Ph No 1 in San Francisco

I was there for a party. The host ordered a special banquet menu a day ahead. The chef was very creative and we tasted some unique fusion style Vietnamese cuisine. The special dinner needs a minimum of 10 people. Just let them know the budget you want to spend plus tax and tip. A special menu is designed and text/ email for approval. Note CASH ONLY.

Updated review 10/24/2022: Pho #1s garlic noodles $14 are only OK. The last time I was here, the waitress said their version of garlic noodles are better than the ones at PPQ. It is not. Pho #1s version is greasy without a good garlic burn and came with sliced onions. PPQs version has grated parsley with a hint of butter plus a thing of lettuce and pickled sliced carrots on the side giving it a contrast between the carbs and the meat. The beef at Pho #1 had good wok flavor. Other than that, this is just chow mein without the characteristics of Vietnamese garlic noodles. I hope they survive because I was the only customer dining indoors on a Monday at dinner time, 6pm. You kind of start worrying about a restaurant when the employees outnumber the guests. The people here are nice.Original review: During the lock down in 2020, Pho #1 was all boarded up. I remember getting take-out across the street at the now defunct Wing Hing and looking at their sad store front. Fast forward to 2022 and they are opened for indoor dining. I came here a few times before today for take-out and remembered they had decent vermicelli dishes. Tonight I got their black pepper beef noodles $14. It had a pleasing black pepper taste with good wok flavors. The chef did a good job. Service was fine as there were only one other party in the restaurant.

The pho nation restaurant down the block from this place is definitely the #1 here and always my to go to, but I wanted to try something new. I spent $41 on 2 dishes plus a side of dumplings and it definitely wasn’t worth the terrible service I’ve received. After the person took our order, she snatched the menus and threw them on the other table which made me want to just get up and leave. When we were leaving and my partner handed her the money to pay, she snatched it from him and didn’t even say thank you or goodbye to either of us. Never coming back here again.

Chicken pho when youre sick. Always hits the spot. Cash only unless you use online ordering. Service is alright if you keep in mind that Pho is fast food, not fine dining.

Tasty vermicelli. Big portion. Hard to find parking in this area though. Also they are cash only

Very dirty place and food is not good. Not recommend

In all honesty, I was disappointed. I balked at the prices at Golden Saigon, and came here and saw the prices were the same for a size bigger. (This might not mean much because bowl sizes at different places can vary) so I picked this place for lower price. I got the old standby, combination beef and beef ball bowl. They use rare beef that cooks in your bowl, but the beef was hand sliced, and a few pieces were way too thick for pho. This bowl also didnt have tiny bits of beef tripe like I would expect. Ththough the portion size was adequate, I feel it was sorta bland for what it was. Lois on Irving is MUCH cheaper and much nicer, but so far away... I sorta wish I wasnt such a cheapskate and tried Golden Saigon a block away instead of trying here.

Holy phò! That was our expression after getting our large bowl soups (they also have small). We ordered the beef combo and it was delicious and loaded, I added some srirracha sauce on mine so it had me sweating like Id stolen something, S/O to the girl working the cashier for cracking that front door open, shes the real MVP! Overall the food, service and price is why this place takes 5 stars. I would give it 6 if only they had its own parking area. Best believe we will be back.

My kids & I went here many years ago, it wasnt good or Authentic. The pho was thick rice noodle instead of regular pho noodle & we were not impress with their pork chop or spring rolls either. We havent been there since until a few months ago when we thought they had changed owner or remodelled.We ordered the Bun Bo Hue & Grilled Pork Chop over rice. Their Bun Bo Hue was almost flavorless. Their Grilled BBQ pork was also very flavorless even with the sauce & the pork chop was 50% fat & 50% low quality meat that didnt look or taste fresh. The servers were all chinese, not vietnamese or mixed chinese vietnamese. I question if the cook is even vietnamese. We went there during the daytime both times.Weve ordered these 2 items at many different authentic vietnamese restaurants so we know what is good & not. This place does not serve good authentic vietnamese food.I dont know why there are so many good reviews. Either they are fake reviews or theyve never really had authentic good vietnamese food. All the other Vietnamese restaurants on San Bruno ave are not that good but ok. This place has the worst weve ever had.

I have eaten here before and it was great. I went there last night about 7:00 pm and about 2:00am, I woke up rushing to the bathroom for diarrhea and vomit. I am giving this place 4 stars because of the previous visits, I am not crossing it off my list, but I will not order the chicken curry next time.