Share(212) 966-3797
157 Mott St
New York,
NY
10013
40.7195
-73.9964
Neighborhoods: Downtown, Little Italy
What People Are Saying About Pho Bang Restaurant
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
The Scene – At this busy Chinatown destination, the peach-painted dining room is packed most nights with groups of noodle-slurping neighborhood teens and families. Get your order in fast; service is brusque, and niceties such as water refills tend to be ignored. – – The Food – Half the Vietnamese menu is taken up by variations on pho, Vietnam's popular beef noodle soup. Go for the fiery, sweet-sour shrimp soup, packed with chunks of okra, pineapple and shrimp, flanked with starter plates like fat nuggets of grilled beef rolled in lettuce with rice noodles,…
08/14/06
very good, very cheap pho
by kip80 at Citysearch
this is one of the cheapest meals I've ever had in NYC- and a pretty good one. Stick to the pho and other traditional, simple Vietnamese dishes and you'll have a great time. The extra large bowl came steaming hot, filled with noodles and beef, and just the right flavor. The spring rolls were excellent too. This place is dirt cheap, but also very clean for the neighborhood and similarly priced places.
- Pros: great Vietnamese staples, hearty pho, can't beat the price
- Cons: hmm...none
02/17/06
Great, inexpensive Vietnamese food!
by sharopooks at Citysearch
This place is a great find, I've been coming here for years. Awesome Vietnamese food - love the beef/lettuce/rice noodles app, sauteed shrimp, scallops and calamari over noodles, bun, everything. (The salty lemonade is interesting, worth checking out!). Service is fine and low-maintenance decor is charming. The prices are unbelievable; have a feast for 2 for the prices that some places charge for an entree! I always leave here content - full on amazing food and pleased at having spent so little money on it! My husband didn't like the food the 1st time I took him but the last time I did he found an entree he liked and is now mightily impressed with this place.
- Pros: Great food, Very inexpensive, Charming
- Cons: Fluorescent lighting
10/27/05
Best Vietnamese in New York
by blatantdream at Citysearch
This is the best Vietnamese restaurant in New York City. The pho is great and you can have it so many ways. The "deep, star-anise perfume" mentioned in the editorial article... This person is definately not from Vietnam and knows nothing about real Pho. The service is great (the waiters remember my "usual" order and that I like my bean sprouts blanched). My favorite appetizers include the grilled beef "bun hoi" or rice noodle wrap and the grilled pork topped on prawn chips. The grilled shrimp with cold rice noodles is also good and of course the grilled pork chop over rice is delicious. You will not believe your check when you finish your meal. Great prices with large portions is what makes this place the restaurant I go to at least once a week.
- Pros: inexpensive, great food, great service
- Cons: decor
The Details on Pho Bang Restaurant
What to Drink:
Wash it all down with knockout Vietnamese iced coffee or the oddly refreshing salty lemonade.
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