Gao Kitchen is a childhood spot for me and since they rebranded the food only got better! Love this special I bought.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lo Wil
I stopped in for a quick, light lunch. An appetizer and tea, it was great and the employees were very polite and attentive. Food seemed fresh and was tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J C
All the critical ingredients ranging from old-school pho shop decor, pho pictures on menu, beef soup saturating the air, to a sundry of high-expectation pictures loaded on Yelp and GoogleMap, is setting up Gao to possibly be a great pho restaurant offering deep-flavored pho boals.
Long story short, the pho broth was not clear, was murky, overall bowl and ingredients didn't compare well to other pho places we go. The other item, bun bo hue (spicy beef noodle soup), is not flavorful with stale-tasting beef broth & cube cut pieces of beef that ad zero marbling or fat making the beef dry to the chew. Additionally, both the siracha and hoisin sauces are refilled in their custom decor containers but the siracha sauce tasted watered down. We were hungry so we also ordered summer rolls and a bahn mi sandwich which was disapointingly bland - the ingredients seemed and tasted fresh but when eat together as a sandwich, none of the flavors or ingredients worked and there was very litte chicken liver pate flavor which is what makes bahn mi a bahn mi.
The staff is very nice, but this review is about the food and the two soup noodle bowls are unexpectedly mediocre; too bad, I'm sad.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Lena Elhajj
The bread on the banh mi was stale and did not taste fresh.
Robert Dong
My wife and I like Pho and have the beef noodle soap once in a while. We went to Gao yesterday. I ordered P1 beef noodle soap. It had much less beef than I used to get. There are plenty of pho restaurants around Fairfax. I will try others next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Mo
Phenomenal Pho. 10/10, highly recommend. Food hit the spot perfectly and the Vietnamese coffee was awesome. The people here are great too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zach Aguilar
Ive never had pho up until i visited here. I struggled with figuring out how to even eat it. Slowly tried everything that came with it individually. Everything put together is a flavor explosion in your mouth. I went very heavy with the chilli sauce and inoisin sauce really brought everything together. It was light and punchy soup. 10/10
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Audrey Marie
Amazing food, super friendly staff, 10/10 service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sel
Closed with no signage, waste of a drive. 2pm on a Tuesday
Christine G
Food quality has deteriorated over the past few months. They started good but pho broth has turned from bold and full of flavor to no flavor at all. I have a put a so much hoisin sauce to add flavor. I ordered their friend rolls and they weren’t even crispy at all. We were regulars at this restaurant but I think it’s time to find a new place.
Gao Restaurant is my go-to Pho place. The food is great, prices are reasonable, and the waitstaff are friendly and fast. My boyfriend and I eat here every week and would recommend to anyone. I also love their iced Viet coffee, which they freshly brew in front of you 👍🏻🍲
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Summer Rolls 2, Beef Pho, Pho GA
Patrick Min
It had been several years since my last visit, and I was eager to indulge in some Pho. I decided to try the Viet Special Spicy Beef Noodle Soup, which resembled Bun Bo Hue. The dish was generously topped with chili oil and had a flavorful initial taste. However, as I continued eating, I noticed a tingly and slightly numbing sensation that I attributed to a higher-than-expected amount of MSG, which isn't quite my preference. The Shrimp Egg Rolls were decent, but they didn't stand out. The service was satisfactory, although I found some language barriers with the server that made communication challenging. The restaurant's atmosphere was spacious and clean, but I believe there’s potential for further enhancement to create a more inviting ambiance.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Drew P
This place was awful. Everything the server could do to tick us off he did. Constantly being ignored. Forgot water. Finally had to get up and let him know we’ve been waiting 15 minutes.
Pho was very average as well. Definitely not worth $15 a bowl when other much better places are $13.
Came here from a soccer tournament. Thank goodness we won’t be back around here.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Geo Geo
Pho and beef stew are delicious and staff is friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rebecca Yoder
Excellent food & service! It was the most authentic Vietnamese food I've had in a long time.
