Pho Zabb
1799 Commonwealth Ave, Brighton
(617) 254-2254
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Great Pad Thai in town!! Thai cuisine’s Pad Thai is a hit or a miss, but when it’s a hit it’s one of the best I’ve had in Boston. I had the shrimp version and my buddy had chicken version. Both versions were great!! 👍🏼
I really like the food at this restaurant, especially the Thai dishes — they taste just like they’re from Thailand. As for my partner, they had the Pho Dac Biet, which was also very delicious.
Very recommend Vietnamese food. Nice area and restaurant is also very clean.
If you're looking to lose a quick 5 pounds, I highly recommend ordering the #1 with pork spring rolls. The inside was raw, and I’ve been on a surprise detox ever since...down 3 pounds and counting! But the pho was delicious and the service was super friendly. Just maybe skip the pork spring rolls if you're not into spontaneous fasting.
They served me rotten food and were quite rude.
Very poor service. If you are not ready to provide service, you better take a day off. Pho was not really Traditional Vietnamese food. Taste more like cheap Chinese food taste. To get into the store, you need to go around the building to find to get to the restaurant due to snow. If owner or worker cared about customer, they should clean some snow in front of the store. When I mentioned to the server working today( boy one server) she seems don’t care about that. We ordered three pho with no cilantro, and later ordered one fried-rice due to poor portion of the soup. She brought fried rice with cilantro on the top and. We were the only one table. Once I complained, she took it back and kept in the kitchen and kitchen staff digged out cilantro pieces and just brought back same food instead cook it again. Taste was the worst part. Not very honest restaurant. If you want a good Vietnamese restaurant, DO NOT GO THIS PLACE!!!!!! You don’t want to have bad dining experience.
Lady was very rude from over the phone to pick up in person. I verified what I wanted and needed with my items and nothing was provided. I always wanted to try this place but it fell flat for me and you! Food…def have tasted better, especially for the price.
My girlfriend and I ate there the other night. We both ordered the wonton soup (which tasted really good, we both noted the broth was unusually savory).
About 30 minutes into our dinner my arms started to feel numb/heavy and my chest felt tight - almost as if I was getting muscle cramps. I didn’t think much at first, but it kept getting worse. I mentioned to my girlfriend I was not feeling well. To my surprise she said the same thing, and commented her arms were feeling really heavy and she almost had a slight stinging/burning sensation.
Doing some research, turns out a massive amount of MSG can cause these exact symptoms in some people (source: Cleveland Clinic + PubMed). The only dish we both had in common was the soup.
We’re both no strangers to takeout food and MSG - I even cook with it myself, so it was surprising this has such an effect on us. There must have been a truly massive amount in the broth (explains why it was so unusually savory haha).
In summary - there is likely a ton of MSG in the food (even by normal takeout food standards). If you have any sort of sensitivity towards MSG, maybe avoid the wonton soup. I can’t speak to how much is in the other food as I only had the soup that night.
I visited this place a few times and each time, the food was delicious. I tried the pho and rice dishes and would recommend them!
Even though the place looks a little run down and the bathroom is super far underground and the walls look like the set of a John wick movie - the food here is incredible. Down right the best pho I have had anywhere in Boston. The staff is Thai but their pho is amazing. The service is great, the people are nice, the food is amazing. Don't tell everyone, keep it to your self. If this place blows up I'll be pissed.
Restaurantji Recommends
Been here a lot for both Vietnamese food and Thai food. They’re all really great!
Wheelchair accessibility: I don’t think there’s any steps, besides the door you might need some help.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken Wings, 36 Bun Bo Hue
Ordered through uber eats. Took the restaurant an hour to prepare my meal (a sandwich and appetizer) and still wouldn't be ready for delivery for another hour when it should have been 50 minutes at most. Due to cancelation fee going to restaurant (per Uber policy) I'm out more money than one of the items would have cost and I still have no dinner. Slow service doesn't begin to describe the disappointment.
We went there for many times but the stuff are NOT friendly at all recently. Not offering water (but brought waters to other tables), didn’t take the appetizer plate, didn’t ask if we need anything and obviously the waiter was much friendly to two other white girls who sat next to us. This is not the FIRST time. Very rude. Won’t come back anymore.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Nice people and tasty pho!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
food isn't too bad but they added extra tip to the bill after I paid - not sure why
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