Pho32 Shabu

Came with family but was a little crowded. My mom got a shabu shabu and I got a phở. The shabu shabu came with a rice porridge at the end which was delicious. The shabu shabu was a very interesting experience.
During dinner hours parking is a little hard to find and very crowded due to all the restaurants around this restaurant.

Pleasantly surprised by the Vietnamese sandwiches here! The fish and the avocado/​tofu were really good – the jalapeño peppers give the taste level a real boost ! Phở was not bad too.

Bad service, and food quality is horrible.
Got shabu… Beef was oxidized and had brown trim around it (old meat) and the veggies were browning and not even washed properly.
Ended up not eating anything and paying and just leaving.
Hope you folks don’t get food poisoning eating there! Good luck!

The shabu shabu and brisket phở was really good! It is fun to eat because you can cook the shabu shabu on your own table. Service is good and if you want Vietnamese food it is a good choice.

Decent phở — it does the job when you need it, but it’s not great. The vietnamese wrap is good though with good portions.
I don’t understand why the floor is always so slippery though. It’s so bad that they have random floor mats just laid out so that people don’t slip and hurt themselves while going to the bathroom.

Medium Phở are $ 9.50 and above, I’d say slightly pricey since there are not that many Phở places around. The food was alright.

I’m going to give this chain the benefit of the doubt and say that today was an off day for the kitchen. Maybe my tastes have changed but I remember it being better in the past.
We ordered the seafood phở and pad Thai w/​chicken and it was okayyy. The phở was a little too oily for some reason and the seafood was tiny! Like, I probably could’ve fit all the seafood bits on my spoon if I tried. So, stick with beef or chicken for the phở. As for the pad Thai, it was a little different from what I expected and not quite as nutty but I guess it was okay. I liked how they served kimchi as a side dish (you can definitely tell this place is owned by Korean, which makes me wonder is that why it doesn’t feel as authentic?). Servers were pretty friendly and you can order in Korean if you’d like.

Came here with a couple of friends around 3pm on a weekend so it wasn’t too crowded. The staff was nice and our waiter had a good sense of humor. I believe they have another pho32 shabu place in Fort lee as well but this place has a better atmosphere.
I was tired of phở so I went with my second go-​to dish: pineapple fried rice. This place does it so good and serves it to you in a cool cut out pineapple

Been going here since I was in high school and it’s been consistently fantastic. Quick service, food comes out in huge portions and very tasty.
I always order a small phở and can almost never finish it because it’s so packed!
Love the homemade lemonade and the fried dumplings too.
Never had the shabu shabu but I will try! The new additions to the menu like sandwiches also look good.

Phở here is ok. Service was great. Broth is ok. Didn’t get a chance to try other food items on the menu. Bit pricey for a bowl of phở.

Delicious phở here and prepared super fast. Even when I drop in for a to go order, it’s ready within 5 minutes and they send you home with everything perfectly packaged. I was only a little bummed out that they discontinued the punch card.

Try to avoid to go there because they steal customer’s credit card information. I just got my card, no online shopping and only use it once within two month period of time, and several weeks later it got stolen.

Pho32 Shabu is a great place to obtain not only shabu shabu but a delicious steaming bowl of the outrageously delicious phở. It’s the perfect place to visit when you are under the weather and needing a promising pick me up. Any time I feel a sore throat coming on and am in dire need to instant revivement, a hot bowl of this stock along with it’s absorbing rice noodles and sprouts, mint, lime, with a hint of sriracha does the trick.
I found this place on Unilocal and it seemed pretty delicious, so upon visiting I have decided that this lives up to the hype and I’m excited about discovering new places around here as well.

My Boyfriend and I wanted to try Phở for the 1^st time and being we live in the area we decided to check this place out. 1^st off as soon as we walked in the servers all stared at us making us feel a bit out of place and weird…(probably because we’re not Asian?)…Anyway, we were seated towards the back and my seat was covered in duck tape, which looked and felt pretty freaking gross… but even worse of all was when we began to eat our huge bowl of Phở…“HOLY SH*T THIS IS DISGUSTING!” We couldn’t eat more that 3 bites… trust me, I tried to push down… Nope, can’t do it! What a disappointment! Even worse was when we took a look at the bill! WHAT A TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME! SMH!!!

This place is on the third floor all the way in the end of the building. The inside is very cute, nice tables, nice décor and our waiter was very polite and nice. My friend got chicken soup and i got seafood soup, it was good but not great, i had better soups in other places, medium portion was big enough for me (i believe it goes medium/​large), i did not finish the medium, it had lots of noodles. I usually don’t drink tap water in restaurants because for me the taste of it is not something pleasant, but surprisingly this water was pretty good!!!

Love this place. Always consistent food and service wise. Keep coming back for there ban mi sandwich. Its great!!!

The service was absolutely horrible, and we were discriminated for either the color of our skin or not being Korean.
I went to this restaurant with my family after my little sister’s guitar practice. We were the only colored, non-​Korean people in the restaurant.
We were waiting for seats significantly longer than other Korean customers with the same amount of people in their party. When we were finally seated, the staff kept looking at us with a confused look on their face, turned their back on us, and whispered to each other in Korean. We then waited a considerably longer time to receive our food despite ordering earlier than other customers.
Here’s the kicker. When we started eating, we noticed that the other Korean customers were eating with metal chopsticks, while my family was given wooden chop sticks — the cheap ones that don’t break evenly. When we asked for metal chop sticks, they replied that they didn’t have any to give — even though there was an entire tray of clean metal chopsticks in plain sight. Every new customer coming into the restaurant was given metal chopsticks. I asked the woman working behind the desk why we weren’t being treated like everyone else. She gave us the run around, while the workers behind her were laughing. We decided to leave, and we paid the bill.
As we were leaving, I turned around and said goodbye, and our server looks at us smiling and replies, «shi-​bal nom» which basically means motherf***er.
He didn’t say goodbye or annyeonghaseyo. He cursed me in front of my face with the biggest grin on his face.
I’ll never come back.

I come here a few times a year– great food! The clam noodles are awesome, but the best deal is the bahm mi & noodles lunch special! More than enough!

Phở 32 is a chain restaurant that specializes in phở and shabu shabu.
I believe that the store switched management recently and the store has been updated and cleaned. It was actually quite refreshing to see all the repairs, new utensils, and upgraded menu options. I was so happy to see that they even added vegetarian options on the menu.
For those who aren’t a fan of phở or shabu shabu than I recommend trying their other dishes like the pork loin or fried rice. They also have great appetizers like egg rolls, spring rolls, and shrimp balls. This restaurant does not cater to vegans so vegans beware.
Located on the Second Floor of Rodeo Plaza
Great Friendly Service
Mid-​range Prices
Has a Kid’s Menu
Casual Atmosphere
Street & Garage Parking

i REALLY like this pho32. I’ve been to the one in Fort Lee as well as the one in K-​town in NY. I may be biased because I live 2 minutes away from this one and eat here all the time (I am the duchess here after all… =P)
So I don’t eat seafood (yeah, yeah, don’t judge me…) and I always order a summer roll without the shrimp (again, don’t judge me…) and what I really like about this place and their employees is that they actually remember me. I start to order a summer roll and they finish off with «and no shrimp, right?»
Anyway, onto the food itself. I like their food, their portions are decent. I ordered phở for the first time here a few days ago and I have to say. it was quite satisfying :) Their other houseplate are good too but I think I may have to order phở again next time I go.
It’s getting cold out. Better get your phở here. because ya know… winter is coming…