Pho Nguyen

We saw some Yelp reviews and decided to try out this pho restaurant, which is quite close to our house. We've been to Pho 79 downtown and also Viet Bistro out on Laskin Road, so we had a pretty high bar for this restaurant to clear.
I'm happy to say that they did very well and this is our now our #2 ranked Pho restaurant we've ever been to. Nice work!
The outside of the restaurant looks a little questionable because it's a very narrow storefront. However, when you go inside it's very deep so there's plenty of seating. Lots of booze and also tables so they can accommodate large parties but you can also have just two folks in a booth without people right on top of them.
My wife and I both had Bowls Of Pho. I had the round steak, which is always my go-to, and my wife had both round steak and flank. We also ordered egg rolls as appetizers and shared them.
We were both happy with the quality of the broth which is really the most important part of a good bowl of pho. It was a large portion in the bowl with plenty of rice noodles, steak, green onion as you would expect. We did both experience that there were portions of the rice noodles that were startingly sweet. Possibly they used rock candy for the sugar and it hadn't fully dissolved? Regardless it was more of a curiosity than a problem as the overall bowl was not sweeter than expected.
They had the regular plate of add-ons including Bean sprouts, jalapeno, fresh basil, and thin cut onion.
Overall, we both appreciated that the meat was the properly medium rare that brings out the best flavor.
For appetizers we had the egg rolls with sweet and sour sauce. They were well cooked without the mushy layer that seems to happen at places that use frozen egg rolls. So that gave us the feeling that they were freshly made. The chopped meat was flavorful as were the vegetables. Definitely a good choice for an appetizer.
We really enjoyed our first trip to this restaurant and I know that we'll be back. Even though it doesn't beat out Viet Bistro (our fav) it's very close and 2 minutes from my house instead of 20. It's going to make the cut as my as my pho restaurant of choice due to the great food and location.

I was looking for some late-ish eats and my friend had been here before, so we decided to pop in.

- Parking -
Center lot.

- Vibe -
The restaurant seems a little dated, but it was clean and well kept. The restaurant is a wide open space with booth seating on both ends of the walls and table and chair seating in the middle. Washrooms were clean too.

- TLC -
The young man working was very nice, polite and super helpful.

- Noms -
I always have my go-tos at Vietnamese restaurants, but I was feeling more adventurous on this visit. I also wanted to take full advantage of my friend's knowledge of Vietnamese cuisine as she is Vietnamese, so I let her order.

Springs rolls - a little on the small side, but well rolled and fresh. Spring rolls are my favorite.

Hu tieu nam vang - this soup is like a clear pork broth and includes glass noodles, char siu, shrimp, lettuce, thinly sliced pork, quail eggs, topped with cilantro. I really liked it. The broth was clean, and everything was cooked nicely.

Bun bo hue - spicy broth, fat round rice noodles, that grayish meat that is in banh mi, pork meat with bone, topped with cilantro and sliced onions.
*Note - they bring out this AMAZING sauce that you are supposed to put in your soup and OMG, I just dumped the whole thing in it. It's a mix of chilis and lemongrass and some kind of salty shrimp! SO good. Don't miss on this.

Shaking beef - this was my least favorite dish and my friend said it was too saucy. If you are analyzing the dish by itself (not considering it shaking beef), I thought the sauce was good. This was my first time trying shaking beef, so I have nothing to compare it to. I've seen numerous recipes of it on Instagram though and it did look saucier than the versions I have seen as well. The real disappointing part of the dish was how small the cuts of beef cubes were. I pictured bigger chunks. The beef was the size of a mint.

All in all, really great soups. I have my eye on their special next, the oxtail pho!

Pro tip: ask them to steam the bean sprouts so it doesn't affect the temp of your hot soup!

Enjoy, Friends and never stop exploring!

It was a bitter cold January 2024 Sunday after church, and we were hungry. Wife craved Pho. I certainly did not. Kiddos were indifferent, Pho would be fine, anything would be fine at this point.....

I'm not a Pho lover, at all, or a soup lover, but I do like the rice dishes and sandwiches at Vietnamese restaurants, at we used Yelp to find somewhere we've never tried. Pho Nyguen at Lynnhaven.

4 in our party, ages 55, 51, 16, and 14.

We started with an app of 6 chicken wings. The menu said fish sauce was optional on them, but ours arrived with the fish sauce on them automatically, and the kids didn't like it. But my wife and I did like it. Different, definitely a unique taste for wings. Left our fingers very sticky, which was weird, because they weren't really that sweet. Maybe they were but the fish sauce masked it.

