Pho My Duyen

Their food and service is awesome. They took us in 20 minutes before their closing time (yeah, we were those people tonight.) we are forever grateful. Will be back to try their breakfast menu

Had the combination phở, soup base was watered down, added a bunch of hoisin sauce, there were only two pieces of rare steak and two pieces of brisket. Had the summer rolls as appetizer, the carrots were picked, like the carrots and daikon you use in the sandwich, threw me off a little, didn’t expect that flavor in my first bite. The girlfriend ordered a mix plate and asked if she could substitute the rice for another item (cause she doesn’t eat rice (answer was «automatically comes with rice!) she also had the lauya, flavor was bland, had to ask for fish sauce for additional flavoring. Filling up water was fast and quick but I hate it when they grab your cup by the rim!!! Had to use a straw from then on.
Upside is food came out quickly with only 4 people in the restaurant.

Probably the best vietnamese/​filipino place closest to home.
I love getting their Combination Phở! So good! Never disappoints! If you love Elenas Pork Adobo Fried Rice, you’ll LOVE this places one! Tastes just as good without the drive all the way to Waipahu. My mom and her sisters come here every week to treat my grandma to some good filipino food.
Never really busy, people are always walking in and out and doing takeout. The guy who I think is the owner is really nice and friendly, always happy! Will always return for the great food and service.

Pretty good to have a Vietnamese restaurant in the Heart of Kalihi that serves phở and Filipino food at the same time. Ordered the Beef and beef balls phở which was ok but could have added a little more meat. Would probably go back to try the other dishes on the menu.

The portion was not good for the price u pay. They give little bit. And never ever buy they’re bubble drinks here, we ordered avocado flavor and it taste like a expired powder medicine, u couldn’t even taste the avocado at all we had to return it was that bad. Oh and they have bad customer service, they don’t smile at all or say thank you

A friend of mine who works in Kalihi mentioned this «Filipino/​Vietnamese» restaurant that he discovered that he said was good so we made plans to meet up with another friend to have dinner there. It’s located in the building next door to Jack-​in-​the-​Box on King Street right after you take the King Street exit from Moanalua Freeway. In the window, there’s pictures of their menu offerings and yep, there’s a Filipino section and the other windows shows the Vietnamese selection. We ordered the pad thai, lechon kawali, oxtail Kare Kare, and white rice. The pad thai wasn’t sugary like some restaurants make them but the eggs were a little overcooked. The lechon kawali is not like Thelma’s infamous version where the meat is chopped up and marinated in the sauce with tomatoes and onions. PMD’s version serves their lechon kawali unmarinated with the meat chopped into chunks and the sauce with tomato and onions as a side dish. In the tomato and onion mixture, we found a hair. When we alerted the workers, they brought out another dish of it sans hair. The Kare Kare oxtail stew tasted peanut buttery as usual. Pretty standard Filipino and Vietnamese and even Thai food fare here. The service was spotty as there were times when we needed our water refilled but had to wait for someone to come around to ask for more water. I would have rated this place better if they did more than just replace the dish with the hair in it. That kind of unsanitary snafu deserves to be comped on the bill, but I’m not sure if they did because my friend who invited us there paid for the whole bill. Would I go out of my way to travel all the way from the west side to eat here again? Nah. Thelma’s and Elena’s kicks ass in the Filipino food department and luckily I don’t have to waste half a tank of gas to get my Filipino food fix.

My sister and I had an early lunch here and the Filipino food was excellent! I read about this place and had to try it for myself, and I’m glad I did. We had the pinacbet, mongo beans, and the lechon kawali which was oh so crispy! We will be back for sure real soon. I look forward to trying the crispy pata and the adobo omelette. The Vietnamese menu looks yummy too! Service was fast and friendly.

Alright, updating my review, since I’ve been here more than a few times! Still love the fact that you can do both, vietnamese & filipino. Love that it’s close to home. Here’s a few things we normally get.
Shrimp sarciado — enjoy the no hassle peeling of shrimps because they are already peeled!
Sari-​Sari — pork & shrimp with vegetables soup. Yummy flavor.
Crispy Pata — Lots of meat and the sauce is just right.
Pork Adobo Fried Rice — Soft adobo with fried rice.
They hired more help. Before, it was just the owner who did everything! Service is getting better!

