Pho 99

Love this place! I cannot say enough good things about this restaurant. I was visiting from out of state and never tried Vietnamese food before. I was pleasantly surprised. The food was so fresh and delicious. The service was fantastic. I recommend the virmecelli and boba tea. Very friendly staff and amazing food. I wish there was one in my city!

Came here on a Thursday evening in January. Nice, minimalist décor and menu that contains all of the favorite Vietnamese dishes (Goi cuon, bun, phở, etc.). We got Goi cuon and bun with shrimp and grilled pork. We get bun in nearly every city we visit, and this ranked among the best. Will definitely return here and recommend to others.

I just met a friend for lunch here and had my first experience at this type of restaurant. I was (and really still am) a complete newbie, and probably would’ve found the menu a little overwhelming…
BUT, the staff were very friendly and helpful. They helped me understand what I was ordering, and in the end I made a selection I was very happy with (some combination of rice noodles and a couple of types of beef in beef broth).
Tastewise? OUTSTANDING. We also ordered some egg rolls, which came out of the kitchen hot and crisp. They were very flavorful. The main course was quite delicious, and the various sauces and add-​ons that came along allowed me to adjust the seasoning (and spiciness) to my heart’s content.
I will definitely go back. Haven’t been there for dinner yet, so I’m not sure what’s different (if anything) in the evening, but as a lunch option it was fantastic. It was a little on the pricy side (my friend and I drank waters and our bill came to $ 30 plus tip with just our entrees and a small appetizer), but the food quality and overall experience were well worth it.
Definitely would recommend!

Ok phở vegi phở had fried taffu i prefer fresh
Beef phở had too few vegies and on the hot side
Spring roll was good
Atmosphere is best for lunch

Was pleasantly surprised with the selection of Phở. Huge portion and great flavor, one of my favorites so far! The Curry was delish also. I was not thrilled by the shrimp fresh rolls (spring rolls), very simple and bland. Nothing bad but nothing exciting. Will be back again for sure. That one meal for $ 9.99 fed me 3 times!

The two female servers were unfriendly and slow. The grilled beef with broken rice was very good. The grilled pork was too fatty. The regular ice tea was watered down. It was pretty warm in the restaurant.

Great noodles, phở and tea. Clean, nice ambience and good service. We will return soon.

Delicious phở! Warm and full of fresh ingredients. Tasty broth and tender beef! Everything was delicious and we will be back! The Shrimp spring rolls were awesome & the B8 phở soup was amazing.

Saw they recently opened near my home and was excited to give it a try.
Great atmosphere and good food. Ordered the fresh spring rolls with shrimp and a Rice Dish — C1. Very yummy.
Looking forward to returning and trying some more items on the menu.

In the area for business and not feeing 100% and needed some comfort food. Phô can’t be beat. The atmosphere is newer (I’m used to hole in the walls). The help is so sweet and helpful.
The food! Well it is the best I have had yet to date. No need for the extras and it was cooked perfectly.
Well Played Phô 99!!! Thank you!

I try phở in almost every town I visit. When i passed this location and saw it was no longer a Starbucks but a Phở 99, I was stoked.
EVERY aspect of this visit was perfect. The ambiance/​décor is clean and fresh and modern, the service is cordial, and the phở is one of the best I’ve had.
The dish of side additions (basil, bean sprouts, jalapenos, lime) was absolutely fresh. The broth was complex and balanced, the noodles were EXACTLY right, as was the beef and the tendon, and the presentation (dishes/​colors) were pleasing.
I had the Vietnamese coffee to go, and it was robust and sweet, not sickening.
I saw another table getting the egg roll lettuce wraps, and they were beautiful. Crisp, fresh romaine leaves.
I wish I lived closer. This would be a frequent lunch. As it is, it makes my chiropractor visits even more enjoyable.

Pleasant surprise on Clark Road. Food very fresh, tasty and well presented. Vegetarian spring rolls with avocado highly recommended as appetizer.

Stopped here on our way home from Tampa and it was a great choice. Food was delicious and service great! We started with the Vietnamese style egg roll. Our waitress advised us to roll it with the romain lettuce and it was delicious. I had the bun grilled chicken with lemon grass and my boyfriend had the phở with sliced and well done beef. Everything was fresh and delicious. If you like the boba Tea I highly recommend the Jasmine green tea flavor! Will definitely be back when in the area.

