Pho 97

Used to order from here once a week but service is curt, sometimes rude and to go items are cold, soggy and broth tastes not nearly as good as when they first opened.

Very good phở and the people serving you are just lovely. The place is clean and prices are reasonable. Definitely making this our go-​to Phở stop!

Boba was sub par, as was the phở. The boba seemed watered down and lacked flavor. The soup came and had a block of noodles in the center of the bowl.
The service from Destiny was terrible. Did not even introduce herself and was too busy socializing with a group of men at the table nearby to give any sort of actual service. She dropped off the tab without asking if we would like anything else. Honestly, I couldn’t even tell she was a server. She was sitting down and wasn’t wearing anything that resembled a uniform.
We won’t be back.

I arrived and stood waiting for like 5 minutes while people were standing behind the bar not helping customers and had to ask them if it was self seating and got an «oh, we seat you». After I sat down it was a while before the sever came to take my order. I ordered the Phở and a boba tea. The broth for the phở is nothing significant and lacks flavor. My boba tea arrived at the end and they were dropping it off as if they were doing a drive-​by. It was tasty but mine was the only one in the restaurant that I can see that didn’t come with a lid. The server didn’t return for quite a while and in the mean time I was lacking napkins as they only give you one in the packet with the utensils and it deteriorates the second you touch it. I wouldn’t recommend this place at all and more than likely I will choose a different phở place over this one every time. When I went to pay the cashiers asked how it was so I told her the service was unsatisfactory and tried to tell her my reasons but she started arguing with me. I told her some places think that the customer is right and she then told me that the customers can be wrong when talking about their experience and that if my experience was that awful I can go elsewhere, which I informed her was my plan. I would never go back and if I could give this place 0 stars I would.

Great place for phở. Only place in the area too. I come here every chance I get. Great service and great atmosphere…

Food was a dissapointment! The vegtables were brown and wilted the phở tasted like dirt and the egg rolls were burnt! If you enjoy Vietnamese food DO NOT eat here.

One of the better places for a good vermicelli noodle bowl in the area.

phở = 4 stars
coffee boba drink blended = 4 stars
services = 4 stars

The noodle bowls and Phở were superb. The broth was delicious! The service was outstanding — the best we have had in a long time. We will be back!

The food is good, but either the portions have been significantly reduced, or I’m just getting screwed over lately. At any other phở restaurant (and I’ve been to lots), if I order a large phở, I ALWAYS have leftovers. Like a whole ‘nother meal’s worth. That’s the reason I get large– I like to get another meal out of it later. This time, I literally ate it all and am still hungry. That’s pretty much unheard of. I feel cheated and disappointed, for sure. Not ok to order a large ANYTHING and leave a place hungry. Also worth noting is that my boyfriend got the same size and was given like twice the amount of noodles. Not sure what’s up with that. I wouldn’t talk badly about the restaurant itself, or the staff. But we decided not to go back after tonight… I want to go somewhere and get my money’s worth again.

We ate here last night and we will be back! Two of us are vegan, and while there aren’t many vegan choices, the ones they offer are great. I had phở in a veggie broth with tofu, my son had the veggie noodle bowl, and we shared two orders of tofu spring rolls (2 per order). They were fantastic! The veggies were super fresh. My daughter shared the sweet and sour chicken and an order of egg rolls with my grandson, and they liked it very much. The restaurant was very clean. The service was ok, but they had too few servers who at times were literally running to deliver orders — a minor inconvenience.

They are located near Southlands movie theater in Aurora. They are now open daily and serve lunch from 11am –3pm and dinner from 3pm-​9pm. They have lunch prices and dinner prices. I’m not sure if the portions are any different. I’ve been to the Centennial location on Smoky Hill Rd and the food is just as good.
I ordered the Combination Rice Plate which had grilled shrimp, pork, chicken, beef, and a fried egg roll. It came out in less than 10 minutes. I really liked the dipping sauce that came out with the entrée.
The staff was very friendly and efficient. I grabbed a To Go menu on the way out and there are coupons on the back of the menu. I will be back.

Went to Phở a few weeks ago with some girlfriends — We went at about 8pm, and perhaps that was the problem. However, I feel if you’re open, you should provide decent service no matter the time of day. The service was terrible. And I don’t use that word lightly. The server took forever to take our order, then disappeared for at least 15 minutes. Didn’t refill our waters until asked. The spring rolls were good. That’s about the only semi-​positive thing from the entire evening.

