This place checks off so many requirements for a pho place, plus a bonus one I never knew I needed:✅ Great pho✅ High quality meat✅ Super reasonable price✅ Open late✅ Takes cc / mobile payment? Bonus feature is they have nhau food like scallops, abalone, so huyet. So my pho-hating wife can still join me and get the seafood stuff that she likes.Menu is diverse, and I definitely want to try the rice dishes. But so worth the visit. Finally found our new go-to spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood, Kobe, Grilled Scallop Half Shelf with Green Onion
Dang V.
This place checks off so many requirements for a pho place, plus a bonus one I never knew I needed: Great pho High quality meat Super reasonable price Open late Takes cc / mobile payment Bonus feature is they have nhau food like scallops, abalone, so huyet. So my pho-hating wife can still join me and get the seafood stuff that she likes.Menu is diverse, and I definitely want to try the rice dishes. But so worth the visit. Finally found our new go-to spot.
Christine C.
The pho was decent. The meat was tender and the noodles were pretty tasty. They did mess up the order because we asked for the flat noodle and they gave us the skinny noodles. The amount of noodles was less than usual and I wish they gave a larger portion. The broth was good and flavorful, but not as amazing as some of the pho broth that we've had at other local shops. They gave us the veggie additives which are sprouts, cilantro, but no basil and they only gave us one small plate of veggies to share.The decor is ok except that we got seated next to a foggy aquarium that didn't have anything in it. It was a bit odd. The chairs are metal so they are somewhat uncomfortable and the table is small. There are other areas in the restaurant with better seating, but there is only one booth. The part that was inconvenient is that their credit card machine was down so they only accepted cash, zelle or Venmo. The restaurant is in a outdoor plaza right next to a karaoke bar, but the parking is plentiful. I'd say it's a decent spot to go for lunch or a late night snack.
Julie T.
As I waited for my order, I lost my appetite when I saw a cockroach at the table in front of me. Overall, this restaurant is dirty. There's lots of dirty plates on the tables, unclean table and sticky floors. Also, the empty fish tank stinks. I should have known by the dirty & smelly fish tank with no fish to be a warning sign. The waiter looked at me when he brought out my order. He thought I had a peanut allergy by the look on my face. I told him that I saw a cockroach on nearby table. He told me that they walk in by themselves from the outside. Seriously??? They should be no insects inside a restaurant. He went to the other table and couldn't find it. I really was not hungry anymore knowing the low health standards. I had to get my food to go and leave immediately. It is cash only. I had to pay by Zelle and was offered a small discount.I don't think they are up to health and safety standards. I'm not going to return. I ate my food in the car. The pho both was decent and the abalone was overcooked and over torched. I will not return. I can't even get my money back.
Nam B.
One of the best beef pho in OC!Pho Kobe Wagyu - Got this for $16 and opted it with fresh noodles for $2 more. The beef slices didn't seem to be high marble level wagyu (or else it would have costed a lot more), but they still were a tad nicer and tenderer than the regular stuff (not sure if it was worth the upgrade though). What really made this pho delicious was the broth - one of the best in Orange County (a place full of pho shops). At other places, I usually have to order a small bowl of liquid fat (taken out from making the pho) to add back in the bone marrow goodness due to how much they dilute, but here, the broth was cloudy and bold; only found better when it's homemade. I sample the bowl before adding any hoisin sauce, and it was surprisingly flavorful enough to eat just like that... but still added the sauce, and it became amazing. There was also a beef shank included, sitting in the bowl; too bad it didn't seem like wagyu.
Sanny C.
Arrived at 10:50 am. Decided to wait till 11:15 am to go to the restaurant because they don't open until 11 am. Upon arriving at the door, I was confused because all the chairs were still up on the tables. The staff (prob the owner) said for me and my mom to just come in. He put down some of the chairs for us to sit. After looking at the menu for a bit, he came to take our order. My mom wanted to order bo la lot (beef wrapped in betel leaf), but he said none of the staff were present, so he had no chef to make it. The only items avail were PHo. Um...ok lol so my mom ended up with Pho Chin Gau Bo Vien. I was hesitating on whether to get the Pandan porridge or Pho, but since he mentioned there was only pho so I got Pho Tai Chin Bo Vien.The broth here was super hot!!! Like steaming hot lol it stayed hot throughout. It wasn't even in a stone bowl/pot. I would say pho was an 8/10. It would have been an excellent bowl if Tai (beef) wasn't so dry. The portion was a bit small. Also, if you prefer pho tuoi (flat rice noodle), it was $2 more.The review is for the pho and service only. I gave this place 5 stars because of the professionalism of the staff/boss.Place was short staffed, prob due to heavy rain or news of the tropical storm. The guy apologized for not having all the stuff from the menu. Also, he felt bad that there were no bean sprouts. He didn't have to give us a discount. Things like that happen here and there. I thought it was a nice gesture. Good business owners understand that a small discount to compensate for certain things is not a big deal. I would like to come back one day to try the other items.
