Pho Thien Vietnamese Cuisine

Best Phở broth if not one of the best broth in town. The tofu was also different but in a good way (had nice bits in it as I ask for the fried version).

The best phở in Portland. I have been eating here for years and the service, preparation & consistency are outstanding. Veggie, beef & chicken. All of them are top notch. My usual is phở gah add veggies. Do it.

Solid bowl of Phở. My go to is the house special. The phở has good broth and plenty of meat. The owner is friendly and the place is clean. I go here at least once a month, more often in the winter.

I’ve only every had their phở, but it’s definitely the best around. We’ve tried a bunch of different places and their broth smelled weird or their meat was hard to chew. But not this place! I come here when I’m sick a lot. Throw a bunch of jalapeños in my soup and let it clear up my sinuses. The guy, I think he’s the owner cause he’s here all the time, is super friendly and good with customers. Also, they make their own hot oil and sell it. We always buy a jar and take it home and put it on everything from steaks to noodles to pit stickers and fries because it’s a million times better than anything you can at the grocery store. They’re generally really slow during the day so lunch is always super fast. They do to go orders and you can call ahead, they’ll have it all ready for you when you get there!

Owner is an asshole and you cant understand what hes saying with his disgusting teeth. This place is a dump

The only reason I am leaving a 2 star rating is because the food is somewhat good… had the vermicelli bowl with chicken. Was very excited for it but when I got there I was appalled! The place is so disgustingly dirty I could only imagine what their kitchen looked like. Just a complete mess and it automatically put a bad taste in my mouth. The whole time I was eating my vermicelli bowl I was looking for something that wasn’t supposed to be there. and you betcha. 4 fuzzy hair like pieces. Just so disgusted and defiantly could not enjoy something that could have been very good. Will not be going back. Hopefully they clean up the place if they see this review. Maybe I will give them one more chance after that happens.

This place isn’t flashy, but the phở hit the spot. Affordable and really tasty with piles of trimmings. I could have taken the leftover basil home and reaped a harvest in a couple weeks. Lots of options and did I mention tasty? I’ll definately be back.

Very friendly service! Not very impressive kind of a hole in the wall but excellent phở! The salad rolls were not the best but the fried rice was delicious!

I enjoyed the fresh spring rolls they tasted good. The Rice noodles plate (I forgot which, but it has shrimp, grilled pork, thai basil, peanuts, sprouts, cilantro, and the rice noodles — that’s why I came there. It was okay, but I was really left wanting more — I miss that charred flavor on grilled shrimp and pork that I got from @phở that I was really wanting from here. I think they probably just do a normal sauté in a pan (something I could have done at home).
From what I said above, I would have left them with 3 stars. But then came the dreaded ban mi that I got from these guys. The bread was overcooked (too crisp and dried out — scraping the top of my mouth, unpleasant to eat), and there wasn’t nearly enough meat or veggies in my sandwiches at all. I shall remain a loyal customer of Best Baguette for these. Fellow Unilocaler, please do not make your sole decision off of my review — this is all based on my perspective from having really awesome food and I have a very particular preference — I think I might be a food snob because I’ve gone off of other reviews and found that some spots that are ranked high, were total crap when I actually got there. Okay well take care.

Veggie salad rolls were fresh and tasty. They were stuffed with chewy fried tofu, rice noodles, lettuce and basil.
The place was empty and we had courteous service and very simple well made meals for less than the going rate. Plus a 10 percent off Unilocal coupon when we checked in! Way to go Unilocal!
The avocado smoothie wasn’t too sweet and the owner was charming. A family run place that makes me want to be a regular,

Disclaimer: I rate on food quality, not ambience. Secondly, I’m from OC, so there is nothing comparable in all of Oregon.
Some people pay for ambience. To go to a fancy place with molecular gastronomy, where you don’t know what you are eating but boy does it look fancy! And sometimes you just get an interesting experience for free. That was what happened to me here.
The lady doesn’t speak any English, so she called another person on her cellphone to have him take the order. Then the same thing when I was ready to pay-​I swiped my own credit card after she called him and wrote it down for me (Arabic numerals are universal, except in Arabia).
I think having going to a place where they speak only Vietnamese makes phở more authentic, even though in OC they all know some basic English. The inside is very homey, not the standard linoleum tables lined up row after row (and with numbers on the side) that is more sterile and business-​like, but the food was still served quickly and had all the standard accoutrements (hot sauce on the side, grab your own green plastic chopsticks or white ladles).
It felt good to taste the Vietnamese rice noodles again. The soup was ok, the meat wasn’t particularly tender, the shrimp wasn’t old or tough. So the food is ok.
But it definitely is a great place to go just to experience something else, something different, something like you are in another country (non-​English speaking, that is).

