2 Pho Restaurants in Astoria, NY

What the Data Shows

Some quick facts pulled straight from these listings' Google Business Profiles: 1 of 2 have a website on file, 2 offer delivery, 2 offer takeout, and 0 list vegetarian or vegan options.

2 Pho Restaurants in Astoria

Every pin below opens a full profile: verified hours, the amenities the restaurant actually lists on Google, a complete star-by-star rating breakdown, and driving directions. Nothing is invented — it’s all pulled from each restaurant’s own business profile, the same way every listing works on this site.

About The Pho House — The Pho House

The Pho House is a asian restaurant in Astoria, NY, located at 32-05 36th Ave. It holds a 4.9-star rating on Google across 902 reviews, which is a substantial sample — enough that the score reflects consistent day-to-day performance rather than a handful of good or bad visits.

There is no editorial blurb attached to this listing, so everything below is drawn straight from the restaurant's own Google Business Profile data: verified hours, service options, accessibility details, and the full rating history from diners who have eaten here.

This listing is verified on Google, meaning the business itself has claimed and confirmed the profile. In practice that makes the hours and contact details more trustworthy than an unclaimed listing, though it is still worth calling ahead before a long drive.

What the Ratings Actually Show — The Pho House

A star average hides more than it reveals, so here is the actual distribution behind The Pho House’s score. Of 902 rated reviews, 829 are 5-star (92%), 54 are 4-star (6%), 7 are 3-star (1%), 3 are 2-star (0%), and 9 are 1-star (1%).

That means 98% of diners rated it four stars or better — a strongly positive distribution with very little of the polarization you often see at busy restaurants. When almost nine in ten reviewers land in the top two buckets, it usually points to consistency rather than a single standout dish carrying the score.

You can read the full review history on Google and judge for yourself — I always skim the most recent ten or fifteen rather than relying on the lifetime average, because a restaurant's kitchen can change substantially in a year.

Atmosphere and Who It Suits — The Pho House

Diners describe the room as casual, cozy, and trendy. That is the typical register for a neighborhood pho restaurant: comfortable rather than formal, and built around turning out bowls quickly.

Google’s listing data flags it as good for solo diners, groups, and families with kids.

Accessibility, Parking, and Payment — The Pho House

On accessibility, The Pho House lists a wheelchair accessible entrance. If you need a feature not listed here, calling ahead is the reliable way to confirm.

Payment: credit cards and debit cards accepted.

Dietary options: the listing flags healthy options. Worth a specific question when you order, though — traditional pho broth is beef-based, so a vegetarian bowl needs to be built on a separate vegetable stock rather than simply served without meat. Any kitchen that takes it seriously will make that distinction clearly.

About Pho Astoria — Pho Astoria

Pho Astoria is a asian restaurant in Astoria, NY, located at 31-16 Broadway. It holds a 4.2-star rating on Google across 115 reviews.

There is no editorial blurb attached to this listing, so everything below is drawn straight from the restaurant's own Google Business Profile data: verified hours, service options, accessibility details, and the full rating history from diners who have eaten here.

What the Ratings Actually Show — Pho Astoria

A star average hides more than it reveals, so here is the actual distribution behind Pho Astoria’s score. Of 115 rated reviews, 72 are 5-star (63%), 14 are 4-star (12%), 15 are 3-star (13%), 6 are 2-star (5%), and 8 are 1-star (7%).

That puts 75% of reviews in the top two buckets, with 12% at one or two stars. That is a healthy spread for a working restaurant — most people leave happy, and the minority of low scores is worth a skim to see whether the complaints are about food or about service and wait times, which are very different problems.

You can read the full review history on Google and judge for yourself — I always skim the most recent ten or fifteen rather than relying on the lifetime average, because a restaurant's kitchen can change substantially in a year.

What to Order

If you’re new to pho, the broth is what separates a serious kitchen from an average one: beef bones (often with oxtail or brisket) simmered for hours with charred onion and ginger, then seasoned with star anise, cinnamon, clove, coriander, and fennel. It should read clear and deeply aromatic rather than cloudy or simply salty — a cloudy, flat broth is usually the tell that a kitchen is working from a concentrate rather than a real simmer.

On most menus you’ll see pho bo (beef) and pho ga (chicken). Within beef pho, the cuts matter: tai is rare steak that finishes cooking in the hot broth, chin is well-done brisket, nam is flank, gau is fatty brisket, gan is tendon, and sach is tripe. A “special” or “dac biet” bowl combines several, which is the usual first-visit recommendation so you can find the cut you actually like before committing to it on a return visit.

The herb plate — Thai basil, bean sprouts, lime, chili, sometimes culantro — is meant to be added gradually rather than all at once, since herbs wilt fast and lime shifts the whole balance of the broth once it's in. Hoisin and sriracha work best as a dip for the meat on the side rather than stirred straight into the broth, which mutes a stock the kitchen spent hours building.

A quick note on ordering for a group in Astoria: pho scales well for a table because everyone can order a different cut or size without the kitchen needing to coordinate a shared dish, and the garnish plate lets each person season their own bowl to taste rather than negotiating one spice level for the whole table.

Pho vs. Ramen

Since this is primarily a ramen directory, it’s worth being upfront about the difference. Pho uses flat rice noodles in a clear, aromatic beef or chicken broth finished by the diner with fresh herbs and lime. Ramen uses wheat-and-kansui alkaline noodles in a broth that’s usually richer and arrives already composed. Pho generally runs lighter; ramen’s richer styles, especially tonkotsu, carry more fat. If pho is your baseline, shio and shoyu ramen are the closest in weight — see the full four-style comparison.

For the deeper nutrition comparison, I cover it in is ramen healthier than pasta and the healthiest noodles you can eat. If you want ramen in Astoria specifically, browse the ramen restaurants in Astoria, NY search map — pho and ramen often cluster in the same neighborhoods, since both cuisines tend to open where there's already foot traffic for Asian food generally.

If you like one, the other is worth trying on a different visit rather than treating them as competitors for the same meal. A shio or shoyu ramen and a beef pho solve slightly different cravings even though they look similar on a menu photo — one leans toward miso and tare-driven umami, the other toward star anise and charred aromatics.

More Pho Nearby

Looking beyond Astoria? New York also has pho in New York (4), Staten Island (1), and Brooklyn (1).

You can also browse every pho restaurant we track on the national pho map, or the full partners directory.