43rd Express

I’m so glad my boyfriend introduced me to this restaurant. The first time I came here I fell in love with their food. I love their rice dishes, appetizers, desserts, and most importantly their phở! Gahhhh their phở is the best I’ve ever had. It’s all about their broth. It isn’t watered down like most viet restaurants have them. It’s made to perfection. So delicious I don’t even need to add anything to it. I used to always eat here once a week with my bf. Before work or on my days off. It helps that he also know the people that own this place cause they always know how to take care of us. Keep up the good work guys :) oh and don’t forget to try their ice cream macarons! You won’t be disappointed!

The phở is good, but not the best I’ve had in the valley. It’s a pretty far trek for me to come here, but what draws me in is when I have a craving for the macaroons and the macaroon ice cream sandwiches which are decently priced. I like that you get a free drink with a Unilocal check in, but I’ve had problems with what free drinks that includes since it was not very clear. The first time I was able to get soymilk for free and a couple weeks later I was informed after I ordered that it was not included anymore.
The broth for the phở is a hit or miss, the first time it was too salty but the second time I came it was perfect. The pork rice dish was good, but again it was not the best I’ve had and other places have this dish down way better.

My favorite phở place the phở is great! They also sell macarons! Customer service is great it’s family owned. Great people! This is a place u must come to! It’s the only place around here I think. The phở is authentic!

First time. Love everything from the Phở with steak to the yummy spring rolls. Not fancy but better than some fancy places I’ve been. Fresh hot homemade food. Service top notch too. Love it and will be back ;)))
Had to come back and edit my review. People we had the desert ., the Macarons. I shoulda taken a picture but it hit the table and we ate it. Friggen awesome!

This place has the best phở and ice cream macarons I’ve ever had in Phoenix. They have pandan-​flavored ice cream and macarons! I mean who does that? The pandan flavor totally reminds me of my homeland — Indonesia. My friend and I ordered no. 2, no. 10, some egg rolls, and a lot of macarons. We left happy and satisfied even though I totally parked right at the turning lane. Needless to say, I’m definitely going back again.
I forgot to mention that the service there was top-​notch. Everyone was great and friendly!

So PHO-​king good. Yeah so not original, but it is what it is. The Phở is the best. I have tried the much acclaimed OB noodle house, and it’s good. Well, I thought so, but now I’m not so sure. The depth of the broth at 43^rd Express is ridiculous. I am convinced that they have been using the same starter for generations. You can be the first customer of the day, or the last one in any day of the week and you will get amazing broth. Not ok, not good, AMAZING!!!

Wow. What a great place. The flavor of the Phở broth was awesome and by far the best I have had in the valley. Went on a Saturday at lunchtime and still was seated right away. Really good service, the guys working there were really nice and did I mention the food??? Had Phở, egg rolls and a Vietnamese iced coffee. I also ordered some macarons to take home.
Will definitely be back!
Thanks!!!

First time having phở, besides david being extremely helpful and explaining EVERYTHING to me this is my new favorite place! Food is amazing! I’ll be back soon !!

This place is great. Great service great food. Great atmosphere. I ordered the fried rice combo, chicken egg roll and phở w/​steak and meat balls. This is my 4^th time here and it never disappoints. I highly recommend the fried rice combo. Best phở place in town hands down. Reasonably priced. If you are from here or visiting this place is a must.

They’ve upped their macaron game and they have alot of different flavors as well as interesting toppings for their ice cream macarons. They occasionally make cute themed ones as well!

Wow! Super good. They know the local tastes because the phở comes with a whole cut up jalapeño and 2 cut up limes. This is a barrio secret that focuses on good food. So good it’s almost packed at 2pm on Monday.

This is it! This is the only place you need to go to get your phở fix in az. I was skeptical at first because it looks like a hole in the wall but dont judge a book by its cover! Place was packed on a sunday night and the service was friendly and attentive.
I ordered the tofu phở and vegetable spring rolls and my husband got the meat versions lol. Food was all out within 10 minutes of ordering, very happy. Huge portions, this is one of the first places where they give you 3 fat spring rolls, usually its like 2 skimpy rolls so this was a good start to the meal. Peanut sauce was smokey and sweet with a nice creamy texture that complemented the crunch of the spring roll. Phở arrived and i was immediately hit with the deep roasted and spiced smell of the broth and herbs of the soup. Nice big portion too. So flavorful!
You can tell they take pride in their food and really do it right. Even the owner was going around checking on customers and refilling waters. They had fresh handmade macaroons too but we were too full to indulge, next time for sure. I will definitely be back and as long as they are consistent with the quality and flavor i experienced today, i will have finally locked in my phở spot!

This place is a hole in the wall. My niece goes there regularly so we decided to try it. The staff was not that friendly. Prices are reasonable. We tried their pro with steak and brisket. The portion was large but the soup did not have much flavor. The meat was very fatty and not much meat. Also tried their fried rice. It was oily and the pork was overcooked. We did like their desert macro on with ice cream. Food came quickly.