Happy Lucky
Pho is not
Food: 1
Tan minh Trinh
Lovely
Tina L.
I rarely leave review unless it's exceptional excellent or opposite. Kobe Bistro is the first one: exceptional excellent!!!I love foods and enjoy good food and company. The staff at Kobe is always attentive to the customers and very nice. I would give A+ rating for the services.The beef/seafood hotpot is amazingly good with fresh and quality ingredients. However, my most favorite is the porridge. So yummy and you can't find it anywhere else. Thank you Kobe Bistro for giving us one the best tastes of Orange County.
Tracie P.
One of the best late night dining places in OC! They have so many great choices to choose from, steamy Phở to amazing rice dishes as well as the most exotic seafood & freshest meat you can ever find! Highly recommended! They also have sugar cane juice (very unique).. Must try!
Food was so so and tasted a little salty to me.Service was okie but need to clean up more if possible.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Khang N.
I recently came across this place on a Facebook post, and the mouthwatering pictures immediately caught my attention. Eager to satisfy my cravings, I decided to give it a try and opted for their seafood hot pot to-go. However, I must admit, I was left a bit disappointed with the overall experience. The broth lacked flavor, leaving it almost tasteless. While the hot pot did contain a generous amount of seafood, I found that the majority consisted of crawfish and small crabs, which didn't quite complement the hot pot concept. To my surprise, the escargots and abalones, which were showcased in the Facebook pictures, were noticeably absent from the hot pot.However, it's not all bad news. The shrimp in the hot pot stood out as a saving grace, boasting freshness and delightful taste. Despite my underwhelming encounter with the seafood hot pot, I remain hopeful and plan to give their beef hot pot a chance in the near future, as I believe it may align more with my personal preferences. It's worth mentioning that since this was a to-go order, there isn't much to discuss in terms of service.While my experience with the seafood hot pot may not have met my expectations, I encourage others to explore the menu and form their own opinions. Perhaps other dishes will offer a more enjoyable culinary journey.
Jayde Le
You can get a pretty solid bowl of pho here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve
Simple short menu with excellent ingredients. The rice dishes and vermicelli are excellent!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J R.
Working out in the OC today I stopped by KB for a quick bowl of Pho. Wanted to try P79 but they were closed although listed being open. Situated in a strip mall KB is kind of hidden. Nice modern decor and delicious pho. Id have to admit probably the best I've had so far. Only issue I had was their bathroom. Stacked chairs inside and no soap. I informed the lady and she put in some soap. Menus were rough as well.
This place checks off so many requirements for a pho place, plus a bonus one I never knew I needed:✅ Great pho✅ High quality meat✅ Super reasonable price✅ Open late✅ Takes cc / mobile payment? Bonus feature is they have nhau food like scallops, abalone, so huyet. So my pho-hating wife can still join me and get the seafood stuff that she likes.Menu is diverse, and I definitely want to try the rice dishes. But so worth the visit. Finally found our new go-to spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood, Kobe, Grilled Scallop Half Shelf with Green Onion
This place checks off so many requirements for a pho place, plus a bonus one I never knew I needed: Great pho High quality meat Super reasonable price Open late Takes cc / mobile payment Bonus feature is they have nhau food like scallops, abalone, so huyet. So my pho-hating wife can still join me and get the seafood stuff that she likes.Menu is diverse, and I definitely want to try the rice dishes. But so worth the visit. Finally found our new go-to spot.
The pho was decent. The meat was tender and the noodles were pretty tasty. They did mess up the order because we asked for the flat noodle and they gave us the skinny noodles. The amount of noodles was less than usual and I wish they gave a larger portion. The broth was good and flavorful, but not as amazing as some of the pho broth that we've had at other local shops. They gave us the veggie additives which are sprouts, cilantro, but no basil and they only gave us one small plate of veggies to share.The decor is ok except that we got seated next to a foggy aquarium that didn't have anything in it. It was a bit odd. The chairs are metal so they are somewhat uncomfortable and the table is small. There are other areas in the restaurant with better seating, but there is only one booth. The part that was inconvenient is that their credit card machine was down so they only accepted cash, zelle or Venmo. The restaurant is in a outdoor plaza right next to a karaoke bar, but the parking is plentiful. I'd say it's a decent spot to go for lunch or a late night snack.
As I waited for my order, I lost my appetite when I saw a cockroach at the table in front of me. Overall, this restaurant is dirty. There's lots of dirty plates on the tables, unclean table and sticky floors. Also, the empty fish tank stinks. I should have known by the dirty & smelly fish tank with no fish to be a warning sign. The waiter looked at me when he brought out my order. He thought I had a peanut allergy by the look on my face. I told him that I saw a cockroach on nearby table. He told me that they walk in by themselves from the outside. Seriously??? They should be no insects inside a restaurant. He went to the other table and couldn't find it. I really was not hungry anymore knowing the low health standards. I had to get my food to go and leave immediately. It is cash only. I had to pay by Zelle and was offered a small discount.I don't think they are up to health and safety standards. I'm not going to return. I ate my food in the car. The pho both was decent and the abalone was overcooked and over torched. I will not return. I can't even get my money back.