Recently, I had passed this unassuming restaurant in a strip mall, saw some modest signage about Grand Opening and made a mental note to try it. I was in no hurry because I assumed it was a Vietnamese restaurant serving steaming hot soup during a particularly hot Florida fall.
I gave it a try for lunch yesterday and was absolutely delighted. It’s a small but bright modern restaurant with a counter and plenty of lunchtime seating. Since I was alone I asked first to see a menu, saw it wasn’t too pricey and took a seat at the counter.
The menu took a little figuring out because the menu is a list of dishes and selected photos of some items came in a separate laminated menu also listing specials. The photos turned out to be a nice touch because, unless you’re well acquainted with Vietnamese cuisine, you cannot easily figure out the dishes from the traditional names.
I ordered Chicken with Lemon Grass on Vermicelli and regular (i.e., not milky Thai) iced tea. First came the tea which was a surprising preparation — they pour some normal looking tea into a glass of ice and top it off with water. I asked if it from a tea concentrate and I was told, no, that’s how it’s made. I was dubious because it looked watered down compared to full strength regular tea I’m used to. However, the taste was delightfully refreshing and flavorful like green tea. Off to a good start.
The counter seating left a little to be desired, however. The counter overhang is not deep enough and you have to virtually do a split or sit side saddle on the stool in order to get close to the food. More leg room should have been designed.
A heaping bowl of lemongrass chicken, vegetables and Vermicelli was served with a little pitcher of clear thick sauce and a variety of spices to add to taste. I dabbed a little hot relish into the pitcher and poured it on.
There was a lot of food. It was very well mixed with mint leaves, lemongrass broth, thin julienne strips of carrot and an absolutely delightful mix of flavors. I thought that the Vermicelli would be overwhelming because it looks like it filled over half the bowl. But I was happy to find there was a layer of diced lettuce on the bottom level — another nice touch.
The chicken was outstanding in this dish, even if the chunks should have been better severed — I had to rip some of them into smaller bites with my chopsticks or just gnaw off a bite and return the rest to the bowl. But they were cooked to perfection, meaty, plentiful and compatible with the seasonings in this dish.
The Vermicelli was trimmed to size so you don’t need to wind it into a ball on your stix spaghetti style.
Less steamy than the soup also on this menu, this was a perfect dish for this 90 degree Friday afternoon. It is much fresher and cleaner than most Chinese food available in the area and even much of the Thai food around that I do love as well.
I left with a small takeout bowl of my leftovers for my wife to sample. We each tucked into the dish just before bedtime and the flavors virtually exploded in our mouths — so refreshing and tasty.
I highly recommend this restaurant. They serve beer, and maybe wine but don’t hold me to that.
See you there.

Ate there last night with a few friends, pictures got me! Our meals were good, the appetizers we ordered were not so good. Phở is tasty the seafood clear broth soup was very good, not much meat but the broth was yummy! We ordered spring rolls which are ridiculously overpriced, $ 5.95 for 2!!! Also Vietnamese style egg rolls, which are served with lettuce and cilantro, we were promptly told by who I’m assuming is the owner that those were not for decoration. I’m not sure why he felt the need to interrupt our meal to lecture us but we got a good laugh out of it. The papaya shrimp salad is some sort of attempt at lotus root salad. It definitely fails. The papaya is nicely shredded but it was not «pounded», very crisp… little to no flavor and at $ 8.50 very disappointing. Boba was great! Appreciated our server letting us know that their pineapple wasn’t great, that night. For sure there are highs and lows here, but it’s a comfortable laid back atmosphere which is nice. Good place to grab a boba tea and hang out!

Delicious food and wonderful staff. Family owned and operated nice menu and exceptionally clean!

Very good real Vietnamese food the service is good the staff r great was very fast, place is kinda small but who cares when the food is tasty

Was not impressed by the food at all. We were served by 3 different people not just one. The staff was not very friendly, when asking about the food I was given short answers. One of the dishes we would have never ordered had we been explained exactly what was in it. We will not be back, we will be heading back to our favorite phở restaurant, regret we tried this place instead. I did like the interior that was it.

My daughter and I have been picking a new to us restaurant about once a week. This week we picked phở 99. (Not sure why they call it phở 99.) My daughter is a vegetarian and I have food allergies so every new place we eat is always an adventure. She was able to eat a phở and I could order off menu with ease. We asked for stuff that was not on the menu and they did not hesitate to make it. The staff was friendly and polite. The food came out fast and tasted fresh. We ordered one appetizer two meals and a phở to go. The bill was 37 dollars. That’s not to bad for sarasota. I only gave it four starts because I need to eat there a few more times to really know how good it is.

Stumbled upon this place on their grand opening day with the family. We were warmly received and the owner helped us understand the items on the menu so that our meal would be a great. We ordered spring rolls which were refreshing and elegant with a hint of mint. My daughter didn’t like her spring roll and the owner replaced it with an egg roll/​lettuce wrap in a dipping sauce which she devoured.
We each bought a different noodle meal, all of which were tasty. I tried all four and found them to have unique and delightful flavors. The bowls were sizable and I was quite full with the meal I had. We will be back to this brand new gem.