Pho Dau Bo Restaurant

Pho Dau Bo is a clean spot with friendly staff and solid service. The pho is good—not the best I’ve had, but decent overall. The broth is just okay though; it lacks that deep, rich flavor you’d expect from slow-simmered ox bones. One downside for me is that they use plastic bowls, plates, and utensils, which takes away from the dining experience. Also, prices are on the higher side for what you get.

I visited Pho Dau Bo for the second time recently, and sadly, I left quite disappointed. While I was initially excited to return, the overall experience fell short. The atmosphere felt rather gloomy, made worse by the large rays kept in a tank that is far too small for such majestic creatures. It was upsetting to see them in such a confined, barren space with no enrichment. It genuinely affected my appetite, and I found it difficult to enjoy the meal knowing animals nearby were visibly distressed. The food itself was okay, some of the Vietnamese crêpe options were creative and flavourful—but overall, the portion sizes were small, and I left still hungry, despite our bill nearing $100 for three people. Unfortunately, the service didn’t lift the experience either. Staff seemed disengaged, and the energy in the space was low. I’m surprised by the volume of glowing reviews, as my experience didn’t align with them. I appreciate the creativity in parts of the menu, but between the animal welfare concerns, small portions, and lacklustre service, I won’t be returning.

I ordered a large soup and it only filled my bowl up half way barely any broth. I called and he says we only have one size container. for the broth. meanwhile it was barely 3/4 full. he tells me he will tell his boss. not good enough. refund my order or send me the right amount of food. I have eaten at around 90% of the pho places in the city and this was the least amount of food I have been given. I have eaten in the actual restaurant and they give you more when you dine in but that shouldn't matter you should receive the same amount eat in or out. Those pictures are supposed to be a large soup lol

Pho with additional bone marrow is a great combination.. the portion so generous. Luckily, we come after rush lunch hour, so the service is quick. They have oxtail and beef ribs, too. We will come again to try their other menu.. so recommended

I love Pho, especially Bun bo hue. I always try this first whenever I go to a pho place, you can check my reviews. This place is one of the best bun bo hue and the service is amazing, when we went there for dinner, although the place was close but we wanted to try the Ca Phe Sua Da, they still served it to us. We tried their bone marrow for the first time and the dip brought it to the next level. Thanks for the service and for sure we’ll be back!

Came here during the birthday event and finally tried the bone marrow. It made the broth deliciously rich. Also enjoyed the hanoi egg coffee and beef carpaccio.

I just recently visited this place a second time after a while from the first time going there and ordered two beef ball noodle soups with two appetizers. The very HOT soups were served in a plastic bowl which usually isn’t a good idea but that wasn’t the main problem. I smelled sourness when I came closer to the broth so I tried the beef balls and they tasted expired, both bowls had beef balls that tasted off. To ensure we weren’t overreacting I tried two more beef balls but it was clear something was wrong. We brought this attention to the staff after complaining about the taste but they charged us for the noodle soups anyways despite us barely touching it. They offered free containers (which they usually charged for), but why would we want to take home food that we explicitly said tasted expired and inedible. They also argued that other customers that day or the man behind us didn’t complain about them but why can their opinions matter but ours wont? The staff member also gave out a little laugh at us when we were trying to calmly tell him we weren’t going to pay for the soups, this was while he was trying to hand the containers for the food we didn’t want. We wanted to leave and just pay for the appetizers but they still argued against us so we had enough and paid FULL then walked away. Never coming back here again. (Photo proof to prove we were actually there)