Pho Time

They call themselves a Vietnamese restaurant but they make better Chinese food than Vietnamese food. Their dim-sum and canto food in general is very high quality. No.1 place for Chinese food in college town for me. Owner is friendly and welcoming too!

had the chicken pho and was very good. great service. It wasn't busy as well. Top spot for good pho.

Few but amazing vegan options! Get the tofu in garlic sauce.

I've gotten delivery here a few times and I absolutely love the roast duck - comes with a delicious side of lightly pickled veggies that I would like to eat a gallon of! Their chicken wings are great as well. Definitely recommend!

We came for pho and were not disappointed. The broth was simply amazing. Portions were huge, and there was plenty of meat. The ingredients were all very fresh and delicious. Definitely recommend!

Pho was good and the fried spring rolls were fresh and hot! Perfect for a cold day in Ithaca

Went dine-in twice and takeouts twice, and was never disappointed. Have tried the Roast Duck with Rice, Beef Pho, and Hainan Chicken with Rice. All was super good !! I really love the ginger garlic-ish sauce served on the Hainan chicken dish. Recommended to those who want to experience authentic rich flavor Vietnamese food !!

The food was so fresh and delicious, the space was clean, and the staff was friendly. We had Tai Pho, Grilled Lemongrass Beef Vermicelli, and Duck Bao Bun. Everything was SO good. I seriously am still thinking of the food 6 days later. I am not from the area but if I ever come back to Ithaca, I will get a meal here!

I’ve been to a few pho places and so far this is the best one I’ve had yet. The broth was so savory and delicious! The server was very friendly and the food came quickly.

There’s no time like pho time! This place was amazing in every way possible, I am definitely going to go to this place in the future. The only was to describe the food here is “heavenly.” The overall atmosphere is modern and so laid back that I forget all of my worries! 10/10, coming back soon.

Service was great and the food came super quick. I got the curry duck pho and it was warming and delicious.

Joshua Dirga

Pho was good and the fried spring rolls were fresh and hot! Perfect for a cold day in Ithaca

Anne Dewanto

Went dine-in twice and takeouts twice, and was never disappointed. Have tried the Roast Duck with Rice, Beef Pho, and Hainan Chicken with Rice. All was super good !! I really love the ginger garlic-ish sauce served on the Hainan chicken dish. Recommended to those who want to experience authentic rich flavor Vietnamese food !!

Hannah Gies

The food was so fresh and delicious, the space was clean, and the staff was friendly. We had Tai Pho, Grilled Lemongrass Beef Vermicelli, and Duck Bao Bun. Everything was SO good. I seriously am still thinking of the food 6 days later. I am not from the area but if I ever come back to Ithaca, I will get a meal here!

I V

I’ve been to a few pho places and so far this is the best one I’ve had yet. The broth was so savory and delicious! The server was very friendly and the food came quickly.

Мы

There’s no time like pho time! This place was amazing in every way possible, I am definitely going to go to this place in the future. The only was to describe the food here is “heavenly.” The overall atmosphere is modern and so laid back that I forget all of my worries! 10/10, coming back soon.

Valerie Hoskins

Service was great and the food came super quick. I got the curry duck pho and it was warming and delicious.

Tucked just off the Commons, Pho Time brings a reliable, no-fuss spot for Vietnamese comfort food right to the heart of Ithaca. The menu is compact but hits all the classics: rich, aromatic pho, fresh spring rolls, and satisfying vermicelli bowls (lemongrass grilled pork is my fav). The broth is the star here—deeply savory with just the right balance of spice and sweetness. Whether you go for the traditional beef or opt for chicken or vegetarian, each bowl comes generously portioned with plenty of fresh cilantro and basil, lime, and crunchy bean sprouts on the side. For us, Pho Time has become a weekly ritual. It’s the kind of place you can count on for a comforting, delicious meal that always hits the spot—whether we’re grabbing a quick pick-up order or sitting down for a casual dinner. The space itself is small and unfussy, perfect for a simple lunch or dinner when you’re craving something warm and soothing. Service is friendly and quick, even during peak times, and the prices are reasonable for the portion sizes. In a town with growing options for global cuisine, Pho Time holds its own as a solid, go-to spot when you want something simple, filling, and reliably good.

This restaurant served my first pho, and it’s by far the best and most delicious I’ve had to this day—truly the most authentic. I was looking for a warm, healing soup to help with cold symptoms, and this was the best discovery. The broth was rich and aromatic, the beef perfectly tender, and the fresh herbs brought it all together. All my cold symptoms vanished after one bowl. So, it was both delicious and medicinal. The cashier was so kind and patient, helping me choose the right dish, which made the experience even better. I’m beyond happy with this meal and will definitely be back for more.