Ok, we all got the king size portion of Pho each. It's there biggest portion per person, but I don't think it's that huge. I'd say it's the perfect. The 14yo & 16yo, along with their 4'11" 100lb mom, and me all finished our own king size bowls, down to the last drop. Literally.

Remember, I don't really like Pho... But today, it was really good!!! I was so glad we went and I ordered Pho instead of a rice dish.

We left full, with bellies full of warm tasty broth, veggies, beef, sprouts, noodles. Oh, and cilantro. We got extra, extra cilantro and limes and piled it in our bowls.

I was very pleasantly surprised at our meal. Definitely going back again.

Can anyone truly say anything bad about this place? It's located in a strip mall, and a little hidden from the main road. It's a little shady on the outside, but when you enter it's this beautifully decorated restaurant.

I mostly go for the pho. They have different size bowls, and the biggest being a king which can be pretty large for some people (not me). You have the option to chose from the menu pho items, or create your own. Which is nice for those who are specific about their protein choices. The broth is so rich, and it's a delicacy on its own. I definitely recommend this place to all my friends.

My husband and I agree if we could have a party here we would. There's plenty if seating for groups, so bring your family!

The inside of this restaurant is super cute. The lights are aesthetic, and the wood on the ceiling makes it feel like a roof. The shrimp spring rolls and peanut sauce were delicious. Always gotta have the spring rolls. They felt fresh when biting into them. The pho comes in a King, Queen, or Kids size which is nice. I got Queen because I knew I couldn't finish a King. Take your crown, Queen! My husband got some bbq with vermicelli noodles. Super yummy, the bbq was seasoned well. It was also a good texture, neither under or over cooked. Service was also wonderful. Everyone was kind, and our server checked on us often. Side note, the playlist they had on the speakers was fire. Thanks for the good meal!

Excellent Vietnamese place. The food came out quick and was very tasty. The chicken vermicelli was only $15 and decently priced. Vietnamese spots in Virginia Beach is lacking so I'm glad this restaurant is located reasonably. Overall I'd go here again!

I've been here a handful of times and always went with a Queen size of Pho noodles, specifically the Pho Ga (chicken pho) and have never been disappointed! Perfect on a cold, winter evening after a long day at work/studying.

Today I wasn't really feeling a hot dish like Pho so I tried one of their rice dishes for the first time. It wasn't anything crazy new or unique, but I was totally satisfied with my order!!

I had the rice and grilled chicken dish that was a cup of steamed rice, 3 chicken skewers, and a small, simple salad. It doesn't look like much but I couldn't finish my rice at the end! The chicken was grilled to crispy perfection and the simplicity of the plate was just what I needed.

My bf also tried something new, their Spicy beef noodle soup. He was also satisfied with his dish, and it wasn't too spicy. I will add to be careful about the spice though because it could not sit right with some people.

We went around 1pm on a Sunday and were seated immediately. Our server was attentive and friendly. Overall good time and good place, will be back soon!

I had family visiting for the weekend, kinda later in evening on a Friday night to be prepared, and Pho won out as the dinner option. A 'Place' I used to go was further away, this place was closer and had better ratings! Also, another recent review of this place, eased our decision on trying!
We were immediately greeted, but also realized that we were pushing the hours, but the people didn't seem to mind! The inside is nice, open and quaint...I imagine with more people in there it would have the typical sounds/noise levels, but nothing crazy imho.
I had their Pho Ga, son had the beef, and I think my niece had something similar. My brother had a sampler dinner plate that looked tasty for the little time it existed!
We got 'small bowls', portion size very impressive, and I actually took some home for a later snack! I will mos def be eating here again!

Tried a new pho place. Great service, great pho, great atmosphere. Felt like our home pho place in RVA.

Pretty fast and reliable

I typically have pho when visiting Vietnamese restaurants, but I wanted to do something a bit different for some reason *I guess shame on me for not trying pho when the name of the restaurant includes the word, pho*. For my lunch, I went with the fried rice combo dish, which came with fried rice (of course), beef, chicken, and shrimp. I would say that the dish had plenty of chicken and beef, but the shrimp was a bit lacking.

The next time I have a craving for Vietnamese food and need some sustenance before dealing with the insanity that is Walmart, I'll be sure to visit Pho Nguyen.