Pho King 1627 East Main Street, Kent, OH 44240

"My husband and I just moved to the Akron area a few months ago and have been wanting to try this place out. I’m a little disappointed as most of the reviews are very high. We ordered P1 and B1. Starting with the positives for the pho: great portion size, good amount of meat, noodles were cooked well and not too soggy or hard, and had fresh veggies. The negatives: the broth lacked any spice flavor. There was a heavy beef broth flavor, but pho needs spices in order to hit the spot and this didn’t. The bahn mi was very good in flavor, although extremely expensive for the size you got. Typically in New York we would pay $4-$5 for a large one and here we were paying over $8 for a small one the size of a hot dog bun. True bahn mi also has lighter bread and this one was pretty dense. Personally I didn’t mind that though. Overall I’d come again but not for the pho as the broth was disappointing. Will be trying other dishes though in the future!"

"I had the Chargrilled chicken Cold Noodle and Summer rolls. It was different but delicious. Gabriella took my order and she was nice and helpful. I say try it out."

"Clean and neat dinning place near Kent state U! Pho soup base is light (not greasy at all) and very delicious! Love its house special pork bun, it’s served quickly after ordering. Pho may take a little bit time since it’s made to order? But it’s definitely worth the wait, light clean fresh warm soup, love it!"

"We love to make the drive here every few weeks for Pho.(45 minutes if that tells you anything) Great broth and ingredients. Perfect portion. This last visit we got to try a new item that is not yet on the dine in menu, but is on the take out menu. It was a chicken Banh Mi sandwich. We really enjoyed it! The chicken was tender and flavorful. The pickled vegetable along with cucumber all packed in a toasted bun made this a great sandwich! Went perfectly with the soup. I highly recommend it. If you don't see it in the dine in menu ask for it. This is a nice college town place with a small diner atmosphere. Oh! Dont forget to try their specialty drinks! The Vietnamese coffee is excellent!"

"Chinese owned Vietnamese restaurant. Server was not pleasant and a bit on the rude side. She was very uncomforting to be around. Food was decent to alright. I'm part Vietnamese and I do not find the Pho and other Vietnamese dishes to be truly authentic. The taste was ok but definitely not what authentic Pho stock is suppose to taste like. Presentation was boring and plain. The soft rolls were not prepared properly like a Vietnamese made one should be. Was a bit disappointed. However, the Chinese influenced dishes were alright to good. Establishment was clean for the most part. What would've made our first time experience here a lot better would be the service. If the service was welcoming and pleasant without poor attitude and rudeness, I would've given another star. We may or may not come back to give this restaurant the benefit of the doubt."