Gao Kitchen is a childhood spot for me and since they rebranded the food only got better! Love this special I bought.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I stopped in for a quick, light lunch. An appetizer and tea, it was great and the employees were very polite and attentive. Food seemed fresh and was tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
All the critical ingredients ranging from old-school pho shop decor, pho pictures on menu, beef soup saturating the air, to a sundry of high-expectation pictures loaded on Yelp and GoogleMap, is setting up Gao to possibly be a great pho restaurant offering deep-flavored pho boals.
Long story short, the pho broth was not clear, was murky, overall bowl and ingredients didn't compare well to other pho places we go. The other item, bun bo hue (spicy beef noodle soup), is not flavorful with stale-tasting beef broth & cube cut pieces of beef that ad zero marbling or fat making the beef dry to the chew. Additionally, both the siracha and hoisin sauces are refilled in their custom decor containers but the siracha sauce tasted watered down. We were hungry so we also ordered summer rolls and a bahn mi sandwich which was disapointingly bland - the ingredients seemed and tasted fresh but when eat together as a sandwich, none of the flavors or ingredients worked and there was very litte chicken liver pate flavor which is what makes bahn mi a bahn mi.
The staff is very nice, but this review is about the food and the two soup noodle bowls are unexpectedly mediocre; too bad, I'm sad.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
The bread on the banh mi was stale and did not taste fresh.
My wife and I like Pho and have the beef noodle soap once in a while. We went to Gao yesterday. I ordered P1 beef noodle soap. It had much less beef than I used to get. There are plenty of pho restaurants around Fairfax. I will try others next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Phenomenal Pho.
10/10, highly recommend. Food hit the spot perfectly and the Vietnamese coffee was awesome. The people here are great too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ive never had pho up until i visited here. I struggled with figuring out how to even eat it. Slowly tried everything that came with it individually. Everything put together is a flavor explosion in your mouth. I went very heavy with the chilli sauce and inoisin sauce really brought everything together. It was light and punchy soup. 10/10
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food, super friendly staff, 10/10 service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Closed with no signage, waste of a drive. 2pm on a Tuesday
Food quality has deteriorated over the past few months. They started good but pho broth has turned from bold and full of flavor to no flavor at all. I have a put a so much hoisin sauce to add flavor. I ordered their friend rolls and they weren’t even crispy at all. We were regulars at this restaurant but I think it’s time to find a new place.
Food: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Gao Restaurant is my go-to Pho place. The food is great, prices are reasonable, and the waitstaff are friendly and fast. My boyfriend and I eat here every week and would recommend to anyone. I also love their iced Viet coffee, which they freshly brew in front of you 👍🏻🍲
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Summer Rolls 2, Beef Pho, Pho GA
It had been several years since my last visit, and I was eager to indulge in some Pho. I decided to try the Viet Special Spicy Beef Noodle Soup, which resembled Bun Bo Hue. The dish was generously topped with chili oil and had a flavorful initial taste. However, as I continued eating, I noticed a tingly and slightly numbing sensation that I attributed to a higher-than-expected amount of MSG, which isn't quite my preference. The Shrimp Egg Rolls were decent, but they didn't stand out. The service was satisfactory, although I found some language barriers with the server that made communication challenging. The restaurant's atmosphere was spacious and clean, but I believe there’s potential for further enhancement to create a more inviting ambiance.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
This place was awful. Everything the server could do to tick us off he did. Constantly being ignored. Forgot water. Finally had to get up and let him know we’ve been waiting 15 minutes.
Pho was very average as well. Definitely not worth $15 a bowl when other much better places are $13.
Came here from a soccer tournament. Thank goodness we won’t be back around here.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Pho and beef stew are delicious and staff is friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food & service! It was the most authentic Vietnamese food I've had in a long time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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