I'm really not a fan. But I could be bias because I lived in So Cal, and grew up eating San Gabriel Valley and Garden Grove pho really makes you a pho connoisseur. My boyfriend did warn me to lower my expectations but for a place that has this many good reviews I would imagine it being good. I don't think I got my pho fix, the portions are small. Gave it an extra star because the staff are really attentive and nice.