Pho & Spice Waltham

For context, Pho is my favorite food and I'll go basically anywhere to find the best spots. I've gone to Dorcester, Randolph, Quincy, Chelmsford, etc to give Vietnamese restaurants a try. The Dac Biet (Pho) here is amazing. Great portions, great meat quality, great broth flavor. I have no complaints about anything except that the brisket is cut very thick, and requires your full attention to eat. The bowls may not be as gigantic as other staple locations in the south shore, but the portions within are just as plentiful. While I personally think some of the Pho in the cities/towns previously mentioned are slightly better, Pho and Spice's rendition achieves at least 90% of what they offer in a location far more suitable for me. I will not be making my way ~30 minutes for Pho that is negligible better, and the prices here ($15.95) are very competitive. From what I heard from the owners, they took over the Pho and Spice label around 2 years ago, so any experiences predating that may need to be refreshed. You will not be disappointed. I added an extra picture of the Bo Vien (Beef Balls Pho) that my girlfriend prefers.

Pho and Spice is one of the best restaurants on Moody, and anyone walking by should stop in and order anything on the menu; you will not be disappointed. I’ve ordered at least one meal from each section on their menu, and they’ve all been amazing. I can’t stop coming back for more. It’s awesome the quality of food you get for the price. I’ve been here countless times and the staff treats you so kindly, it feels like family. You can tell they put the same care into the food as well.

I almost never leave reviews but these portions are just ridiculous. Pork Bahn Mi was $14 and $15 (added extra jalapeños and extra pickled veggies). I don’t even think that’s one ounce of meat. There are many other Bahn Mi’s in the city in the $9-$10 range for 3x the meat. Soup was $9 for a 4 oz container. Le’s is $20 for 2 32oz containers WITH fish or shrimp. Bean sprouts came half disintegrated. The also pack their soup with the noodles and meat for takeout so the rare steak cooked :/ Will stick with Pho 1 in Waltham, just wanted to try here bc Pho 1 doesn’t have Bahn Mi.

We have been coming here for over a year - it is delicious!!! It’s a small restaurant, 7 tables, so the food is done with care and the services is always great. Highly recommend the soups and broths.

Jeez we ordered thai food from this pho place and it was really disgusting. We ordered a pad thai and pad see ew. It was full of liquid and smelled terrible that we gagged (both of us couldn't even have a spoonful). I've had Thai food all over (even abroad) and I've enjoyed it 99% of the time. we ordered vegetable spring rolls, they were $10. There were 4 small dried rolls. It was expensive for such low quality food, we threw it out immediately and had to go somewhere else to order food, thanks! I can't believe they would serve such unacceptable food to customers. Will never go back.