Pholicious

The TARO BOBA SMOOTHIE is the best thing I have ever tasted. Its $ 4, you will love it and be addicted for the rest of your life. Drink at your own risk…

They have pretty good bubble tea. Not many flavors, but this place is much better than the other Boba tea place in the mall. I tried the matcha green bubble tea and my friend tried the Thai bubble tea. Cost is about 4.50 a pop.

Their broth is delicious. However, the amount of noodles to meat is sad. I had to ask the owner why the bowl I received was all noodles. He indicated to me that the meat gets weighed and portioned so it was correct. There were only a few pieces of meat in my large phở. My mom also ordered the large seafood phở but there were only 2 pieces of shrimp. I’m giving them 3 stars as everything else is satisfactory. I really like their fried spring rolls.

Let me start off by saying my 11 year old son LOVES this place, which is why we went last night, and sat at the bar. The food was just eh, I have certainly had better Phở elsewhere.
More importantly was what was transpiring between an employee with blond hair and glasses and her «boyfriend». (There was a African American male employee who actually served us, and was nothing but pleasant ~ and can probably verify this entire story) This girl and her boyfriend kept flipping each other off with the middle finger, and being EXTREMELY VULGAR in front of us. (literally 3 feet away from us, as they too sat at the bar)
It got to the point that we couldn’t enjoy our meal because their actions kept demanding attention. My son thought she was being abused and was scared for her, and wanted me to call the police. (The «boyfriend» was hiting her, pouring things in her food, throwing her cellphone, screaming etc) At one point she came over to us to give us a to go box because we couldn’t stand to watch one second more, and I told her that my son and I were afraid for her safety. She said nothing.
Now, this might not have anything to do with how tasteless our food was (it was!), but it will certainly make me NEVER return with my children again. He had a life lesson last night that he will certainly never forget; nor will I.

Sorry Trisia, but I’m not going to recommend to ignore the number of stars this place has because it deserves it. It’s unfortunate that you don’t have experience with phở, but guess what? I do! Where I used to live Phở is really big, & this is an embarrassment to the Vietnamese culture. Truly, it is. I came here with a group of people and every single one of us agreed. Rip off. I live all the way in South FL, so if you’re ever near the hardrock casino in Hollywood, try The Bol inside of the casino. Their phở is amazing.
The phở here is crap & they use cold cut meat that they slice up. The meat is nasty, & the broth is watered down & tasteless just as a previous reviewer has already described. I know food court food in the mall isn’t necessarily supposed to be amazing, but I’d rather go to McDonald’s. I will say though, their boba tea is decent. Other than that, skip this place.

Ignore the number of stars this place gets, and just try it. For food court food, it is a good choice. I am not giving it more than 3 stars, because this is my first experience with Phở, so I am not an expert! I have tried most of the food court food at Wellington Green Mall, having lived here over 9 years, and I would definitely eat here again. I tried the chicken phở. It was thinly sliced quality white meat chicken that soaked up the flavors of the broth. I even managed to successfully use chopsticks!

In the words of Bourdain, «…give me a bowl of asian noodles, some good broth… etc etc». Was in the mall a few weeks ago and got a bowl beef/​meatball and it was perfect. Phở is one of the simplest foods in the world, and let’s be honest, it’s the mall. Your other Food Court options are not as good; I thought this was «A-​OK». Will easily eat there any time I am in the mall for over 2 hours :)

I really like this phở spot. It’s perfect for a quick tasty lunch in Wellington. I wouldn’t eat anywhere else in this food court. Yes it’s a kiosk and no it’s not as good as our fave Vietnamese restaurant in lake park but the employees are pleasant and I truly love their shakes and smoothies. I am not to full to treat myself to a taro shake with boba after I finish a regular order or beef and meatball phở. Sometimes I have to remind them to give me sliced jalapeño in my garnish plate.

not great… but if you’re ordering from a food kiosk in the mall, you can’t really expect much, can you?
i ordered the beef phở, and the broth was tasteless and watered down. pholicious adds a mint leaf to hide (that’s what i speculate, anyway) how dull their soup is– and it flat out tastes bad.
there was hardly any meat in the broth, and the small pieces of beef that were there were tough and chewy. in a valiant effort to try and redeem my flavorless phở, i dumped the entire container of sriracha sauce into my soup (they offer you a small container of either sriracha or hoisin to go along with your meal), but my plans for its redemption all but failed. in addition to condiments, they also provide you with bean sprouts for you to put in your phở. don’t bother– they taste old.
the one good thing about this place is that their boba (no tea, just smoothies) is cheaper than black pearl (the smoothies, not the milk tea). i was pleasantly surprised to see they had the «matcha green tea» as one of their options– and it was decent.
in summation: the phở is second-​rate and the boba smoothies are average. skip the phở and pick up a smoothie if anything.
if you’re looking for palatable phở, give saigon tokyo a try. (i see a lot of these reviews mentioning phở 16, and i’ve now made it a point to stop there) saigon tokyo offers some pretty good tasting phở and generous portions, but steer clear of their sushi.

The worst phở ever. Tasted like instant noodle soup!

Disgusting. Based on the reviews I decided to give it a try although something inside me kept telling me phở from a mall stand was risky. I ordered fish balls phở and it was not good. The broth tasted like it came from a can. There was also an off flavor to it and was not piping hot like other better phos I’ve had. The rice noodles were soggy right away. The fish balls tasted like yesterdays flour and synthetic fish balls. Overall, I would NOT recommend this phở. If you want good phở try Phở 16 or Haos Noodles.

