I'm giving this place a 4 star b/c even though I was confused about the flavors, they were good. The alcoholic drinks were WAYYYY too strong & we couldn't drink them. The sesame chicken & rice was delicious & the customer service was outstanding ? I'm trying new foods & this was the 2nd week of my adventures in food.
The male waiter everyone talks about is... lol. No service except to take the order, deliver it, and deliver the check. No refills, no nothing else. Not like they were busy, the waiters were all just chatting with another and so many empty tables.... no wonder... the food is also only just average. So much Vietnamese food in the area, save yourself the frustration and go somewhere else.
I love this place. It's a hidden gem of the shopping center but always busy when you go inside. The staff greet you like an old friend. My husband and I drive from Aberdeen to Columbia just to have quality pho
My favorite Vietnamese restaurant in all of Maryland. I’ve been to several others in Montgomery County, Prince George’s County also Howard County. They have an extensive menu, the restaurant is clean and they give a lot of bean sprouts and leaves with the Pho soup. Also they don’t cut up the noodles. Other places you go to the noodles are cut up. Also the broth is clean. Other places the broth has a dish water appearance.
I have been dining here for years! Always quality pho. Vegetables are fresh. Broth is delicious. Staff is generally polite.
This restaurant was good until they became lazy and unhygienic. I've been a regular for years.I found plastic wrap in my summer rolls, hair in my pho, and hair in my summer rolls. Plus, I was served with dirty dishes. All four are separate occasions and happened in the last two weeks!The most fascinating part is when the waitress accused me of planting the short black hair on my plate. I'm blonde.I won't be returning ever again and I highly suggest you don't eat here.
When I place an order online, on a weeknight, and they tell me 35 minutes, I expect 35 minutes until it’s ready. If it’s going to take longer, then quote me a longer time. When I arrived 5 minutes after the time sent in the confirmation email, I was told my order would be ready in a few minutes. 20 minutes later I ask again after multiple other people have come and gone to pick up their food. When I ask they say it’s being worked on still. The restaurant is maybe 10% full and other are getting their food, two of whom told me their order pick up time was scheduled after mine. After 30 minutes past the confirmed pick up time my food finally came out. There was no apologies for the delay, just here’s your food. This was the first time we decided to try this restaurant and after the experience it will be and the last time. Avoid Pho Dat Thanh, there are better options in Howard County.
Food is very good. But the waiter and waitresses are really greedy. Most of them always ask about tips. They don’t even care about the service they gave us. On December 21st my husband and I went for dinner. And without asking me the waiter deducted 15% tips from my card. While the young man didn’t even gave us proper service. I am totally disappointed and highly dissatisfied about this. Being an Asian owned restaurant they themselves were showing racial discrimination towards Asian customers. My total bill was $25.33, but when I checked my account I saw that they took 15% tips which I didn’t even mentioned.
We always love coming here, every time it's like coming home!Our fave's order:D2 Chin Nam, Gan, Sach : pho soup with slice of well done flank, well done brisket, soft tendon and bible tripeD9 Tai : pho soup with slices of eye-round-steakOur favorite server Angela, alright know what's our order for even from a takeout call. She is the best!
In my top 3 favorite pho restaurants! I cannot speak to their non-pho entrees but their appetizers are also good.