Pho Saigon Pearl - Irvine

Food is made quickly. Good portion size and flavor for the beef curry rice.

I had my first dine in experience the other night and was pretty satisfied overall. The things that really stood out to me were the cleanliness of the tables and seats and the friendliness of the front of house who promptly got me a table when I arrived. The interior decoration and lighting gives Pho Saigon Pearl an upscale yet modest family friendly ambiance. Onto food: Pricing seems average compared to most pho restaurants in OC. I ordered one of their signature bowls, which includes beef broth and my choice of up to 3 cuts of meat, only for $13 (regular) $14 (large). I only picked the rare steak and despite this the portions of steak were very generous and it was indeed rare. I'm not a broth afficianado but I did like it enough to finish my entire bowl. The utensils and condiments were clean. When I was served the bean sprouts and mint leaves they seemed fresh. Overall nothing negative about my first dine in experience and I really appreciate a good pho restaurant right there in Irvine Spectrum. Hoping to return more during the colder months.

The service was great we had three in our party and were sat down right away, we ordered spring rolls to share which were amazing I highly recommend them. There is a lot to choose from on their menu but all three of us had the #11 Pho with Filet Mignon Rare Steak, un-phoking believable! Everyone of us were blown away, the broth was amazing very delicious, meat was very tender and cooked perfectly. The fresh rice noodles are the best in the area, make sure you add the bean sprouts, basil, jalapeno slices and lime.

Ordered a large combination pho and spring rolls. Turnaround time for the food was very quick! Good when you’re short on time. Spring rolls giant… it had veggies, pork, shrimp, noodles. sauce tasted more like bean paste. Would like to see more peanut flavor than soy flavor. (Personal preference) Pho good amount of noodles definitely a challenge to finish all of it good mixture of meat, tendons, meatballs etc broth was mediocre I’d come back for the spring rolls for sure !

Food was great. Service was good. Great place if you have an open lunch, bur a bit tight on timing for someone on a tight time frame. Can be a bit busy if you go during peek times, but overall the food was amazing and worth the wait. Cost is quite reasonable as well.