One of the best beef pho in OC!Pho Kobe Wagyu - Got this for $16 and opted it with fresh noodles for $2 more. The beef slices didn't seem to be high marble level wagyu (or else it would have costed a lot more), but they still were a tad nicer and tenderer than the regular stuff (not sure if it was worth the upgrade though). What really made this pho delicious was the broth - one of the best in Orange County (a place full of pho shops). At other places, I usually have to order a small bowl of liquid fat (taken out from making the pho) to add back in the bone marrow goodness due to how much they dilute, but here, the broth was cloudy and bold; only found better when it's homemade. I sample the bowl before adding any hoisin sauce, and it was surprisingly flavorful enough to eat just like that... but still added the sauce, and it became amazing. There was also a beef shank included, sitting in the bowl; too bad it didn't seem like wagyu.
Arrived at 10:50 am. Decided to wait till 11:15 am to go to the restaurant because they don't open until 11 am. Upon arriving at the door, I was confused because all the chairs were still up on the tables. The staff (prob the owner) said for me and my mom to just come in. He put down some of the chairs for us to sit. After looking at the menu for a bit, he came to take our order. My mom wanted to order bo la lot (beef wrapped in betel leaf), but he said none of the staff were present, so he had no chef to make it. The only items avail were PHo. Um...ok lol so my mom ended up with Pho Chin Gau Bo Vien. I was hesitating on whether to get the Pandan porridge or Pho, but since he mentioned there was only pho so I got Pho Tai Chin Bo Vien.The broth here was super hot!!! Like steaming hot lol it stayed hot throughout. It wasn't even in a stone bowl/pot. I would say pho was an 8/10. It would have been an excellent bowl if Tai (beef) wasn't so dry. The portion was a bit small. Also, if you prefer pho tuoi (flat rice noodle), it was $2 more.The review is for the pho and service only. I gave this place 5 stars because of the professionalism of the staff/boss.Place was short staffed, prob due to heavy rain or news of the tropical storm. The guy apologized for not having all the stuff from the menu. Also, he felt bad that there were no bean sprouts. He didn't have to give us a discount. Things like that happen here and there. I thought it was a nice gesture. Good business owners understand that a small discount to compensate for certain things is not a big deal. I would like to come back one day to try the other items.
Pho is not
Food: 1
Lovely
I rarely leave review unless it's exceptional excellent or opposite. Kobe Bistro is the first one: exceptional excellent!!!I love foods and enjoy good food and company. The staff at Kobe is always attentive to the customers and very nice. I would give A+ rating for the services.The beef/seafood hotpot is amazingly good with fresh and quality ingredients. However, my most favorite is the porridge. So yummy and you can't find it anywhere else. Thank you Kobe Bistro for giving us one the best tastes of Orange County.
One of the best late night dining places in OC! They have so many great choices to choose from, steamy Phở to amazing rice dishes as well as the most exotic seafood & freshest meat you can ever find! Highly recommended! They also have sugar cane juice (very unique).. Must try!
Restaurantji Recommends
Food was so so and tasted a little salty to me.Service was okie but need to clean up more if possible.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
I recently came across this place on a Facebook post, and the mouthwatering pictures immediately caught my attention. Eager to satisfy my cravings, I decided to give it a try and opted for their seafood hot pot to-go. However, I must admit, I was left a bit disappointed with the overall experience. The broth lacked flavor, leaving it almost tasteless. While the hot pot did contain a generous amount of seafood, I found that the majority consisted of crawfish and small crabs, which didn't quite complement the hot pot concept. To my surprise, the escargots and abalones, which were showcased in the Facebook pictures, were noticeably absent from the hot pot.However, it's not all bad news. The shrimp in the hot pot stood out as a saving grace, boasting freshness and delightful taste. Despite my underwhelming encounter with the seafood hot pot, I remain hopeful and plan to give their beef hot pot a chance in the near future, as I believe it may align more with my personal preferences. It's worth mentioning that since this was a to-go order, there isn't much to discuss in terms of service.While my experience with the seafood hot pot may not have met my expectations, I encourage others to explore the menu and form their own opinions. Perhaps other dishes will offer a more enjoyable culinary journey.
You can get a pretty solid bowl of pho here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Simple short menu with excellent ingredients. The rice dishes and vermicelli are excellent!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Working out in the OC today I stopped by KB for a quick bowl of Pho. Wanted to try P79 but they were closed although listed being open. Situated in a strip mall KB is kind of hidden. Nice modern decor and delicious pho. Id have to admit probably the best I've had so far. Only issue I had was their bathroom. Stacked chairs inside and no soap. I informed the lady and she put in some soap. Menus were rough as well.