This place is awesome and authentic. The broth for the Pho is so rich in flavor. All the vegetables and meat are fresh. The Pho is some of the best Pho in Utah. I have also eaten the sweet and sour pork and it was excellent. Everything we have eaten here has been very good.
My go-to place, be aware of the one hour break. I tried pho for the first time in Columbus. When I learned I was moving to Utah, I set off in search of a replacement pho restaurant. I went to 6 restaurants before I found Pho Tay Ho. This is the best pho in Salt Lake, and it's a family business you can feel good about supporting. The menu is pretty limited, with only pho, drinks, and appetizers. It's never bothered me, though, the pho is all you want. I recommend the egg rolls- freshest I've ever had.
My only complaint is that they don't refill drinks frequently enough. You're often on your own after the first glass. Also, newcomers may have difficulty finding the place. It's a small house on the corner with an even smaller sign. It doesn't look like a business. It's on the west side of the street. Drive slowly and look carefully or you'll pass it by. The restaurant is closed from 4:00-5:00 every evening.
The best pho in town and great service.
Since moving here I've tried phi at many different places, but this by far is the best! The steak and meatball pho is excellent, and the large bowl is a huge portion for the price. I will definitely be coming back regularly.
Very good, the vegetarian pho is excellent!
Best pho in the valley. Ever since I discovered Pho Tay Ho, I make a point to go at least once per show (I work in theatre) and I am NEVER disappointed! The broth is rich but not overpowering or too greasy, the serving sizes are amazingly generous, and they actually cook their meat additions properly. The rare steak comes out rare, but the tendon is soft and tender.
And their chanh muoi is top-notch!
The only thing that makes me sad is that I don't live closer.
The large is LARGE!. Pho Tay Ho has amazing broth. Be warned, the large is VERY large! I couldn't finish it.
Seeker Of Yummy Food
+4.5
Yummy pho. Perfect place to stop when it's cold out for a big steaming bowl of pho. Great broth and noodles and very reasonable prices.
Huge portion, good price, best pho in Salt lake!
And say hi to the grandma in the back doing all the cooking. It's always a plus when you get to see the people cooking your food for you.
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Pho King Good. We literally almost drove past this little gem. Tucked in a converted bungalo, this quaint little restaurant delivered on all fronts. A one hit wonder, they know how to do pho right. I measure a good pho establishment by the quality of the broth foremost, then the quality of the beef, and finally having the right condiments. The broth was full bodied and the flavors came out in the right order; beef savory flavor, a hint of anise, cinnamon and a slightly sweet taste. The broth glistened with tallow, which is what a good bowl of pho is supposed to be like. Next, the beef came out rare. I find this to be very "rare" in the pho industry. Most often, the beef has sat in the kitchen a few seconds too long and does not hit the table in a beautiful pink medium rare hue. The bo vien meatballs had the dense almost spongy but melt in your mouth texture with a rich savory goodness to boot. Finally, they had all the right condiments for good pho: sprouts, sliced chilies, limes and thai basil of course, and naturally sriracha in the commercial bottle, hoisin in a squeeze bottle, but they also had REAL chili oil, and fish sauce. I usually don't do fish sauce, but the chili oil was a nice touch. Most places don't have chili oil in their proper oily form... I ate at a pho place a few days ago that gave me chili oil, but it was flakes in a light smattering of oil, not chili oil. Rice noodles are pretty hard to do bad, which is why I never judge a pho-staurant by their noodles. Needless to say, these noodles were cooked properly and cut to the right size; small to medium thickness.
For me, the service can be terrible but as long as the pho is great I don't really care. In the case of Pho Tay Ho, the service was just fine. The hostess seated us, took our order, brought our food, and left us to eat it. I really don't like to be bothered too much when eating like at a chain. If you see my diet coke getting low, just fill it up and leave me alone. I ordered a specialty drink, "salty lemonade" so there wasn't refills anyway. So it really was perfect. At 5:15 (we went right after work) the place was empty-- ours for the taking. At 6 a horde of pho-feeding food zombies lumbered to the restaurant-- the dinner rush.
The salty lemonade was amazing. Literally talking angel's tears here people. You get this punch of sour, then salty and then sweet in the same sip. It was the coolest thing I've ever drank. They say its an acquired taste, and I had already acquired it. I'll be honest. It looked terrible. It literally looks like wilty decroded lemons in ice water, but don't let its simple looks fool you. I'd suggest drinking by pulling your straw up above the preserved lemon to avoid sucking in the pulp.
I'm a big fan of hole-in-the-wall, divey mom & pop places much more than a trendy national chain with $10 chicken nuggets or mac n cheese on their kids menu. Support local business. Go to Pho Tay Ho, order a bowl of pho'n goodness, and get a salty lemonade. You won't regret it.
Pho $5.50
Lemonade $2
Ordered the fried pork egg rolls and steak/meatball pho. Both dishes were excellent. Very authentic flavors. Service was fast and friendly. One of the hidden gems in SLC!
Gabriela Ramirez-Harris
+5
Phenomenal food, great service. First time having pho and it did not disappoint! Even my very picky kid loved her food! We will be going again.
This is the cutest pho place and to top it off the pho is DELICIOUS. highly recommend!!!
OH MY PHO. First off, the staff are so friendly and helpful even while they’ve been so short staffed (I included a pic of the signs on their door outlining hours and such until August 2nd,) but the PHO was SO AMAZING! I asked our waitress what their most popular dish and the #10 and all of the additional toppings and sauces were superb together! Highly recommend Pho Tay Ho if you like delicious Vietnamese food!
excellent Phó! the broth has so much flavor. I like to eat here whenever I'm in the area. Friendly service staff, maybe a little short staffed. Not a long wait for food.
Just loved the atmosphere, very quaint. Felt like we were eating in our grandmother's living room . The Pho was very good, the service was excellent. I highly recommend this establishment. Easy to miss, looks like your grandmother's home, and just as welcome .
First day in Salt Lake City and had to tried a pho place in town. Saw the reviews and also a person I was traveling with recommended this place. The location looks like a residential area even the place looked like a house. The place felt homey and you can tell by the people who runs this is a family own. This established is like a restaurant/home. Lots of people were dining here as well.
Pho definitely taste like homemade and you can order in a small, medium, or large. I order a #1 in a size small which is plentiful since I was also tired and not up to eat more like I usually do. It's very tasty, broth is clear and flavorful. Good amount of meat, noodles and herbs.
Pho real, this is so tasty and good.
We got our food within 20 minutes of sitting down. The service was so great and they were all very friendly!
Definitely recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
An excellent Pho restaurant. We drove from Park City, well worth it.
Really economical also.
Guarantee you won't be disappointed.
Best broth I ever had. A large bowl fills me just fine. P.S. I'm 210 pounds. Interior is not fancy or anything, but feels welcoming and clean, especially from the bathroom, I can tell they put a lot of effort into keeping the restaurant clean. Most small family owned restaurants fail to keep their bathrooms clean.
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