Pho Thien Huong

This place is alright. It’s in a super convenient location since it’s by major shopping areas and such, but the food is alright. I wouldn’t go out of my way to come here. Service is what’s usually expected of a Vietnamese restaurant in San Jose. Phở is subpar, kind of bland if you’re a phở aficionado like me.
I will say, the interior is pretty groovy.

My husband and father-​in-​law told me the phở here was legit. I had never heard of this place before. They said it was a hidden gem behind Phở Kim Long and Phở Tau Bay. I must have gone on a bad day because the phở to me was mediocre at best. It lacked flavor and the noodles seemed like they were made a day earlier.
The restaurant is beautifully decorated. I was amazed by the décor. Super nice and modern. If the food was better, I’d consider this place being my go-​to-​phở place, but I think I’ll just stick with my staples.
Since my hubby’s family seems to like it so much, I hope that the next thing I order (not phở) will change my mind.

This restaurant is one of the most poorest customers service I ever been too. The moment you walk in. They Don’t acknowledge you’re existence. However after they’re done playing on their phones or talking with their buddy. They greet you slow.
My girlfriend and I ordered the same plate. And it was not bad. They were about to redeemed themselves. But when I took a bite into their egg cake. Oh my god! I wanted to crazy. There were egg shells all over that thing. Not only that, but the beef was cold. I really wanted to argue when them and ask what kind of $@%# they are making in the kitchen. But I didn’t want to make a scene.
So if you guys do go there. Be careful what you’re eating. Or save your stomach at a more professional Vietnamese restaurant.

Pretty disappointed. Non-​existent service with salty soup.
Walked in to be guided to the left side of the restaurant. I guess any seat is ok. Had a seat. The restaurant is nicely decorated. Blue LED lights, christmas snow flakes everywhere, felt clean.
Waited for about 10 mins before we had to flag a worker down to take our order. Worker just came over and literally stared at us. She looked so upset that I asked if we could make an order. She just continued to stare off. I wasn’t sure if she understood or I had offended her god. Order was made with an extra bowl of soup.
The extra bowl of soup never came. My Ox Tail soup was a bit salty but it was ok. A little expensive leaning towards $ 10. They never came for anything but to bring food.
Walked up to pay. I paid cash. The cash register never opened.
No reason to repeat.

Really interesting-​looking interior, kind of a clubbing vibe with the blue lighting. The phở tasted pretty standard but the star was the grilled pork rolls! Nice balance of meat to veggies and they were paired with a garlicky sauce that was delicious! Not bad, but this place seemed overhyped to me.

ambience was nice; balled out on the lights
pork roll was average at best not a must have.
good portions quality pork quick service
6.5÷10 would eat again

Vermicelli Noodle Salad with grilled pork and egg roll is good. Any plate with shrimp, don’t expect to see many shrimp. My plate only came with one. Service is fast. Pork spring rolls are good.

Techno lighting, Shinning stars. That’s what you will find when you take a look at the décor at Phở Thien Huong. Completely unrelated to the food itself. Nonetheless, good service.
A friend and I were hungry for phở so decided to check this place out. The noodles come in small and large, and small was filling enough as one order.
I ordered the rare phở which apparently comes with rare-​cooked filet mignon beef. My friend ordered the mix: tripe, flank, and brisket.
Overall, we enjoyed our visit here. Good customer service being key.

Very similarly decorated to the Com Tam Thien Huong chain, so I have a feeling that these restaurants are affiliated somehow. Especially with the «Thien Huong» being in the names.
Anything we’ve ordered here so far has been bomb. The «com tam dac biet» dishes are humungo. They have the Brodard-​esque spring rolls & sauce here, but that’s nothing new [anymore].
They accept card here :) woot woot.

Stepped outta the car and I could already detect the smell of delicious bbq meats. Went inside and was directed to the back to make my togo order. Ended up getting a #38, Korean bbq beef run and fried shrimp cake over broken rice, and a #70, bbq pork special with everything over rice. I was quoted 10 minutes. Everything was ready to go in 14… Not bad for a busy Labor day night.
Good portions on everything. Flavor on the kbbq was spot on, sugar cane stick the fried shrimp cake was wrapped around was deliciously sweet and juicy, and the nuoc mam was a great complement. Small thing, but I noticed the «com tam» was not actually broken rice but rather another short grain rice. My mom thought $ 11 and $ 15 seemed a tad steep for SJ prices, but then again she remembers when entrees were all under $ 10 way back in the day… lol.