Mall food. Not authentic. You can tell the broth hasn’t simmered long. Go to Phở 16 in West Palm for authentic Vietnamese

I normally don’t bother reviewing fast-​food venues at all on Unilocal!,let alone restaurants in the food court of a mall. I’ve seen the sign for Pholicious for close to a year at the Wellington Green Mall, and curiosity finally got the better of me the afternoon for lunch. I’ve heard about trendy phở for some time now as a Vietnamese soup that many foodies talk about enjoying. I’m guessing that I die-​hard Asian-​Fusion guy would probably tell me that having phở from a food court and feeling culturally adventurous is laughable, and would equate it to eating at S’barro and feeling «Italian and musical» afterwards, but whatever. If you’ve never had it before, it’s like a really brothy chicken stock of a soup, with noodles and sprouts, and some kind of meat cooked in (I had chicken today). It was pretty tasty, not too filling, and stayed hot during my entire meal. This impressed me because with the size spoon they gave me (no, I’ve yet to master chopsticks, and probably never will) it took quite a while to get through all the broth. This spoon is more for ration gelato or sorbet, not for a big bowl of soup. I might as well have been using a knife! After about 15 minutes, i threw my manners aside and just picked up the bowl and turned it up to my lips. Mom wasn’t there, but I’m sure wherever she was, a cold shiver went through her head to toe. Anyway, it didn’t knock my socks off, but it wasn’t bad either, and now that I’ve tried it once, I’ll probably be more likely to hit a real Vietnamese place and sample the fare.

C’mon. Authentic… really. It was good for a Food Court in the mall. that’s about all. There was very little of the beef or shrimp in the Phở that we ordered. Taste was acceptable but in no way would I ever send someone specifically here. They were out of spring rolls during the middle of lunch. I assume this is mostly because they DO NOT have a KITCHEN! They work out trof a free standing Kiosk!
All in all, don’t buy any of the delirious reviews about how great or authentic this place is. You can sum it up to the average edible type food that you normally will find in a food court.

15 mins for 1 boba tea twice!!! And its tasteless.

Went back twice so far. Pholicious is definitely as good as it gets. Definitely didn’t expect to get such great, fresh phở at a food court in the Mall. This is just like back in Asia! Prices are very reasonable, they have a clear menu — photos of everything to expcect. And it looks exactly like the photo — so no surprises.
Recommend the beef phở. Thinly sliced beef that cooks instantly when the hot clear broth is poured over it. That’s THE way to cook it right. Can’t get any more tender than that. The chicken was also very good. And my fav is the fish ball phở. (contrary to what you may be thinking… its not some crazy weird part of a fish that you never heard could be eaten ;) — fish balls are made of fish meat, and flour) It’s just like meatballs, except made with fish instead of beef. ;)
There are 2 sizes to order — regular or large. The kids love the regular size. It’s just like the 3 bears story… its ‘just right’ for them. My daughter is 8 and extremely picky. but even she loves pholicious. Just tell them to keep the phở ‘plain’ if you have a picky eater. Leave out the veges — onions and spring onions. They serve fresh beansprouts and thai basil separately. So you can either add them into your soup or not — its your preference. Phở also comes with hoisin sauce and siricha chilli. I usually like to dip my chopsticks in the sauce and just dot my phở in a couple places before I take a bite. It gives it just the right about of ‘kick’.
Another great find is the ‘bubble tea’ or boba tea! Great smoothie bubble tea — and its all sealed in so you can’t spill it. The best bubble tea I’ve had so far. If you don’t like slimy tapioca balls, then tell them to not add it for you. But try the jelly instead. It’s like jello strips but a little more firm. If you don’t like any ‘boba’ or jelly — just get the smoothies. Its defintely different from the regular fruit smoothie places — but yummy!
Definitely give pholicious a try. Its a 5-​star Yum!

dont be put off bc it’s in a food court. delicious, fresh ingredients make my friends and myself travel across town just to eat their phở. only place i know of to get boba tea, this is probably the only place that will crush my heart if they ever closed. definitely go there for the food!

Totally solid. We’ve been looking for legit noodle joints since moving from CA. Pholicious did an awesome job with phở and traditional vietnamese noodle salad. Also loving the boba tea (impossible to find in West Palm). This place is really great. I have to say the «Phở Challenge» rules definitely need to go, though… some of the disqualifications aren’t exactly what you want to be reading while enjoying your own normal-​sized portion of phở.

Surprisingly delicious phở for a mall food court. The bar-​counter set up makes ordering and eating a quick and easy breeze, and the stall is a bit out of the way of the hustle and bustle created by the lazy mainstays like McDonald’s and Taco Bell. The phở is deliciously authentic and the staff is very friendly and personable, a plus since they happen to be standing not more than five feet in front of you while you eat. I wish I could say the atmosphere was nice, but since it’s in a mall food court, it’s actually rather annoying… not at any fault of Pholicious’. Still this detracts a bit from the experience and can’t compare to, say, going to Phở 16. However if you live closer to this little place, it is definitely worth saving the gas money, because the food is comparable and amazing.

Delicious Phở, going back again today. Has the feeling of Phở places I’ve been to in Southern California :)