀
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Food is great, but they've been slowly decreasing the portion sizes over the past year. The amount of chicken in chicken rice is now almost half of what they used to give.
Food: 5
I have been coming here for years and the manager is such an awesome guy! He's highly attentive without being overbearing. The food is always super fresh and delicious as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
2.5* - uh. not sure what the hype is around this place. you can say they didnt have the right element(s). for a place that specializes in chicken pho, they missed the mark. both broth and chicken were bland.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Wasn’t expecting much when coming in but this place really disappointed. The food lacked flavor and it wasn’t very authentic. They don’t even give you thail basil and mung beans. The food is just ok. There’s much better places out there
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Has to be my favorite pho spot outside of Guatemala!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loading...