Pho 88 - Lowell

I have been coming to Pho 88 for about 20 years. I have had pho in other places including California but this is the best! read more I have been coming to Pho 88 for about 20 years. I have had pho in other places including California but this is the best!

My go to place for Pho! read more My go to place for Pho!

Used to be my and my family 's go to place for pho, but the quality of the food and service has been going downhill. Last time I went there with my partner, I g... read more Used to be my and my family 's go to place for pho, but the quality of the food and service has been going downhill. Last time I went there with my partner, I gave them my credit card in the folder for payment but I never got it back. It 's clearly the staff 's fault for losing it, but they didn 't apologize and only asked for my phone number in the case they find it . I went next door for some boba, then dropped back in to pho 88 after 20 minutes to see if they had any luck. Instead, I was met with a very sassy no, if we found it, we would 've let you know . Since then, I haven 't been back. There are plenty of better Vietnamese restaurants in the area

Very clean establishment, friendly staff, and their Bun Bo Hue is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! read more Very clean establishment, friendly staff, and their Bun Bo Hue is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

I'm not sure to happened to this place but it has gone down terribly. My girlfriend and I ordered 2 pho bowls and a scorpion bowl for 2. We got our food before... read more I'm not sure to happened to this place but it has gone down terribly. My girlfriend and I ordered 2 pho bowls and a scorpion bowl for 2. We got our food before we got the scorpion bowl. What restaurant does that??? I asked the waiter if our drink was coming and he said he was waiting for the bartender. I have never heard that in my life. You guys have a bar but no bartender?? Okay and not to even mention our scorpion bowl HAD NO OUNCE OF LIQUOR INSIDE!!!! It was all juice. I was so upset I let my girlfriend finish it. She was even upset but they were charging us for it anyway. Now let's get back to our pho.. usually when you go to a restaurant to sit down eat and order soup. It's supposed to come out hot and steamy right? Our bowls definitely didn't come out hot. Usually I'd have to blow on my noodles to eat it. But here at Pho 88 , I could feed it to a toddler without blowing on it. This is sad because this was my go to spot if I wanted beef brisket. But since my last experience, I will not be returning at all. I've already let friends family know and social media. This is a shame.