I found not one. not two. But THREE WORMS/​MAGGOTS in the salad! My mom picked up noodles/​salad from here and brought it home for dinner. I had already consumed more than half before I saw them moving on my fork and in the salad! Absolutely disgusting! Whatever health code/​food standards they have in place are UNACCEPTABLE.
I uploaded two separate videos of ²⁄₃ of the bugs I found. I transferred it to a dark colored bowl for visibility since the worms are clear and hard to see on the white styrofoam tray.
Update: the videos won’t upload so I took a snapshot from each so you can see them. I will continue to try to upload the videos again.

Phở Thien Huong is unlike other vietnamese eateries. there’s hanging crystal lights andcomfy vinyl booths. singles can sit when no big parties are waiting.
menu: rice dishes, phở, vermicelli soups. appetizers, soups, entrees. bobs drnks, crepes?
eats: phở tai gan (L8.75) choose small noodle over big
–noodles still a little chewy
–noticed 2 kinds of beef, chewy stripes or curly ones, more tender. no tendon seen
–broth the usual sweetness, slight msg, slight beefiness
–didn’t bring up meat issue since plenty of bland beef.
foodnotes:
–quick service, food good quality, just wrong item
–may not return, losing interest in average ph. bun bo hue, crepes yes
–upscale ambience, good eating place, quick turnover of tables.

Great oxtail soup. Clean and flavorful not fatty nor salty. It will let you adjust the saltiness. The small size is just the right size and fills you up. Definitely a must try for Phở adventurist. I wish they have bon bu hue. Other than that this place is good.

FOLLOW YOUR NOSE!
That’s just what we did! Stepping out of our car, taking a whiff of a drifting smoky BBQ and following our noses to this fairly new Thien Huong Vietnamese restaurant location, is exactly what we did.
I recall the popularity of the Phô noodle surfacing years ago. Since then, and only in recent times (pardon my Vietnamese food naiveté), I have recently discovered a plethora of Vietnamese dishes such as: Bún bò huê, Bún riêu, Phá lâu, and Beef Satay soup. I’ve yet to find all of these dishes served in one restaurant, so we find ourselves hopping from one restaurant to another, trying to satisfy our immediate Vietnamese dish cravings.
For an appetizer, we shared an order of Egg Rolls. They were crispy good and filled with a variety of ingredients which were not mushy like some places we’ve found. I loved how the coarsely shredded carrots and radish were served on a plate instead of immersed in the fish sauce.
My husband ordered their Phô which I thought was okay (3 stars), however…
…here is where I’ve found my new go to rice plate restaurant! I ordered the Rice w/​BBQ Beef Ribs plate that was absolutely perfect! The beef was marinated to a tasty and supremely juicy perfection and the texture was tender while pulling off the bone, hence, I was saved from having to gnaw at the meat like a canine. The only thing I had to do was wipe some juice off my chin, which was a good thing. Alongside the beef ribs was an abundantly sized heap of rice; more than needed to finish up my ribs.
The downside:
*limited varieties of soup, as they serve only Phó and Hu Tiêu (clear noodle soups)
The plusses:
*serves a lot of rice plate choices
*modern atmosphere and clean facilities
*good service
*predominately booth-​style seating (three long rows) and very comfortable, with one long row of table seating
*good drink selection, including French style coffee

Really great oxtail phở and im Vietnamese so that’s saying something. The bo vien is the best I’ve had and fresh big phở noodles is a very refreshing changeup so make sure you try that over the regular ones.
The décor is nice and it was very lively when we were there. It seems like Thien Huong is really starting to expand to the rest of the bay with a Com Tam place in Milpitas that just opened up. I see a lot of good things and hopefully the quality will continue.
Until next review.
Go get some Phở!

The food here is consistent with the other Com Tam Thien Huong locations with the addition of phở to their menu. However, the décor is much different and definitely not what you would expect. Their fancy crystal lights, booths, and décor remind me of a milk tea/​dessert lounge instead.
I came here with family for dinner on a Friday night for their combination rice plates and nem nuong cuong (pork spring rolls.
Customer service is what you would expect at an Asian restaurant. The food is decent and this location is closer to me; however, I do prefer the location at Grand Century over this one.

Came here looking for tasty and authentic Vietnamese rice plate dishes without having to travel all the way over to the Evergreen Senter/​Tully area.
We took our chance and ordered the 1) pork chop with shrimp cake and also 2) grilled pork and shrimp with shrimp cake.
To my amazement the meats were nicely marinated and grilled to perfection. They were tender and juicy and flavors were spot-​on! Although there might be slight variations as to my preference for the shrimp cake at another place, I was simply ecstatic knowing how close this place is to my house. With only a small price difference, I won’t have to drive for several miles to get some good Vietnamese rice plates.
The staff was attentive and the service was excellent. Without a doubt I shall return.

