Rice Paper on Shea

"FIRSTLY... this is the first place in my years of eating Pho that has a weekend 50% off Pho lunch special. I don't know how long it will last but it's practically unheard of in the "pho industry". I ordered 2 bowls... the filet mignon and the rare beef. PORTION 5/5 - this place on the weekend as long as the special is on... is easily a 5/5. If I had to pay full price, the honest score for portion would drop to a 3.5/5. But given that pho fans usually frequent a few different spots I have no issue with the 5/5 rating with the weekend special. NOODLES 3.5/5 - Not a lot of noodles compared to most other places and a bit over cooked. ONION 5/5 = the proper amount of onions here. MEAT 4.5/5 - The meat is of high quality but could have a few more pieces. But high quality and tender. BROTH 4.5/5 - Not elite level broth as something is missing... probably cinnamon it's hard to say. But... this is likely the best broth I've had in Phoenix so far. Very flavorful! Overall PHO Score - 22.5/25. 5 star Google review. FINAL THOUGHTS - This is so far the best Pho place in Phoenix I've found while here. I'll try other places when I return in a month but I've tried several others. This Pho is easily worth driving across town for and on Weekends as long as their 50% off Pho special exists... it would be logically pointless to eat pho AMYWHERE else in the city on a weekend. Pointless. The restaurant itself by the way is absolutely beautiful. If they can tweak their broth they are .5 points away in my rating from being ELITE level. So far I've found only 2 elite level places.... one in Aspen Colorado and the other place is in Langford on Vancouver Island BC."

"Our server was super friendly and notified us that they had a bit of a back up in the kitchen. Our food took awhile but it was worth the wait. We got a few different fresh rolls, a crispy roll, the crispy rice, shaking beef, and lemongrass chicken. My favorite was the crispy rice with shrimp. The lemongrass chicken was way too salty and didn’t taste much of lemongrass. Overall the food was really good, the atmosphere was welcoming and the service was good. We will be back!"

"Less than mediocre. Chicken wings with fish sauce were overly salty. Wouldn't repeat. Lemongrass chicken with tofu substitute was undesirable. However, vegetarian pho was okay but pho mignon was tough and short on noodles. Ginger tea was weak. Wouldn't return. Overpriced. The rolls were tasty."

"Lovely place and top notch service. Food is good and Ingredients were super fresh. Only the chilli oil was something that I felt could be spicier and better but probably this was made for the low-heat folks. We ordered the crispy rice with shrimp and a seafood roll - both were really good!"

"This place turned out to be so delicious! Went with a couple co-workers for lunch, we ordered the spicy shrimp as an appetizer and i could have honestly just ordered that for my meal and been happy. The flavors were so yummy. The most impressive part of the meal was actually the spring roll, which is not pictured because we devoured it too fast. Finished off the meal with some ginger tea. The patio seating was great and so was the service. There are so many options to choose from with spring rolls, I’ll definitely be back to try one with mint inside. Highly recommend this place!"