Ate here on Sunday for Father’s Day lunch. We ordered a whole bunch of entrees, but the review is for the igado. It’s been ages since I’ve eaten igado so, I thought why not indulge that hankering here.
Igado is a pork dish cooked with sliced pork, pork liver, peas, and bell pepper.
Well, I wish I had gone else where to satisfy my igado craving since the igado at this restaurant had a nasty taste and the liver had a weird consistency. The igado wasn’t even made fresh to order since it tasted like pork adobo that they just cut up and cooked with other ingredients. I mean hey, I don’t eat liver all the time but I know how freshly cooked liver tastes like and their’s was crumbly, rubbery, and tough.
I don’t think I’ll be ordering that entrée anymore from here if I end up coming back. I’ll just stick to Bautista’s, San Nicholas, or I’ll just make it myself.

Ordered mix plate (mungo beans & pinakbet) to go… and food was spoiled! Better to dine in so its easier/​convenient to return or change order. That was a waste of $

This a Vietnamese and Philippine fusion. I went Filipino and it was fantastic. Try the Adobo Fried Rice. I’m coming back

Interesting restaurant at the beginning of King Street, right off the H-​1 freeway at Middle Street, just past the Jack-​in-​the-​Box on the makai side of King Street. Plenty of free parking in the lot on a Sunday evening.
This is a Viet Namese and Filipino restaurant, which is an interesting combination. The green papaya salad was tasty with lots of shrimp. #29 is the BBQ shrimp, pork, spring rolls, with fresh vegetables on vermicelli and was also tasty and quite filling for my significant other. My yellow chicken curry was delicious with a coconut undercurrent.
The people are really friendly, but service was sketchy and slow and our friends didn’t get one of their dishes at all… Once most of our dishes were served, no one came back to check on us to see how we were doing, to inquire if we needed anything, to ask if we wanted to order dessert, or to refill our water glasses.
Still would like to come back to try other dishes, notwithstanding the sketchy service.

Getting my phở’ fix! You can get Vietnamese & Filipino food in the same place. Nice, clean restaurant & friendly workers make it a nice experience!

Long wait we called in our order and they said 10 min but took close to a half an hour I was the only one in there and then a party of 8 came in. They got their food before me. Also parking sucks during lunch.

Pretty impressive take out… the food was so good… better then I thought it would be, that even my 5 yr old son enjoyed (Picky eater with flip food.) We ordered the Pork gisantes, Pork Adobo, Fried Tilapia and shrimp sarciado… and it was by far over what I expected «homemade delicious,» When ever we felt like eating Filipino food, we usually go to the one that is locally known in Kalihi, or the other one in Waipahu that starts with a «T». Since this establishment was so close to us, we thought let’s just try it so at least we know how it is… Well we will definitely be returning that’s for sure… plus to try their Vietnamese food too.

Came here with the wife and the food was great. She felt a little weird thinking the food might be compromised being half Vietnamese and filipino, but boy was she wrong. She had phở while I went after the lechon. Best lechon I’ve had in a while. They had a way of frying it after being cut so each bite was crispy even the fatty parts. Definitely recommended.

pilipino pood here is pabulous!
Gosh darn I miss homemade filipino food, just how my mom makes ‘em. My mom doesn’t own or work at Phở My Duyen, but its the closest to tasting like homemade filipino food in town.
I love ordering the kare kare… just making me drool as I think about the thick peanut flavored stew with meaty oxtail and eggplants, long beans and cabbage. All you need to do is eat it with rice and add the bagoong (shrimp past).
Ahhh lechon kewale, I do dream of you. It comes with a side of onions and tomato salad with fish sauce. I prefer it on a separate bowl rather than pored over the crunchy fat pieces. gotta love the crispety crunch!
I approve the adobo but I’ve had better pork guisantes and fried rice omelet. The fried tilapia that we ordered was over fried and dry. The ratio of ice and mixes in the halo halo was overwhelmingly ice.

We decided to skip San Nicholas and give this place a try. To test the quality and goodness of this place we agreed to eat here, order two dishes each, share and dine in. The place just opened when we arrived so the restaurant was empty.
Seriously, I can’t remember all the names of the dishes we ordered but if your familiar with Filipino cuisine you’ll know exactly what it is.
We ordered the Mongo Beans, Adobo, Pork Guisantes, Crispy Pata, Dinuguan, Lechon Kewali, a Squid dish, Scrambled Eggs with shrimp, tomatoes and onion. I don’t know what the last two were but they were delicious just like all the other dishes as well.
Great food, Friendly customer service and lots of parking too. We are already planning to come back next week and bring some other friends too.
They just opened when we arrived so the place was empty.

