Simply Pho House

I had dinner at this Vietnamese restaurant named Simply Pho House. It was okay. The food was not very authentic, too Americanize for me. It did not give me the wow factor. Would I come again, if there is no other place to eat, sure. Otherwise, I will pass.

The recipes are excellent. The kitchen will bend over backward to accomodate an order even when they are at their busiest. I have bought extra sides of their amazing in-house sauces to take home and use for entertaining the next day. When I see a rural Texan who can't pronounce what is on the menu declare how Simply Pho is their favorite place for lunch or dinner, then I know it based on the quality of the food and service, as opposed to Austin trendiness.

Delicious, generous and varied dishes served quickly and with friendly wait staff. Prices for food and beverages are very reasonable. One of my favorite Bee Cave restaurants.

It’s decent if you don’t want to drive into Austin for more authentic food. The fish sauce is verrrry sweet. The chicken is so thin that it’s not worth the price of the vermicelli plate. Everything is more fast food rather than homemade. Presentation is okay. The odd thing is that if you want hot tea or ice tea when the tea place in the other room is closed, you’re out of luck and stuck with water or soda. So weird. It’s not that difficult to heat some water and throw in some tea bags. We heard the couple behind us question them as well. “Who can’t heat water and make tea or can’t get some tea bags and hand us some?”