Pho 32 & Shabu Shabu
“They're open 24 hours which is just fantastic when I get a late night craving on my way home from night classes.”
“At $8.25, the large pho with brisket, flank, soft tendon, and tripe is a delicious bargain that will fill you up and warm you to the core.”
“I recommend the spicy soy sauce for the spice lovers and the cilantro soy sauce for everyone.”
Pho 32 & Shabu Shabu
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Decent selection of food for dinner, good for groups.
I stopped by as part of a group of 5 for dinner on a Sunday evening for dinner, and we ordered the Korean pancake and skewered octopi as a starter, along with several bowls of pho and some hot pot entrees. The pancake was actually decent and came with some maekgolli as part of a special, which was appreciated, and the skewed octopi was also pretty tender. The hot pot, however, was just alright, as the frozen meat not particularly fresh and the noodles that accompanied it not very plentiful. The set up is pretty convenient, though, and it works well for medium to large sized groups.
The Story: I think after talking about Pho non-stop to my boyfriend, he finally caved and took me out to get Pho mwhaha
Food: This place isn't the best in terms of broth. Their broth is very bland but their bowl is huge! They are also open 24 hours, so it makes a great place to go for late night eats. [If anyone has an outstanding Pho place – inbox me!]
Price: They raised the prices the last time I was here. Still a decent buy, between two people we spend around $40 (with tip included) and that's me ordering an app as well.
Decor: Very spacious and clean. Their parking lot is a little confusing though.
Service: I didn't have much of an impression on the service. Our waiter came to take our orders, refill our waters and gave us our checks. Simple.
Parking & Finding the Place: Has its own parking lot, which is convenient since the street is a busy one.
Additional Thoughts: Not the best Pho place around. But they have a good selection of other food and is open 24 hrs. Definitely better than McDonalds when I'm hungry late
2.5 to be exact. I'll round up since this place is open 24 hours.
I have been to this place at different times, lunch, dinner, and late night. A few things that stand out to me is that the food is average. For a meal during the day, there are much better options. For a place that offers shabu shabu, this establishment is kept pretty clean. The shabu shabu experience here is in my opinion your average experience and nothing to rave about.
As for some of the entrees, the Pho here is hit or miss. One time I was here during the day it was decent, while when I was here at night one time it was bland. Also, one of my trips there at night I tried to order the beef rice bowl, and the server kept telling me they did not have it on the menu, yet it was on the menu and I was pointing at it. I did eventually get an order of it, but I feel the language barrier I had with the server was an issue. I may have just been there at a bad night. Other than that one instance, service is adequate all my other visits.
I love their tofu and avocado sandwich. Great alternative to regular Vietnamese sandwiches. The Pho was simple, light and delicious.
I'm not from around the area but this seems to be one of the places to go for pho around here. I'm extremely picky with my pho and I'm used to the slightly oily broth that will make any hangover go away and this place was good but not what I consider to be authentic. The broth was extremely clean and they did serve the broth with a lot more noodles than meat but that's me being picky. Overall, for the area, a good place to go to and very friendly and fast service. If you are craving pho, it's a place you should check out.
I tried the same brand in Palisade park and Manhattan and was not impressed. It was pretty much the same story at this branch, too. The only difference is that this branch also serves small octopus dishes, which is a very popular ingredient in Korea.
We ordered regular pho with everything in it, and also ordered a grilled marinated small octopus. It was good portion, but it would have been better if there were more meat in the dish because I thought it was less than average in terms of the amount of meat. Grilled octopus was ok and fun to eat because it came out yakitori style, but the taste was just ok.
It's 1am… there's no where in our town to go besides bars. If you want good and authentic pho during normal hours, this is NOT your spot. If you want to end your night of drinking and kill that rumbling that you know will persist until the morning, this is your spot. I'd like to use the analogy of… Chinese run Japanese sushi restaurant – u want authentic sushi that isn't drenched with spicy mayo to drown out the old taste of the tuna? Don't go that Chinese run Jap restaurant. This place doesn't sell real pho but it's the next best thing to go to if you're hungover. Culturally, the hangover cure is different for Asians – you use hot broth/soup .. not greasy pizza and fries.
The caterpillar picture really made me sick to my stomach, but hell, I was hungry. We got the summer rolls – I make better summer rolls than that, but the sauce station helped. Killed the blandness with some seriously hot peppers.
I ordered the chicken pho – I completely forgot that my pho was anything but plain, because there was literally one piece of chicken in there. What, you ran out of chicken and decided not to tell me? The girl at the register was wearing a long wig and looked like she was ready to cosplay it out – weird, but I guess that shouldn't affect my judgment about the food.
Ban chan (side dishes) – nonexistent. But for the kimchi (yes, the kimchi where the caterpillar came out of kimchi served to the outraged reviewer), there's nothing to nibble on. It was strangely packed by people in their 40s and 50s on a Wednesday night at 1am. They either just arrived from Korea or were heading for a road trip, perhaps?
If you want good pho, try the other Viet pho restaurants in Fort Lee, or go to Hana in Palisades Park.
This is my go-to spot when I'm craving pho! I'm so glad that it's open 24/7.
I've only ever gotten Pho #4 (Brisket, Flank, Soft Tendon, Tripe Pho) here, but it's the best pho I've ever tried. The broth is always consistent and never too salty like several Vietnamese restaurants I've been to, and they give you plenty of meat. You can get any bowl of their pho in a medium or large portion, but the large is less than 50 cents more so I always wind up "splurging" for it.
I've also tried their kimchi which is just the right amount of spicy! However, they don't always bring it to the table so I don't know if they only serve kimchi at a certain time or if it depends on the server because half the time I'm there, they serve it to me with my pho; the other half, they don't.
Service can be hit or miss in general, but I like that they have a button on some of the tables that you can press if you need someone to come by.
They play some pretty catchy K-Pop (Korean pop music) too!! Even though I don't understand a single word and I don't listen to K-Pop at all outside of the restaurant, hearing it there always makes me feel like dancing in my seat lol.
Give this place a try if you're ever in the area!