Pho Kim Long

On the name alone… I’m sure you always «come» here. right? amirite though?

Horrible service. Phở was very mediocre and the 90’s Viet music augmented the experience to perfection. I recommended trying other thing on the menu like the bun rieu.

I have come here on several occasions when my to-​go Phở joint is closed. This place is ²⁴⁄₇ which is a good thing, but I usually don’t come here for the Phở, but the braised pork chops instead. I have had the phở, and Phở Kim Long doesn’t satisfy the Phở craving like Phở So 1, or Phở Saigon 8 in my opinion, the combination soup doesn’t even include Tripe or tendon. I always have to order side orders of tendon and tripe, which ends up becoming almost $ 8 paid for my phở.
The service that I have gotten here every time I visit, is somewhat mediocre. It takes the server almost 15 min to ask us for our drinks, then another 20 for our order, and refills on beverages we always seem to have to waive a waiter down. I deducted two stars for service because it was more than one occasion where a table with a huge party, was seated served and left before we even got our orders, and I am only in a party of two or three usually.
All in all, this isn’t one of my favorite places to go, but since it is 24hrs, and friends of mines do enjoy the phở here, i guess its convenient. Maybe I’ll stick to the braised pork chops or find another favorite on the menu.

I come here for the bún riêu (Vietnamese crab soup) because 95% of all phô places DON’T serve it (why, oh, why?! I just can’t figure it out).
Anyway, that’s the only reason. This phở joint is overwhelmingly unimpressive. And the bún riêu is pretty mediocre, too. I don’t really care for the noodles that they use in it (too thick), and they are REALLY stingy with tomatoes. The last time I was here I asked the waitress for extra tomatoes in my order (and I even double checked to make sure she «got» it– «You got the extra tomatoes, right?» to which she replied with an annoyed nod), and when my bowl arrived I sifted through it to find only one wedge of a tomato. When I brought this to her attention, she had someone give me a little bowl of cooked tomatoes, but the tomatoes were bruised and strange looking. Despite all of this, the bún riêu is still pretty decent, and I don’t really have any other alternatives to get some so I still come here.
Pros:
+ They serve bún riêu. (+1 star)
Cons:
— Food is just okay (–½ star)
— Service isn’t that great, some servers have attitudes (–½ star)
— Not the most hygienic place in the world (vegetables not fresh, tables and bathroom are not very clean) (–1 star)

my collegue loves the chicken phở here especially when she’s hungover, but to me its nothing too fancy smancy… the phở here isnt overwelmingly great, but just on the average… cheap and decent that is.

The bf and I eat here at least once a week. my bf’s from Houston and they have phở joints galore and this place is the only comparable one not in san jose. I can honestly say i love the food because its cheap and fresh, don’t drink the ice water (fr a severely bad tap), and the lady that’s there almost everyday is so nice, we’re inviting her to our wedding. well she invited herself, but its all good, she can come anyway.

i just like the name of this place

I’m looking at the low rating reviews and yes, perhaps the shop isn’t immaculately clean and may need a face lift inside but the phở soup is by the best I’ve had in SF and having to compare phở soup to infested phở restaurants in San Jose, my friends and I were very surprised. Beef onion rolls for a starter was really good and beef phở (medium bowl for 4.75) was most satisfying, especially after a day of heavy drinking and late night partying =D

Why would I review your runofthemill Viet place?
The freaking name! Are you kidding me! PhoK im Long?
I’m going to Spray paint «Time». Considering this place is in the Tenderloin with Mitchell Brother’s around the corner, I was amazed.
I want to walk by this place and have it say Phok Im Long Time!
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Sorry that wasn’t a review. I just thought it was a bright spot in an otherwise dim day. The food was fine. I had a nice big bowl of comfort, AKA Phở, large. I really don’t think there is a better lunch than that.
The meat in the soup was pretty tender and they gave more than the usual 2 beef balls in the soup. The noodles were also actually cooked (ever get Phở and have the noodles just dropped in?).
And like JT T said those Viet guys in the back drinking Heineken and playing cards were still there.

BOOOOOOO!!! Here’s some advice: it’s a lot easier to clean a bathroom than a kitchen… so if the bathroom is infested with flies and there’s pee all over the ground… you’ve been warned and I’ll leave it at that…

the proximity of this noodle house makes it earn one star right off that bat. literally, around the corner from the JT fortress of solitude.
ever since i left the 408, i can no longer find GOOD vietnamese food. this place is –okay– and when i have a craving to satiate my ravenous desire for the soul food of my people, it’s better than nothing.
if you know REAL vietnamese food, you know you have to go to east san jose. the epicenter of vietnam here in the states.
this place earns it’s other three stars with:
1– decent prices. a staple of any phở noodle house
2– the cleanliness level is pretty good. relatively.
3– the AMBIANCE. oh my god.
everytime i come in here, its SOO vietnam-​ed out.
the décor. the fact that forks are not available.
the goldfish tank that hasnt been cleaned, EVER.
the tv thats always blasting paris by night or some
vietnamese high-​pitched opera or tv drama.
the cluster of vietnamese dudes always playing cards
and drinking heinekens and being loud and rowdy.
its like the vietnamese equivalent of a black barbershop.
ghetto, but the people here are all good peeps.
these are my people. i dont fit in, but its where i came from.
bottom line: basically 3 stars. soft spot for family run business.
white people should avoid this place unless they are hardcore.