I love Phở. No seriously, I love Phở.
When I am not feeling 100% I always look to Phở to help me feel better.
I stopped in here late one rainy day. I was the only person in the restaurant and the service was very prompt. The Phở was good but not as good as I’d hoped it would be.
I am still trying to find my favorite Portland Phở spot.

Yum, yum, yum, yum YUM!!! Authentic and cozy, this feels like a little family place (I’m sure it is) where the recipes have been passed down through generations. The Phở with Brisket (#9 on menu I think) was amazing and i will definitely order it again and visit before i head back to Miami, but I could seriously have eaten everything, including the new tasty dishes that are currently pasted on the table. Don’t miss this tasty little gem!

One of my stop to places when I am in the area. Family run comfort food. Today, I had a cold so the daily special of chicken soup was perfect. Curry is great too. Seasoned to your liking.

Best kept secret in portland!!! Pad Thai is a garlic based Thai, so delicious! Great service, perfect wait time and the food is very fresh!

Went here three times, because I really wanted to like this place.
First, the ambiance is really strange. I don’t need to see your vacuum cleaner while trying to enjoy a meal, nor do I need the sound of the TV and the radio competing for my attention.
I could live with all of the above if the food was good, but it’s just «Meh».
VERY bland, the salad rolls are probably the most boring ones I have ever tasted. While made fresh to order (as they should be), they’re just boring and bland.
The soups are equally bland. No kick, no nice spice, just «Meh».
We asked for a seafood soup, and the owner told us that they don’t have such thing, although a few minutes later I discovered it on the «specials». (Mind you, these are not daily changing specials.)
Each time we were there, the owner tried to make polite conversation when we paid.
It ended up sounding more like an interrogation: «Where you go now???»
It was humorous, though it had a sad, desperate overtone.
Overall an «OK» place when in a rush, but there is SO much better in the general area. (Hanoi Kitchen just being one a 3-​minute drive west on Glisan).
I gave this place 3 sincere attempts, but have to say for now I’m out.
Perhaps the owner will read the reviews instead of watching TV all day, and improve his restaurant. He has a great location. Now give us great food and we’ll be regulars and bring friends, too.

Yup, tasty phở, yummy salad rolls, hot tea and friendly people. It delivered as expected and hit the spot on a cold, rainy night.

Wouldn’t think much when seeing it from the outside. But don’t judge a book by its cover they say. This place offers fresh ingredients and flavorful broth. The chicken phở was phenomenal and the fresh shrimp salad roll was not only big in portion but colorful and delicious. Will definitely be back for more.

Groupon: $ 15 for three trips
The food — I got grilled pork with rice. Portions were decent, tasted ok, except the meat wasn’t grill. It was pan fried. I was very disappointed but didn’t complain. My boyfriend ordered a large bowl of phở which had three or four pieces of meat. Still, no complaints.
When I went up to pay for the meal, the owner was VERY angry that we only bought only two items. He said that he would have told us the rules of Groupon had he had told him before we ordered. Then he goes on to asking us how the business is supposed to make any money if Groupon takes all of it and we only buy two items. Apparently the fine print which says «must purchase one food items» really means «must purchase THREE food items» (according to the owners). If you don’t like Groupon customers, how about not offering one. This was finally the tipping point for me.
I filed a complaint to Groupon and will be getting refunded for the last two vouchers. Never have I had such an unpleasant dining experience — Groupon, or not.

I’m on a vision quest to try out as many phở joints as possible. This quest is something that I began many moons ago and then paused for some time as I fell in to the HaVL/​Phở Oregon rut. And nothing bad has happened to either of those joints, but they say variety is the spice of life, and I like things searing hot.
Phở Thien is another stop on my tour, and one that is A-​OK. The space is small and seems to be falling apart. The broth is hot and decently seasoned — not too heavy on any one element. But it also doesn’t stand out much. Meat and noodle portions are appropriate and overall as a bowl it’s not something I’d turn down nor would it be something I’d come running back for.
That said, the folks that work here are plenty nice and friendly and given the location, they provide a friendly place to post up with a piping hot bowl.