Rice Paper on Shea

Dietary restrictions: vegan-friendly

Service was pretty bad. Didn't deliver a spoon or herbs with Phở. Never came out once during meal to check. Banh Mi Tofu was pretty rough, probably the hotdog like bun they used instead of an actual banh Mi baguette. Spring rolls were good but not $18 for 2 PCs cut in half. Modern Vietnamese? Maybe modern, but a country mile from proper Viet food.

Cute little boutique Vietnamese. Pho is half off on Saturday. Expect a slightly higher cost vs portion size on other dishes, but the spring rolls and Pho bowls are enormous. One spring roll feeds two people easily and small Pho bowl is sufficient for one person or children. Vegetarian options are great and flavor wasn’t lost in the broth despite being vegetarian. Highly recommend trying! The steaming beef was also marinated very nicely.

Ordered vegetable pho and it was terrible. The basil was rotten, the vegetables were old, scant, and diced small to hide it. It was literally a bowl of broth (not too bad after I added chili) with cheap noodles and inedible, barely there (mercifully at this rate)veg. I love pho so check out my other reviews for FAR better options in the area. I’d love a refund but didn’t see it until I brought it home. I am genuinely shocked at how bad this was esp at the price point.

Super cool place! Food is delicious :)

I come here at least twice a week to get their chicken rice paper spring rolls. Amazing food and service

FIRSTLY... this is the first place in my years of eating Pho that has a weekend 50% off Pho lunch special. I don't know how long it will last but it's practically unheard of in the "pho industry". I ordered 2 bowls... the filet mignon and the rare beef. PORTION 5/5 - this place on the weekend as long as the special is on... is easily a 5/5. If I had to pay full price, the honest score for portion would drop to a 3.5/5. But given that pho fans usually frequent a few different spots I have no issue with the 5/5 rating with the weekend special. NOODLES 3.5/5 - Not a lot of noodles compared to most other places and a bit over cooked. ONION 5/5 = the proper amount of onions here. MEAT 4.5/5 - The meat is of high quality but could have a few more pieces. But high quality and tender. BROTH 4.5/5 - Not elite level broth as something is missing... probably cinnamon it's hard to say. But... this is likely the best broth I've had in Phoenix so far. Very flavorful! Overall PHO Score - 22.5/25. 5 star Google review. FINAL THOUGHTS - This is so far the best Pho place in Phoenix I've found while here. I'll try other places when I return in a month but I've tried several others. This Pho is easily worth driving across town for and on Weekends as long as their 50% off Pho special exists... it would be logically pointless to eat pho AMYWHERE else in the city on a weekend. Pointless. The restaurant itself by the way is absolutely beautiful. If they can tweak their broth they are .5 points away in my rating from being ELITE level. So far I've found only 2 elite level places.... one in Aspen Colorado and the other place is in Langford on Vancouver Island BC.

Food is really great, a little pricey but good for a special occasion, the fresh rolls are delicious as is the Pho.