Las Vegas Pho

Las Vegans have a lot of choices when it comes to dining, but an awful lot of it is either junk or aimed at tourists. There are a few pho joints in town, some of them decent; here's a quick rundown, partially from our friends at Chowhound.com.

Pho Vietnam, 4215 Spring Mountain Rd., Las Vegas NV 89102: "... the beef in my pho tai was just shards of scrap beef that sat in the soup long before I received it ... way past rare." Others are kinder, though, and note that the other dishes - that is, other than the tai - are good and inexpensive, and that the place opens at 8 am if you like your pho for breakfast. On the second floor of the main Chinatown building, opposite the 99 Ranch store.

Pho Kim Long, 4029 Spring Mountain, Las Vegas NV 89102: "...consistently ... beautiful slices of rare roast beef. I go there once a week and have never had any complaints. The fresh and fried spring rolls have always been excellent ..."

There is also a Pho Hoa, for fans of that chain: 4503 Paradise Road, Las Vegas NV 89109

Pho Chien, 3839 W Sahara, Las Vegas NV 89102: Hopefully they don't serve actual chien; a friend reports that the broth here is very good and the service friendly but that hours are a bit spotty. I think the name may keep people away from what is a quite decent restaurant.

Pho So #1, 4745 Spring Mountain Road, Las Vegas NV 89102: Excellent bun and pho; noodles are homemade and excellent.

Saigon Fragrance Vietnamese Noodle House, 3650 S. Decatur Blvd., La Vegas NV 89103: Smells much better inside than certain parts of Saigon. All sorts of noodle dishes - not just pho - although their pho is good and portions are very generous.

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Comments

[Robin Taylor]

THE BEST PHO IN KANSAS IS NO DOUBT FROM THE KILLLLER RESTAURANT "PHO HEIN"...
ABSOLUTELY GRRRRREAT PHO!! NO JOKE YOU HAVE GOT TO TRY IT!!!

[pho religion]

Pho Little Saigon 3775 W. Spring Mountain Rd # 306 • Las Vegas, NV 89102 • (702) 221-2111

This place must be a cover for some money laundering scheme. No way this place is a real restaurant. This is my second time/mistake here, my out of town cousin dragged me, her treat. What a waste of appetite and money. I still feel the awfulness at this moment, this has to be the worst place I’ve ever eaten in my life. LISTEN to the locals. First time was my own fault, I came in for lunch with my kids. There’s NO non smoking section, I ordered 3 different items, my pho came out first, that’s usual in a pho restaurant, but not 30 minutes later. They completely forgot my other 2 orders, the servers where smoking and talking about the casinos.

OK, I will put up with poor service for good food. But the food was terrible, as a religious pho eater, I know pho. I’m Hawaiian/Chinese, but grew up with a vietnamese grandmother, and have been eating pho since a child. Pho is an intense fragrant BEEF noodle soup, this pho was watery, probably extra msg added to make up. Wheres the BEEF??,wheres the fragrant spices?? Then the beef slices I got where half way dried up, hard and dark from being left out in the open air(I cook a lot, I know). Then finally the 2 other items arrived, ALL the food here is OLD and DRIED OUT. Not enough customers??

OK, maybe just a bad day, but this is a brand new restaurant!! So I gave it a second chance with my cousin because it was near by and the newest, and they used red onions, which is usually a sign of good pho. Pho Kim Long has good(not great) pho(no red onions though), and Pho Saigon 8 is good also(yes red onions) but poor service. As a proud vietnamese pho eater, I’m ashamed of the quality of vietnamese restaurants here. I’ve eaten at every pho restaurant in Vegas except Pho Hoa near the Hard Rock casino, I really like their menu setup. A little out of the way for me, but will try there next.

Second try, same story, food was OLD, but service was quick, maybe because we were the only ones there. Throughout the entire time we were there, all we could hear was the owner yapping about money(counting her chickens before they hatch). Went up to pay the cashier/owner, and she was FLOSSING her big teeth. Not picking at it, YES FLOSSING. Sticks her hand out for the money without missing a beat, sucking on her teeth. Good thing I paid with cash, they can keep the change, a little more than I wanted to tip but I just wanted out of there quick.

As part Hawaiian it shows more than my Chinese side, so they called me the “spanish”. talking in vietnamese about how “spanish” people are poor, dumb workers, who don’t tip. Unbeknownst to them I understand and speak fluent vietnamese. I know we didn’t get bad food AND service because of looking “spanish”. First visit there I saw a full blown vietnamese family get up and leave after waiting to long to be served. I should've taken that cue and followed. I still came back and I still tipped, and now I’ll tip you guys. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE.

[freeman]

hey pho religion !try pho so 1 next and let me know???

[Mrs. G]

Pho religion. Thank you for your honest and thorough review of Pho Little Saigon. At least I will learn from your mistakes. Sorry to hear that you tried it twice, but sometimes you need to give a place a second chance.

[Mrs. G]

Pho religion. Thank you for your honest and thorough review of Pho Little Saigon. At least I will learn from your mistakes. Sorry to hear that you tried it twice, but sometimes you need to give a place a second chance.