Pho Garden

This spot is pretty good. For pho in the middle of jersey, it must be hard to keep the quality top off like this. As a group of 7, the service is fast but they forgot one of the orders. It's good to tell the waiter right away and they will do something. The place is pretty big spot for a bigger group than ours. From parking to seating, we got no issue except when paying. It took a while to get our check. Food i remember is decent. As from NYC , I have higher expectation but this place is okie. Pho broth can use some extra flavor. The spring roll is on point as I liked it. If you add some hot sauce, every thing takes great right?

I have been going to this place for years. The quality and quantity has remained good and consistent. The best part is that the price is pretty cheap considering the portion size of the meal and the quality of it as well. My favorite is either their rice vermicelli or fried rice. Might be an over reaction, but I am lowering my rating, because of one bad experience. I asked the cashier through the phone for Rice Vermicelli with BBQ pork, so I trust that he understood and take my food home. I put it in the fridge to eat in the morning, come morning I open the baby up and he gave me just Rice with BBQ pork. I despise refrigerated rice with a passion, I ate my meal, but it was complete garbage. It ruined my day, all the while I am sick as a dying cow.

My sister excitedly called to let me know that she was at a Vietnamese restaurant in Dallas and the Pho soup was excellent and she wanted me to find a restaurant that had it. I went to this restaurant because during my search, it had raved reviews. Once I got there, I ordered the Pho soup with all of the meats to go. I also informed the server that it was my first visit. I then went ahead and ordered their fried rice. A little pricy for both but I figured the family could have that for dinner. When I got home, I opened the package. I was amazed to find veggies in a plastic bag, raw meat, tripe and so other odd looking meats, cold and in a foam container. The soup was hot but in a separate container. I could not believe what I saw. I called and the server with a very rich accent told me that I had to put everything in the soup except the noodles and then put in the microwave. Half way through, add the noodles. Half way through what? How many minutes? Then I asked him about the fried rice because my son is highly allergic to sesame seeds and it smelled like it. He had told me when I was placing the order that there was no sesame in the fried rice. I asked again over the phone and he said it was made with veggie oil. Since I did not believe him, I did not give to my son. Needless to say, I spent $22 ($19+tip) on food that could not be eaten. We r now at Zinburger having dinner. I feel that since I told them it was my first time getting that and it came highly recommended, they should have told me what to expect. I won't be ordering from them again as the communication skills were not utilized. I did not want to go back to return the food to avoid any additional problems.

I’ll just give you guys a couple tips. Do NOT order the steamed dumplings, but DO order the spring rolls. Nearly burned my mouth but that’s how I like it. Pho is fairly decent but the noodles were undercooked and sticking together. Had to wait a little under ten minutes for the broth to help soften the noodles. And then the broth cooled off and I already told you I like my food steaming hot. Anywhooosss excellent service!

Food tastes good, but phone is often off the hook, so you have to go in, place the order and wait for it. Went in once and told the lady I've been trying to call for about 10 minutes to place an order but the line was off the hook. She said it wasn't, so I tried calling while right in front of her and it was still off the hook. She said "oh well.." and didn't put the phone back on the base. Edit 4/2/19: Lowering to 2 stars, as phones are yet again off the hook while they are open. Edit 7/1/20: Lowering to 1 star, phones are still often off the hook while they are open. Tried calling every few minutes for about 30 minutes, no answer.