Pho Craze - Pinole

Solid Vietnamese restaurant! Food is consistently good and priced well. Will keep coming back!

This was our first time dining in at this restaurant. To my surprise, the restaurant was pretty big in size compared to most of other Asian restaurants around the area. Before the dine-in experience, we probably ordered their Banh Mi sandwiches for to go a couple of times. We arrived around 12:30pm on a Sunday afternoon and the restaurant was not quite busy yet, however, by 1pm...it was like a zoo...We were seated right away. Water menu came right after we sat, but the water refill lacked so we had to flag someone for the refill.In any event, we ordered the Bun Bo Hue Large #10), Chicken Noodles Large w/ extra Noodles and NO garnish #11), Bun Rieu #14), Batter Fried Calamari.1) BBH: The presentation was promising, but the lack of flavor in the soup was a little disappointing. It was okay, but I wouldn 't order it again. Will try the #1 next.2) Chicken Noodles: Seems to have flavor and the extra noodles was more than expected. ??3) Bun Rieu: Again, the presentation was promising, but this time it really lacked flavor. We are used to a lot more flavor in the BR bowl. Will again be a one-and-done here.4) Batter Fried Calamari: Too battered for us. One done for this dish also.This restaurant was not a Wow one, but worth a try. Who knows, it may be your cup of tea. Due to the strong crowd, perhaps we probably ordered the wrong items for our liking. We 'll be back to try other noodle bowls.?

I give em a 5 Star Bubble Stamp! I've been to many pho restaurants. And I'll say that the Vermicelli Plates are fabulous. Chicken and Shrimp grilled perfect. Fresh lil salad with the fish sauce. The Vietnamese Sandwiches are also perfect. Not too shy with the meat and that fresh soft roll instead of the slightly crunchy ones. The Noodle Soup is good. But I'm a real fan of fresh shrimp rolls, and they're fresh with wraps that aren't too thick. I've had a couple of the smoothies. I'm a Piná Colada drinker but I've had a few different fruit flavors, and even combined a couple with no problem. I just have to start taking photos, my apologies for inhaling everything so quickly.-BubbleKid-friendliness: Always kids there with family. And they always seem to have fun and be treated well.Parking: It's a strip mall parking lot a few doors from Lucky's Supermarket.Wheelchair accessibility: Handicapped Parking directly in front, and the restaurant is wheelchair accessible and friendly.

The best pho around! I usually order the rare steak pho and it is absolutely the best around, but I’ve recently found their steak and garlic noodles absolutely delicious. The owner Lynn, makes everyone feel welcomed, the service is great, the food is fantastic. Overall it’s the only pho place I’ll go to.

Huge portions! As an avg height girl, I was only able to eat 1/2 of my large sized pho. Delicious too fast service!I also recommend the fried calamari :)Outdoor seating too ?