Pho n’ Rice
289 Beacon St, Somerville
(617) 864-8888
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Delicious food and great value! The free shrimp chips were a delightful surprise, and the Chicken Hot Basil and Pho (no 2) were both yummy. The 10% cash discount made it even better. Highly recommend!
Parking: It is depends on which day you plan to go. Unlike weekdays, Sunday parking is free throughout the street, including in resident-only locations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pho Tai
I was very disappointed with the restaurant's service today. I sat at my table at 7:00 PM and received the menu. Since I usually order the same thing, I decided quickly. However, the server didn’t take my order for over 10 minutes. When the server finally came, I ordered three dishes and waited. But I didn’t receive my food until 7:50 PM—about 40 minutes after ordering. It took 50 minutes from the time I sat down to get my food.
What made me even more upset was that there were about 6–7 people waiting at the entrance to pick up their delivery orders. It felt like the restaurant was more focused on preparing online orders than serving dine-in customers.
Additionally, the meat had a bad smell, and the noodles were undercooked.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I come here once a month at lunchtime for some really good pho. My server is really nice and I always enjoy our chats.
The food is very fresh and I love the chefs tasting before my food arrives
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I'm a delivery guy and I waited over 15 minutes at two o'clock in the afternoon when they had no customers at all. Nobody pays me for this time. Moreover, no one even apologized. If you don’t care so much about delivery workers, then get your well-deserved appreciation.
P.s. Thank you for the very nice response from you. In addition, I received feedback from you in the Uber service that you felt “threatened or intimidated,” that is, you lied and slandered me. Once again, I calmly stood waiting for the order for 15 minutes, then took it and calmly left. I didn’t say a word to your employees, nor did your employees apologize for the 15-minute delay, for which no one is paying me. I left a truthful review, there are no lies or insults in it, you didn’t like it and you stooped to lies in the service. I may suffer for your lies. You should be ashamed. If this somehow affects my work, I will be forced to sue you for libel
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Had a truly wonderful experience here today. Amazing food! Attentive staff and great environment .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cute place. Heated benches! Very cool. Services was good. Pho was good too. Noodles needed more time they were gummy and very stuck together. Simple. Average portion size.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
I would rate 5 stars if there wasn't loud music all the time. Great staff and food, but annoying ambiance.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
“Pho’nRice is an incredible spot! The service was outstanding—the staff was friendly, attentive, and made sure everything was perfect. The food was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully prepared, with every dish showing attention to detail. I had Dac Biet ( with extra tripe and beef tendon) and had no time to take pictures. The cozy atmosphere made the experience even better. I’ll absolutely be coming back to try more from their amazing menu. Highly recommend!”
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Reasonable Pho and some decent Thai dishes
After eating American-style Chinese food on the same street, I accidentally discovered this Thai-Vietnamese restaurant opposite. We saw a lot of options on the menu at the door, so my husband and I came back to try this restaurant soon.
For scallion pancakes, they serve curry sauce, which is different from Chinese style and brings out the fragrance of scallions.
Many customers order Vietnamese noodle restaurants, but the soup base is a bit sweet. I prefer the pho le in Dorchester.
The minced meat rice bowl is also very delicious and goes very well with rice.
We are used to ordering a starter and two main dishes in downtown, and the bill after tax is almost $50+. Sometimes I'm still not satisfied after eating. We were very surprised that the final bill this time was only about $35 after tax (10% off cash)
We were even able to take away unfinished dishes for another meal. This humble store is really cost-effective. We returned within the same week to try other dishes.
I ordered scallion pancake again.
Their fried chicken is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
My husband ordered spicy tofu and spring rolls from the lunch combo. He said they were all delicious.
I ordered crispy chicken with red curry, which also comes with many different vegetables (eggplant, pepper, bamboo shoots, etc.)
The decoration of this store is warm and the service is very good. They will also send a small salad and soup every time.
Really highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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The service here is phenomenal. We got our appetizers within a minute or two and then our meal shortly after. The server was psychic. She knew exactly when we needed anything. Food was complex and flavorful. I tried my wife's dish and it was just as good as mine but for different reasons.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I paid extra to get rare steak with my food but didn’t get any. When I called to ask I be refunded the extra money I had paid, I was told by the person on the phone (I believe it was the manager) that I was wrong (he either tried to insist he had packed it in my order, or that I had ordered something different - it was slightly unclear over the phone). After I insisted there was nothing beef related whatsoever in the bag they gave me, they continued to insist I was wrong until I eventually just gave up and hung up.
Aside from that, the area behind the hosts desk is absolutely filthy every time I go in. Various dirty dishes and old food, and I’ve even seen insects flying around the mess a few times.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
Edit: I contacted them on Instagram; they apologized and offered a full refund, which I appreciate.
My wife's vegetarian pho had multiple pieces of chicken in it, my beef pho also had pieces of chicken (not an issue for me but clearly a pattern), and my friend's chicken pho had two large pieces of tripe (she doesn't eat beef and none of us ordered tripe).
The restaurant was closed by the time we realized so we couldn't call that night.
Service: 5
Good lunch prices, tasty soup and salad appetizer. My pho seemed like both the meat and the noodles had been frozen and then put in the bowl to serve though, because they were stuck together in blocks. The beef slices were very hard to separate and the noodles fell apart easily when i tried to shake them apart. My friends’ lunch dishes looked great though. Vegetarian friendly!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Tried this place for the first time and had an exceptional dining experience. The workers were friendly and attentive the entire time. There is a very chill ambiance with soothing music. And most importantly, the food was so delicious and fresh. I was surprised to get complimentary soup and salad. Both tasted so delicious that I would order them! I ordered the fresh summer rolls and crab fried rice. Everything was perfect.. can’t wait to return!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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