Pho 79

1445 Sam's Dr, Chesapeake
(757) 547-4800

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Alisha Hall

They don’t close at 9 the close at all sorts of times between 8:30-8:45 and are rude when you get there during the hours that they should be open .

allison allison

Staff was rude and charged my card with something we did not even order/or receive. DO NOT GO TO THIS LOCATION!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

TRISH S.

First time coming to Pho 79 and I must say the food is delicious. The staff provided excellent service. They were friendly and attentive. Will visit again next the time I am in town.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dave Xue

Regular customer at this place, but no longer. Food has become increasingly mid and waitress all up in your grill to see how much you tipped and will treat you according to it. Oh and costs way more than other Pho places...

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Recommended dishes: Pho

Courtney Johnson

Say they close at 8, but actually close before then which is annoying after taking a long ride there

Nicho David

They should give plastic bowls for pho take out orders not a food tray container. Also did not get utensils

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

Buddy K

Been here a ton of times since it’s nearby but just gets worse every time. Most recent visit will be the last! Workers are fighting and yelling at each other, don’t know why they think it’s ok to show so much attitude in front of their customers. Pho soup is never piping hot, just warm so by the end everything’s lukewarm. Fried rice always has burnt meat chunks. EVERYTHING is overpriced too compared to other pho restaurants. One of the usual waitresses will hover over you while you tip and if it’s not to her standards she wont acknowledge you out. Workers need to fix their attitude. Summer high school staff are great though! Well mannered and kind— 5 stars for them

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Kimberly Warder

They are always so kind and so patient! My son even has a severe peanut allergy and can eat here with ZERO concerns! They are outstanding at honoring our families needs.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Candice “Justpassingthrough”

Best Pho I've had! Service is friendly. Just enjoyed everything.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Eugene “Gene” Kasler

Arrived at 1215, got a drink and spring roll appetizer pretty quick. Then I was forgotten about! Waitress came by three times, acknowledged I was ready for my soup, at 1:00, I requested the rest of the order be cancelled, and left to go back to work!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Big Al

5 STARS. Hands down my favorite Pho in the 757

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pattie Cartwright

Service is friendly and quick. Food is hot and delicious. Upholstery on the seating could use a re-fresh

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pho

Lisa Satterthwaite

Price went up $2 like everywhere nowadays, still delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

R L TAR

Ordered the chicken pho delicious umm good
Service was as aspected not a regular so they ignored me and wife. The appetizer was placed on the table quickly with no plates to place the app on. The shrimp rockets were good.
The beans sprouts and lime was rancid

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

Rachel Phonhsavath

$21 for Hot Buttdoosie Water in a Bowl? Pho-get About It.

I dined in at Pho 79 and ordered the Pho Tái, Nạm, Gầu, Gân, Sách—aka, round steak, flank, brisket, tendon, and tripe. What I received was a bowl of disappointment dressed as tradition. The rice noodles were overcooked, mushy, and falling apart like they’d had a long week. I’ve worked in restaurants—I know pre-bagged pasta when I taste it. It was painfully obvious they blanch the noodles ahead of time, toss them in the fridge, and then just reheat them with broth that looked and tasted like dirty dishwater.

Speaking of broth: it had a grayish tint, was completely devoid of real flavor, and was heavily spiced with clove, almost like they were trying to hide the fact that it was old. Authentic pho broth should be rich, fragrant, and soulful. This was not that. This was broth that made me question my life choices.

Let’s talk condiments. The amount of sriracha, hoisin, and chili paste they offer is laughably stingy—like I needed to fill out a W-2 to get more than a drip. The meat portions were sad, hidden under a mountain of noodles that clearly tried to bulk up the meal and mask how little care went into it. The bean sprouts were slimy and brown, clearly rinsed to look fresh, and the “lime” was a pathetic micro-slice that barely qualified as citrus.

Pho used to be a sacred bowl of affordable healing—$5.95 at most. Now they’re charging $21.25 for hot buttdoosie water and a bowl of shame. I swear, their ancestors probably want to come back and slap the pho out of them for dishonoring the roots and soul of this dish.

As for the Gỏi Cuốn ($8.45)—I ordered them without shrimp, and they still charged full price. What I got were hard, dry spring rolls clearly pulled from a cold fridge, with pork so dry it was practically jerky. The peanut sauce tried to do CPR on the dish, but the rice paper wrap was DOA. If you’re removing protein, lower the price. Anything else is a scam.

If you’re going to charge fine-dining prices, put fine-dining effort behind the food. Pho 79 is all markup and no soul.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

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