Pho 11 Vietnamese - State College

Cute little place. I liked the convenient POS ordering that made it easy to pick what I wanted and eliminate what I didn’t want. The only downside to it is that you have to decide your tip before you are ever served. I got the grilled pork vermicelli with winter melon tea to drink. The pork was AMAZING and super tender, but it was served over bland noodles with undressed lettuce underneath. The fish sauce it’s served with is very sweet and wasn’t what I was expecting, but I explained that to our server and she quickly brought me some that wasn’t quite as sweet. I took the remainder of my vermicelli home and will dress it with plain fish sauce. The pork vermicelli was also served with pickled carrots and daikon, which were very good. There was also something else that was green I’m unsure what it was, but it tasted similar to honeydew melon and it was tasty. We also got an appetizer of pork wontons that were very good on their own, but I wasn’t a fan of the sweet sauce that was served with it. The winter melon sweet iced tea was delicious.

Has a convenient self ordering system that lets you see all the options and what is inside each dish while not having any pressure of having to order quickly. The seating is open, so you can find your own spot and settle in. The pho itself was delicious the broth was rich and satisfying. It may not be as authentic as some other place but still good.

It might not be fully authentic but it’s tasty and you should give it a try!

Ordered to go pho. When you walk in, no one greets you, you go to a kiosk to order. Then when you order, you stand around and wait for your food. I was told I could sit down while I waited since I was the only person there. My food came out quickly. Pho stock was warm when opened, not hot. Beef was packed in same container w noodles, onions etc and was very cold, which cooled down my stock even more. Asked and paid for extra jalapeños but didn’t receive them. 1.75 for a tiny container of extra sauce. It was good but not great. Wings are tiny!

Overpriced for the amount and quality of food. Pho is bland, you have to pay extra for garnish, meat tastes old…