There’s something sacred about a good bowl of pho—its depth, warmth, and harmony offer comfort like few dishes can. I’ve enjoyed pho in well over a 100+ Vietnamese restaurants across the country, and what this place served doesn’t even qualify as a distant relative.
Let’s start with the setting: my table was dirty and reeked of stale food. That alone should’ve sent me running. Then came the bowl—if you can call it that. The broth was flat, aggressively salty, and completely devoid of nuance. The noodles? Clumped together in a pasty, unappetizing mess. The meat was so tough and rubbery I wouldn’t have fed it to a stray dog. Even the garnish—wilted bean sprouts and dried basil—looked like it had been prepped days ago and left out to die.
I couldn’t stomach more than a few bites. This was, without exaggeration, THE WORST PHO I’ve ever had. A complete failure of execution, care, and culinary understanding. Places like this do a disservice to Vietnamese cuisine—and frankly, to the idea of running a restaurant at all.
Avoid at all costs.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
D'Nisia Dustman
Worst Tasting Pho I have ever had in, Virginia, Georgia,Colorado,Texas Anywhere. 🤢
Food: 1
Service: 1
Victoria Lwin
Picture says it all. We got a day old meat, not only dry and blend also COLD. Spring roll is NOT Vietnamese spring roll - it’s frozen one with gooey texture inside. The dish looks nothing like authentic Vietnamese food. First time excited to try but very disappointed to see new shop in Haymarket town not even trying for good enough quality.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Maria
The soup here is not authentic pho. The soup is watery and tasteless. It’s warm salt water. I was not a fan at all. The meat was stale and dry. I am pregnant and didn’t want to go all the way to centreville for a good pho soup so I ordered from here and regret it! Now I can’t even smell pho without getting nauseous. This place is terrible.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
J C
I ordered a plain pho. The broth was very salty to the point where I was unable to enjoy my meal. This was my 2nd attempt at eating here. However, the service and atmosphere is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 4
Richard Tran
First, if you are not vietnamnese and want to try Pho, go to Pho 75 in Centerville. It's truly a banger while this place is good, but isn't special. First, the design is epic, like I like how sleek and modern it is and the staff is nice and warm, always smiling but the problem is, it is run by Thai people and its not an authentic Pho place since they also serve Thai food. I think its a nice restaurant and the Pho is good and only slightly worse than pho 75 but their other foods like Thai foods are nice, they are tasty
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Brian Piscitelli
TLDR: There are better options.
Meal looked great but the meat was bland and it tasted like poor meat cuts.
Not a great meau selection for Pho and Thai. No Fried Rice options. They were out of several food items on a weekend.
Service was not great and got worse when the check came. Issues with the bull and prices in the machine didn't match the menu.
Location is good.
Inside is dimly lit and the tables are flimsy.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Nick Ratajski (smallz166)
So glad Haymarket has a pho spot now. They have tons of options and even a vegetarian pho as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carlos Sanguinetti
Stopped for lunch food was awesome staff was friendly. Definitely coming back-
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wendy Torres
Gainesville/ Haymarket needed a pho place! I almost always order pho for take out anywhere I order from. They had good portion and satisfying.
Broth was flavorful. Right amount of noodles and meat. Friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matthew Cohen
Delicious chicken pho. Seasoned by a pro. Worth a visit.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nothankswow Nothanks
Me and my family came to this place to try authentic Vietnamese food and it was nothing short of that. My favorite part of our meal was the sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves dessert! It was cooked perfectly and was nothing less of a 5 star restaurant. The service was excellent and the atmosphere was very welcoming and warm. Over all 5 stars
There’s something sacred about a good bowl of pho—its depth, warmth, and harmony offer comfort like few dishes can. I’ve enjoyed pho in well over a 100+ Vietnamese restaurants across the country, and what this place served doesn’t even qualify as a distant relative.
Let’s start with the setting: my table was dirty and reeked of stale food. That alone should’ve sent me running. Then came the bowl—if you can call it that. The broth was flat, aggressively salty, and completely devoid of nuance. The noodles? Clumped together in a pasty, unappetizing mess. The meat was so tough and rubbery I wouldn’t have fed it to a stray dog. Even the garnish—wilted bean sprouts and dried basil—looked like it had been prepped days ago and left out to die.
I couldn’t stomach more than a few bites. This was, without exaggeration, THE WORST PHO I’ve ever had. A complete failure of execution, care, and culinary understanding. Places like this do a disservice to Vietnamese cuisine—and frankly, to the idea of running a restaurant at all.
Avoid at all costs.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Worst Tasting Pho I have ever had in, Virginia, Georgia,Colorado,Texas Anywhere. 🤢
Food: 1
Service: 1
Picture says it all. We got a day old meat, not only dry and blend also COLD. Spring roll is NOT Vietnamese spring roll - it’s frozen one with gooey texture inside. The dish looks nothing like authentic Vietnamese food. First time excited to try but very disappointed to see new shop in Haymarket town not even trying for good enough quality.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
The soup here is not authentic pho. The soup is watery and tasteless. It’s warm salt water. I was not a fan at all. The meat was stale and dry. I am pregnant and didn’t want to go all the way to centreville for a good pho soup so I ordered from here and regret it! Now I can’t even smell pho without getting nauseous. This place is terrible.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
I ordered a plain pho. The broth was very salty to the point where I was unable to enjoy my meal. This was my 2nd attempt at eating here. However, the service and atmosphere is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 4
First, if you are not vietnamnese and want to try Pho, go to Pho 75 in Centerville. It's truly a banger while this place is good, but isn't special. First, the design is epic, like I like how sleek and modern it is and the staff is nice and warm, always smiling but the problem is, it is run by Thai people and its not an authentic Pho place since they also serve Thai food. I think its a nice restaurant and the Pho is good and only slightly worse than pho 75 but their other foods like Thai foods are nice, they are tasty
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
TLDR: There are better options.
Meal looked great but the meat was bland and it tasted like poor meat cuts.
Not a great meau selection for Pho and Thai. No Fried Rice options. They were out of several food items on a weekend.
Service was not great and got worse when the check came. Issues with the bull and prices in the machine didn't match the menu.
Location is good.
Inside is dimly lit and the tables are flimsy.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
So glad Haymarket has a pho spot now. They have tons of options and even a vegetarian pho as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stopped for lunch food was awesome staff was friendly. Definitely coming back-
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gainesville/ Haymarket needed a pho place! I almost always order pho for take out anywhere I order from. They had good portion and satisfying.
Food: 5
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Tasty food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Broth was flavorful. Right amount of noodles and meat. Friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious chicken pho. Seasoned by a pro. Worth a visit.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Me and my family came to this place to try authentic Vietnamese food and it was nothing short of that. My favorite part of our meal was the sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves dessert! It was cooked perfectly and was nothing less of a 5 star restaurant. The service was excellent and the atmosphere was very welcoming and warm. Over all 5 stars
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Summer Roll, Peanut Sauce
So good! Must try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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