Phở Thien Huong is the latest iteration of eatery from the group that brings you Com Tam Thien Huong in the Grand Century mall in San Jose’s Little Saigon, and the same Com Tam on Capital Expressway. The décor here is much like the one on Capital.
For a Viet Diner, it is upscale in cleanliness, and décor. It resembles more like a lounge than a Dive Diner with cheap Viet eats, what with its textured faux stainless steel walls, mini drop lights from the ceiling, and horizontal line of Blue LEDs.
It is split up with booths on each side wall, and a long island in the middle of loose tables and chairs on either side of a low room divider with frosted glass top. This way, you can seat a large group on either side, and when it is time to clean, they can shut one side down during the slow times and everyone can sit on the other side. Smart. These guys know how to run a successful Viet Diner.
The other outlets got their fame mostly for Com Tam, or Broken Rice dish combinations, which include a meat, veggie options, other sides, and of course, Come Tam, broken rice.
But this is named Phở Thien Huong, so they feature Phở, but only Bo (beef), no Ga (Chicken). But they do have all the Com Tam faves you have come to expect.
We ordered some Nem Nuong (pork spring rolls), Phở Tai Nam (rare beef and brisket) and Com Tam with some special side dishes, including shrimp roll wrapped around a sugar can stick, egg soufflé, and tasty marinated chicken.
This group hires young Vietnamese, perhaps from Vietnam, so the staff is all in their 20s. They know what they are doing, are fast and pleasant. Some do speak English well.
As soon as this place opened (September 2014), everyone in this area near the SJ Golf Course swarmed here regularly, those who use to drive to Little Saigon and Capital Expressway locations before. They will be opening up a Milpitas location soon, between Abel and Main, just off Calaveras, at 24 Sierra. Ii may start to hurt Vung Tau II’s Milpitas business if they have the success that this location is enjoying.
It is not the cheapest, like those dirty Viet Diners with grumpy people throwing food at your table. But it is very clean, modern, pleasant, with good service, and delicious food. It is in the Pacific Rim II Strip Mall across Hostetter from Ranch 99. The décor is more clubby than the popular bar/​lounge on the other corner of this strip mall
It is almost all Vietnamese or local Chinese patrons when we came, a few Filipinos, but no Low Fan yet (except me). But the décor is nice enough to bring your curious non-​Asian friends. You can tell them P F Chang owns it and they decided to keep the food authentic, instead of Americanized, like something someone in a Phoenix or Minneapolis suburb would eat. Just order for them, and add 33% more to the bill, and then ask them for their share without showing them the bill. They’ll think it is a good deal, just like P F (as in Perry Flemming’s Steakhouse) Chang, and you can make out like a bandit.

I was excited to see they had opened a location closer to me. I’d drive to the Grand Century or Capital Expressway spots when craving a plate of vietnamese broken rice.
Opened on 9/​7, I walked in around 5:30 on a Wednesday to find a handful of patrons having dinner. The décor is exactly like the one on capital expressway. Modern and vegas like. I am not a fan of blingy style in the first place but whatever.
Ordered:
Broken rice with julienne pork, shrimp patty wrapped in tofu skin and fried, grilled shrimp, with a side of sunnyside egg.
Everything was standard but what irked me was the 1 shrimp. Seriously. ONE measly shrimp??? I was so taken back, I even asked the waiter what was up with that. He says that its a «jumbo» shrimp and it shrunk after they cooked it. Ummm really??? You think patrons are going to be happy when they order and get this? Its kinda insulting really. Go back to whoever runs the Grand Century location and ask them their opinion on this. Even the shrimp paste wrapped in tofu skin felt thinner then usual. I could tell the portions were dumbed down alot because I was able to finish that plate of food and wasnt even completely full. When I go with my mom to grand century, we usually share a plate and walk out stuffed!
2 rice plates with just water totaled $ 26. Was it worth it? Nope. My opinion. drive the extra distance and skip this location.
2 stars

I was in the area and I noticed this phở place just opened in Pacific Rim Plaza #2. I was drawn here like a moth is irresistibly drawn to a lamp. The décor is impressive. All their lamps look like chandeliers and there are rhinestones in the walls. (Not literally) the food was okay. Like any Vietnamese restaurant, you get to hold the menu for one minute before you have to make a choice. I got the rare tripe phở and durian smoothie. The noodles were wide like fettuccine and smooth like wonton skins. The quantity of meat was lacking. I could feel full, but only because I drank a lot of broth and filled the bowl with bean sprouts. Otherwise the broth is bland. I didn’t detect MSG. I dipped the meat in hoisin sauce to give it flavor.
You do have the option of adding as much chili sauce and sriracha.
The durian smoothie tastes great if you like durian, but it’s not for everyone.
Finally, you can order in Cantonese, Vietnamese, or English here. Yes, they take credit cards too.