The Han River - Lynnwood

All right. I was really excited to try it and was a little disappointed by moderate results. I had the Han River Special. The vegetables were nice, crispy and fresh. The pork chops and the shrimps were... good... dry. How really dry. The staff was super friendly and the restaurant seemed clean.

The lady that greeted and served us was very friendly and helpful. Warm smile. Quick service! Portions of pho were generous however the broth was a bit on the greasy side and there wasn't much chicken. The Thai basil was a bit over whelming on the spring rolls (4-5 basil leaves on each roll). They use the thicker noodles for the pho (which doesn't make a big difference for me) and they do not offer the sweet chili sauce.

This would be on par with pho brothers although they put far less meat and noodles for a small. I do understand it's 7$ for the small combo not really cheap considering ingredients are not that expensive. The broth color is not even close to clear and the taste is heavy chicken flavor. Probably won't be back it's too bad very close to home.

WORST Vietnamese restaurant ever!!! ordered 3 grilled pork skewer vermicelli bowls to go, pork had grilled marks but it was obviously microwaved to thaw. The vegetable qualities were terrible, bean sprouts were browning in color and portion the size of appetizer. Really??? Threw away the whole order, spent about $40 plus tips. Will never return. Surprised it has 3.9 rating, should be in 1.0 range or lower.

I have to say this is a pleasant low-key restaurant with top-notch pho. The broth is light and does not contain much fat. It's on the sweeter side of the pallet I'm biased on. Compared to other restaurants, I keep Han Rivers Brühe to a high degree. I ordered the size large and for the price it was a very generous portion. Big broth with hearty portions of meat. Come back here.