Yum! Nice to have one in south lands

After some initial difficulties with communication we went on to have an enjoyable lunch. This was our first time eating at a Phở 97. We have only tried one other Vietnamese restaurant before and the quality of food here was a bit higher. The dining room was clean and not loud.
The spring rolls were interesting and tasty. We had never tried the Vietnamese version before and two would make a meal. The phở was a fair amount larger portions and the broth was much richer than what we used to get at the other place.
We will definitely be returning.

This place is «okay». Not the best food or the best prices for the portion size, but they have good boba tea and they will serve it to you hot if you ask them to. I ms rather go to Mt. Fuji where I may pay a couple bucks more for a meal but I end up with nearly a meals worth leftover to take home.

Phở is phun, we usually always have a phantastic meal.
Phở 97 was fine (phine?) for a quick phở fix. They seated us right away, service was fast. We really enjoyed the beef spring rolls. Broth was good, not amazing and not terrible. I will say that for the price (which isn’t crazy, but probably more than other phở places) I would have expected more meat. Also, I like spicy food but beware the jalapeños! I dropped one in my soup and within seconds my soup was on the verge of being uncomfortably hot. My fiancé didn’t even eat one… he just added aome sprouts that had been touching them and his soup was way too hot — he had the spicy sniffles and everything! I liked the ice tea, he said he doesn’t recommend the Arnold Palmer as it was way too sweet.
We would probably come back since we now live in the area, however, would come with the above thoughts in mind. Maybe it wasn’t phab, but phair enough for a quick meal!

I am so happy to have a nicer Phở restaurant close to my house at the New Southlands location. It is three doors down from the movie theater and kitty corner to where all the main events are held at the outdoor mall.
Very bright, great seating and simplistic design is wonderful. I took my daughters (ages ⁶⁄₇) in here for the first time and I wasn’t sure how they’d like it. After I got them the combo platter (they shared one) and their drinks came out with some lovely little pink cakes, I thought my girls were going to giggle more than they ate.
It was a great experience. I then went there with only one of my daughters for dinner and it was just a nice. (This time I actually got some of the cake). I am hoping to get in there a few times during the spring when things warm up and we can walk around after!

This new Phở (opened today!) is now the closest Phở to my house so it would have really taken a lot from them for me to not want to come back.
They are a 2^nd store from the same people who own Phở 97 down the street off of Smoky Hill and Buckley and most of the staff look extremely familiar. The Phở itself tastes about the same and the rest of the experience is about what you’d get at the other one.
What really threw me was that a medium bowl of Phở (which was $ 7.95 at the other Phở and about $ 7.75 at others) was $ 9 here. 9 big smackers. Seems really high for Phở to me. Since they are now the closest to me and not on the major intersection like the other one, I’ll keep coming back (and probably complain about the price every time).
Good phở, good service, good location, high prices. Guess you can’t have everything.

We are regulars at the other Phở 97 down Smoky Hill and were excited to see that they were opening a new branch in Southlands. It is a shorter drive and it is convenient to movie theater and other shops in mall, which already makes it a winner.
This one is a step up in terms of design. It is a really open, bright space with huge floor to ceiling windows, lots of booths & tables and what looks like what will be a full bar (it was empty day 1). They also have nicer glasses, cloth napkins and generally just a classier feel. That is all well and good, but when I go for Phở I am looking for a low key dinner, so all this is a little much for me — nice, but unneeded.
But let’s move on to the real reason we come, the Phở! Now, I am not sure if it was because they were just opening or what, but we got a free appetizer of pork egg rolls (that is my guess as to what they were), that were very good & super crisp. The Phở followed and the medium seemed like a good size bowl. The broth was flavorful and it was packed with noodles and meatballs (I go for the Phở Bien). Plus the herbs were very fresh and the basil was just huge! When we finished, they brought us out a couple of sesame balls.
Now, it was all very nice, but the upscale place and extras seems to translate to extra $$. Heck, it was more expensive than Phở downtown! I mean we aren’t talking huge money, but I would rather a simpler experience with the same old low prices.
It has a super awesome location and really nice staff, so we will go back. Maybe it will grow on me — give it a try if you in Southlands!