Top Pho dishes in San Jose

Clear, slow-simmered beef broth with deep star anise and cinnamon backbone, served over rice noodles with your choice of beef cuts

The namesake dish — a fragrant, slowly simmered beef broth served over rice noodles with your choice of cuts, accompanied by a plate of fresh herbs, bean sprouts, and lime

Vegan pho with a surprisingly rich, herb-forward broth and mock meat options that hold their texture through the bowl

Beef pho with a long-simmered clear broth — the house centerpiece, offered in multiple protein combinations from rare sliced beef to tendon and tripe

Southern-style broth with clean, slightly sweet depth — pair with the full accompaniment plate of bean sprouts, fresh herbs, and lime for the full effect

The workhorse of the menu — a clear, beefy broth with pronounced star anise warmth, served with your choice of proteins including rare sliced beef, brisket, tendon, or tripe

The restaurant's namesake — slow-simmered oxtail broth that runs richer and more gelatinous than standard beef pho, with tender pull-apart oxtail pieces in the bowl

The reason to visit — a clear, deeply aromatic broth developed over hours, served with your choice of beef cuts ranging from rare slices to tendon and tripe

The core offering — clear, deeply spiced broth with multiple beef cuts including rare slices and slow-cooked options, served with the standard herb plate

Rare beef slices laid over a clear, aromatic beef broth that develops depth as you eat — the benchmark dish here and the reason regulars return

The namesake bowl — clear, long-simmered beef broth served with your choice of beef cuts and a side of fresh herbs, bean sprouts, and hoisin

The house flagship — a generous bowl with multiple beef cuts in a long-simmered broth that delivers clear, aromatic depth without being oversalted

A clean, deeply savory broth with star anise and charred ginger backbone, served with rice noodles and your choice of mock protein — the seitan holds up better than expected under the heat

The house anchor — a clear, aromatic beef broth with your choice of cuts, served with the standard herb plate and hoisin and sriracha on the side

Clear, slow-simmered beef broth with warm spice notes — order the large for the full experience with a generous pile of rice noodles and your choice of beef cuts

The house special combines rare sliced beef, brisket, tendon, and tripe in a clean, long-simmered broth — a reliable benchmark for judging a pho kitchen

The full house bowl loaded with multiple beef cuts — brisket, tendon, meatballs, and rare slices — for diners who want everything

Thin-sliced raw beef that finishes cooking in the bowl — the broth's clarity and depth is the real test, and it passes

Rare sliced beef pho in a clean, mild broth — the house centerpiece and most reliable order

The full-protein bowl with rare beef, brisket, tendon, and meatballs in a deeply aromatic broth — the best way to gauge a pho kitchen's range

Deeply simmered beef broth with clean, anise-forward aromatics — the kind that signals the kitchen takes stock seriously

Classic Southern Vietnamese beef noodle soup with a clean, slightly sweet broth and your choice of cuts — the tendon-and-brisket combo is the move

The full lineup of beef cuts — brisket, tendon, tripe, meatballs, rare beef — for those who want the complete bowl

A clear, long-simmered beef broth with good depth — not the most complex in San Jose, but honest and satisfying with a solid herb plate