I might have a macaron habit. But please, don’t tell my addiction counselor.
OMG so much amazing happens in the 43^rd express kitchen. The saying «you don’t know what you’re missing» comes to mind when I think of everyone who’s not had one of their a macaron ice cream sandwich.
Never had the pleasure of experiencing Phoenix best macaron?, then get here, now. Unless that is, you’ve been here before, and if you’ve been here before and not had their macarons, I don’t feel bad for you, I feel sorry. Sorry that you didn’t order the best macaron you’ll experience in Phoenix. With flavors like strawberry ice cream, taro ice cream, and Oreo cookie, the ice cream alone is delish, but they combine their home made ice cream with amazing macarons to form Ultron, defender of the universe. But seriously, it’s a friggen macaron ice cream sandwich.
It’s rare that I head west for anything gastronomically delightful but this is just one of those places. If death must find me west of central phoenix, let it find me at 43^rd express with a fistful of macarons and a mouth full of ice cream sandwich! :-)
Happy Unilocaling!

Fantastic food and owners. We were in town from Cleveland just looking for a good local spot to eat and per the other Unilocal reviews we tried it.
Spring rolls, vermicelli, and phở with brisket and steak were incredible. So fresh and flavorful.
To top it off we had their homemade macaroons and macaroon ice cream sandwich.
We will go out of our way to stop here when we come back to Arizona. Great family owned business — so welcoming.

My sister and I came in and every single table and chair was occupied. Dates singles families, etc. it seemed everyone and their mother was out for phở. But we were quickly greeted and as soon as a table freed up, it was bussed by a young gentlemen.
We ordered two types of steak phở and shrimp rolls. I’m new to the world of phở but I knew this place is something unique.
The guy who greeted us, seated us and bussed and served, as well as wrapped all of our stuff to go turned out to be the son of the business owner. He told us the history of the restaurant and offered to let us try macaroons and even gave us some to take home free of charge. He asked if we had saved any room, he would bring over an ice cream sandwich.
I can’t believe it took so long for me to come here but I can’t wait to come back!

Small hole in the wall spot, very unassuming from the street. Walk in to a small dining area, that’s full of customers… We were here for a small period of time, and people were consistently coming in to eat. This was around 3pm…
My Unilocal elite cousin is a regular here… We had already eaten lunch, so just came for dessert. Of course, I had to try their macaron ice cream sandwiches. I was sad that there were no traditional macarons available since it was a weekday… Anyways. My kid enjoyed a red velvet macaron with birthday cake ice cream rolled in fruity pebbles. I kept it Asian with taro macaron and pandan ice cream. So yum! I’ve had macarons and macaron ice cream, everywhere. First time with these flavors, yum, so good and with a nice taro/​pandan flavor… The macaron texture I thought was just a bit on the soft side.
I’d love to try their food the next time I’m in town…
Service was quick, straightforward, and friendly enough for such a small fast pace restaurant.

Definitely the best phở I’ve had in Arizona. Broth is flavorful and everything is very authentic. Phở tai ($ 6.50) is a good classic dish to order. My sister ordered the phở dac biet ($ 6.75) which includes steak and tripe (intestinal lining). We agreed that the phở here was really bomb and that we’d gladly return. The restaurant is kind of a hole-​in-​the-​wall in a semi-​sketchy area, but the food is well worth it.
I also ordered 6 macarons because I was tempted by all the Unilocal pictures. They are $ 1.50 and larger than macarons sold at other places. They were delicious and very pretty to look at.
I highly recommend this restaurant. The food is delicious and prices are very reasonable.
TIP: Free drink with Unilocal check-​in!

I’ve been a few times and the food is consistently delicious! My friends and I have had the phở, rice plates, noodles, spring rolls, smoothies and iced coffee. We haven’t had a bad item on the menu :)
The family that owns the restaurant is super friendly and provide great service!
Today we tried the macarons! Such a treat and so many different flavors! We also had some crème brûlée and red velvet crêpe cake that was pretty awesome.
All in all, a pretty great experience!

From the start, we were greeted with awesome service. The place is far away and located in a sketch area. But don’t let that turn you away! They are packed for lunch time hour. We ordered spring rolls and coffee with condensed milk. 3 spring rolls for $ 4.25 and $ 2.75 for a strong yet tasteful coffee that’ll wake your taste buds! You cannot beat the price for the authenticity and service!
And then what’s super special about this place is their homemade macaroons by Binh! Holy! We got to sample one of her most popular flavors — tiramisu! So many flavors to try. Had to buy a few! I haven’t had really good macaroons since I was in Kali. (AND way better tasting than Whole Foods macaroons! — no joke!)
I hope to come back for phở and a rice dish AND more macaroons! :) thanks guys!