Pho Dena

I had lunch here before the Holiday Break and the food was absolutely amazing.

The young man who served me was incredibly attentive and polite, the atmosphere was nice, the place was clean (and beautiful inside)

I had the Crispy Summer Rolls and the Phở Dena Special - both of which were amazing.

The bowl size was very good, as were the portions.

I may have just found a new favorite lunch spot.

Beautiful interior, great service, excellent food. The spring rolls were amazing, highly recommend

Been patiently waiting for this place to open because of how close it is to me, and I eat Pho about 3 times a week if not more. I really want them to stay, but a few changes are needed IMO. Ordered the Pho with medium rare tenderloin. $22.00, which is too high. I would have ordered appetizers, but I was not willing to pay $8.00 for two spring rolls. The inside looks great. Very bright and beautiful. Glancing at the menu, several things stood out to me as being too high. Extra noodles, $5.00. The soup was well balanced a flavorful and was as good as other places in the area. They don’t use vermicelli(thin round) noodles, which I prefer, but flat noodles instead. Not a big deal for me, but a deal breaker for the family. The tenderloin in the Pho definitely stood out and was better than the sliced round eye typically used, but still doesn’t justify the extra $$. But it was very tender and flavorful. The size of the bowl was what you’d typically see in places that offer a small. It was really good Pho, but just not worth the price. The staff was super friendly and the service was good. No issues there at all. Overall a great spot, but the prices on many things just don’t make sense. A soda was $4.00. All the specialty teas and coffees were $7.00.
There are too many other Pho options within a 10 minute drive to justify paying those prices. They also don’t offer a spicier broth option like other places. My hope is that the owners make a few adjustments so I can justify being a regular.

Love this for Pasadena. Great spot for pho. Wanted to get just a Vietnamese coffee and the server suggested the egg coffee instead. I'm glad I tried it cause it was so damn good. Great portion sizes as well. I hope they eventually have a spicy Vietnamese style broth or house made chili oil to add. I think it would be a great addition to the experience! I will be eating here probably once a week now that it's opened.

Wonderful!! So glad to have authentic Vietnamese food in the area. The service was so lovely and the place is great.
We aren’t big meat eaters and we loved the vegetarian and vegan options available!

So so happy to support this new local business! Can’t wait to keep coming back