Pho Xe Lua Viet Thai Restaurant

Food is great! I got chicken pho! Staff was friendly, place was buzzing with ppl enjoying their food!

Favorite restaurant in the city.

Been living in the city for 5 years now and this is consistently the best Pho. Service is great and food always comes fast. Truly a hidden gem in philly’s Chinatown

This is my favorite place in the city! I always get their pho and it never disappoints.

Pad Thai sauce has strong ketchup and sugar taste with oval happed noodles, zero stars. BBQ beef and Lemongrass chicken were amazing, 5 stars. Service was wonderful.

I really wanted to love this place for it’s incredibly large menu of several types of East Asian cuisine, it is also very inexpensive, but I think it’s important to know a few things about what you’re walking into. First, this is Chinese owned, you’re not going to have the authenticity of a Thai or Vietnamese restaurant. I consider this more like an Asian diner—a huge variety of options, but you’re not going to get the best quality if you order something like a pasta or steak. The food is edible, but the seasonings, spices and flavors are off. I ordered the pad thai and it was incredibly tangy-sour and orange, also made with pho noodles. I also ordered the Vietnamese bun (noodle salad) which was more authentic, but felt like it was very basic. Tables next to me ordered noodle soups, which definitely looked better. Looking back, I’d go somewhere with fewer options that specializes in one type. I was really hungry and really craving Asian food/couldn’t decide between Thai and Vietnamese, so this felt like the best option. I’d stay away from the pad thai and stick with the noodle soups or rice dishes if you come here. Vegetarian options: There are about 10 vegetarian dishes and a small vegetarian section at the bottom in the end.

Best Vietnamese noodles shop in Philadelphia China town. We go every time when visit Philadelphia for many years. Food quality is consistently good. We ordered special beef noodle soup and BBQ pork chops. Other people also asked what is my order since the pork looks so good and smells so good too. They are also nice people that allow our dog in, sit under the table.