Bummed by my experience at Pho 88. Expected great things from reviews but when I tried my pho it was incredibly bland. Lack of umami, nuance in the broth, etc. Did I catch them on an off day? I knew I wasn't making up things when a companion asked to try my soup and was surprised at how unremarkable it was. He had ordered the bun noodles with egg rolls and while it tasted good, the crust of the egg rolls were dry and not crispy enough. Service was ok, but nothing spectacular even though we were one of three tables there. Lots of seating but that lime green wall color has gotta go. The entire experience has my scratching my heads and doing a double-take to make sure I went to the same restaurant everyone seems to be raving about. I would like to come back for another try but the pho was so disappointing and there are so many other competition out there I haven't even visited yet so a return trip is unfortunately unlikely.