No longer will I need to travel all the way to china town for good pho. This place has everything that you would expect from an Asian restaurant. Great food, oriental atmosphere, servers that barely speak English and mediocre service...lol.
To compare the food i'd have to say its a little better than Pho Kim Long, except for the calamari. I don't know what Pho Kim Long does to their calamari but theirs just can't be beat. Annie's Pho however is extraordinary; always on point. Most pho for me is a hit or miss on the broth (e.g. jennie pho) but Annie has never disappointed. I like the fact that they include the soup with all their rice dishes as well. So I never have to order a big bowl of pho if i just want the soup. Very convenient for me. The main difference with Annie is that its just once size bowl. So you have no choice but to have a big bowl of pho everytime.
Oh and they have duck... i love duck. It's not on the menu but for those in the know, know. The have pho with duck as well. Nothing fancy here, just a quarter duck served in pho, but i still like.
Their portions are bigger than Pho Kim Longs as well. Their Charbroiled Pork Chop with egg comes with 2-3 pieces of pork chop and 2 eggs compared to Pho Kim Longs 1-1 1/2 pieces and one egg. Oh and its cheaper too.
Spring rolls are pretty much the same as everywhere else.
The Mango Shrimp Salad is a must have every time I go there. Sweet with a little sour and just oh so good.
Annie is usually there, i take that back, Annie is always there making sure everyone is being taken care of. I always like to see this in a small business owner. She puts in the work.
Some of the other employees...eh...not sure if they are all their sometimes. This one server, my gf spoke to him in Vietnamese and in English and he still didn't understand. We had to point and use hand signals... really weird. He was good at keeping my water filled though. I know we've all experienced the server not understanding you in these kind of restaurants so I can't really explain. Its part of the experience I guess.
Food takes a while sometimes but everything is made fresh and they come out sporadically. No waiting till every ones food is ready. You just gotta be ready to eat when it comes.
All in all I have a 4 star experience at Pho Annies on the average. If it wasn't for the delay in receiving the food and the random slow acting server i would have given it a 5.