Phở on the edge of Kalihi /​Airport area. Who would’ve thought?
I wasn’t really thinking about Phở, but it was nearly lunch time and I checked my trusty Unilocal app on my iPhone and I saw this entry for Phở My Duyen. While I haven’t been to all of the Vietnamese restaurants in all of Honolulu, yet, let alone the island of Oahu, I am perfectly fine scouting out any one and everyone that’s convieient for me. I was set to have something from Subway at the Kamehameha shopping center, when a co-​worker suggested Phở and I was like, yeah, let’s go! I wanted to try someplace new, so we jumped into the car and drove to this place. Thanks for the lone review about this place before actually figuring this place out on my own. Phở My Duyen is relatively new, which is on the 1^st floor of an office complex. It’s an interesting mix of commerce out here in the border area between Kalihi and the Middle Street/​Airport area. Phở My Duyen serves up Vietnamese and Filipino cuisine, which is not what I am used to. Usually its pure Vietnamese or Vietnamese and thai, but not Vietnamese and Filipino. It was a first to me, so I just went with the flow and it was an eye opening experience.
It was around 11:45am when we walked in the door on a crisp Wednesday. Only two tables were occupied while we were there. The restaurant itself was like your typical Vietnamese restaurant, although I could smell anything but Phở simmering in the kitchen. I knew what I want, so no need to get a menu. However, they don’t seem to have menus here. It’s weird. Thank goodness people here on Oahu knows Phở, or we’d be in big trouble. Even the restaurant name has Phở in it! Phở My Duyen is located on 2153 North School Street. If you are like me, without a car, bus route #1L & #2 goes to Middle Street Bus terminal, then you would walk a bit to the restaurant. Bus Route #1 runs along the length of North School Street to the bus terminal, so there’s a few options you can take besides car. There are limited parking spaces here, but as long as you’re there early, you should be alright.
I am thankful that I had cash on me, since they don’t have a credit card reader just yet. My co-​workers all ordered Phở, since it was our favorites. I’m partial to the combination Phở, the Phở Bac Diet. The service can be non existent, but there is waiter service here. They would greet you to your table and take your order, bring your order, but that’s about it. What 5 star service that is! But that’s how it is. There are restrooms in the back of the restaurant, but it’s kind of poorly maintained. The food itself came out in less than 15 minutes, which was fine. I also ordered the shrimp summer rolls. At $ 5.75, it was pretty good. The Phở itself looked typically light brown, which can mean a slightly watered down taste and I was correct. Been eating Phở for so long, you can already know already. The Phở broth was actually pretty decent, so it was okay. I wished I asked for extra noodles, since it was skimpy there. The meat portion was decent too. At $ 8.95, it was typical Vietnamese and, while it was a typical experience, I may want to come back and suggest a UYE at this place.
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Recently opened on the first floor of an office complex (near New City Nissan on N. King Street).
Serves Vietnamese and Filipino food. The menu has no descriptions on it so if you don’t know what you want to eat, or you want to know what the menu means, you might need to bring your own help. Our server didn’t seem all that familiar with the menu either… but at least I had asked for help ahead of time.
Ordered these dishes for 2 people, and yes it was WAY too much food, but allowed us to sample a lot of different stuff.
CRISPY PATA: comes in Small ($ 8.95), Medium ($ 9.95), and Large ($ 10.95).
It is a deep fried ham hock. Yes, it looks like a deep fried pig landed on your plate. It’s a big overwhelming and a bit much. The skin is super crispy and sizzling and it comes with a spicy dipping liquid.
KARE KARE: big bowl of curry like sauce with meat with rice ($ 9.95)
Seemed like an oxtail curry of sorts with vegetables like eggplant and others. Sauce up your rice and enjoy.
PORK MONGGO BEANS: ($ 8.75)
A heaping bowl of pork and beans – no not your typical pork and beans, but it almost had the consistency of Chinese jook. Really great if you mix it with rice. I poured some of the spicy sauce on it too to add some salty flavor to it.
LECHON KAWALI: $ 10.75
It’s like crispy pork belly (I’m not sure what it really is) and comes with a dipping sauce.
VIETNAMESE ICED COFFEE W CONDENSED MILK
He forgot the condensed milk at first, but took it back and gave it to me. A little odd that he put the condensed milk on the bottom of the drip coffee container, instead of in the cup of ice, but it still tasted pretty good.
Not yet accepting credit cards
Restrooms in the back.