Natalie Singh

This restaurant served my first pho, and it’s by far the best and most delicious I’ve had to this day—truly the most authentic. I was looking for a warm, healing soup to help with cold symptoms, and this was the best discovery. The broth was rich and aromatic, the beef perfectly tender, and the fresh herbs brought it all together. All my cold symptoms vanished after one bowl. So, it was both delicious and medicinal. The cashier was so kind and patient, helping me choose the right dish, which made the experience even better. I’m beyond happy with this meal and will definitely be back for more.

Jeney Wierman

Tucked just off the Commons, Pho Time brings a reliable, no-fuss spot for Vietnamese comfort food right to the heart of Ithaca. The menu is compact but hits all the classics: rich, aromatic pho, fresh spring rolls, and satisfying vermicelli bowls (lemongrass grilled pork is my fav). The broth is the star here—deeply savory with just the right balance of spice and sweetness. Whether you go for the traditional beef or opt for chicken or vegetarian, each bowl comes generously portioned with plenty of fresh cilantro and basil, lime, and crunchy bean sprouts on the side. For us, Pho Time has become a weekly ritual. It’s the kind of place you can count on for a comforting, delicious meal that always hits the spot—whether we’re grabbing a quick pick-up order or sitting down for a casual dinner. The space itself is small and unfussy, perfect for a simple lunch or dinner when you’re craving something warm and soothing. Service is friendly and quick, even during peak times, and the prices are reasonable for the portion sizes. In a town with growing options for global cuisine, Pho Time holds its own as a solid, go-to spot when you want something simple, filling, and reliably good.

The meat roll vermicilli was tasty with a variety of flavours/notes. The service was attentive and formal. The prices are reasonable for the portion size.

People who come here expecting Saigon Kitchen will be dissapointed. This restaurant caters to collegetown folk (ie. students) and provides decent-quality food with reasonable prices and speed. The portions are not huge but one serving fills me instead of bloating me. I would recommend the meat rolls (#10?) as an appetizer and any of the pho as well (avoid the roast duck, comes with many bones).

Charming people and solid food... An offshoot of the family's primary businesses "HaiHong" (which can be accessed through an arch and whose dimsum can be ordered either side) Vietnam Restaurant focuses on fast, solid Pho and noodles. Excellent toppings, tender meat, and while the broth is not as elegant as some places, it's a great place for a bowl of noodles without wasting an afternoon it breaking the budget. Beer and juices as well as excellent tea to accompany your meal, prompt service and clean bathrooms. :)

Good food! Got the Grill Pork Chop w/ Egg and House Pho. Vietnamese Iced Coffee wasn’t giving authentic tho. 😅

We enjoyed the food we ordered from here: Pho with rare beef and meatballs, grilled pork chop with rice, meatball soup, imperial meat rolls. The pork chop was flavorful, however I wished it was not so greasy. It tasted like it was pan fried with a lot of oil. Service was fast. Staffs were friendly and attentive to customers.

The pho was salty, and the Hainanese chicken was a bit dry. Fortunately, the Thai iced tea was good.

This place is right in College Town. It serves authentic Vietnamese food. It has pho for a reasonable price. The food is good also. Highly recommend.

Phõ was good and also the grilled pork chop. The summer rolls where bland. Needed cilantro or Thai basil in it.

Not bad pho considering we’re in Ithaca! The pho was hot and reasonably priced. The few downfalls were the lack of soup spoons and the greens (cilantro & green onion) in the broth. The meat was really good quality.

Liyana

We enjoyed the food we ordered from here: Pho with rare beef and meatballs, grilled pork chop with rice, meatball soup, imperial meat rolls. The pork chop was flavorful, however I wished it was not so greasy. It tasted like it was pan fried with a lot of oil. Service was fast. Staffs were friendly and attentive to customers.

Pu Sheng Wei

The pho was salty, and the Hainanese chicken was a bit dry. Fortunately, the Thai iced tea was good.

Cu Phung

This place is right in College Town. It serves authentic Vietnamese food. It has pho for a reasonable price. The food is good also. Highly recommend.

Ted Tucker

Phõ was good and also the grilled pork chop. The summer rolls where bland. Needed cilantro or Thai basil in it.

Kailee Leung

Not bad pho considering we’re in Ithaca! The pho was hot and reasonably priced. The few downfalls were the lack of soup spoons and the greens (cilantro & green onion) in the broth. The meat was really good quality.

Loi Ameera Almeron

Good food! Got the Grill Pork Chop w/ Egg and House Pho. Vietnamese Iced Coffee wasn’t giving authentic tho. 😅

The most interesting feature of the restaurant is it is connected directly to the Chinese restaurant next door. Pho time shares the kitchen and staff with the Chinese restaurant. As such, your time to receive service depends on how busy both sets of restaurants are. At the lunch time, the kitchen was probably overwhelmed and we waited approximately twenty minutes after ordering for our four bowls of pho to show up. The soup seems a bit light for what I am used to and the beef was overcooked.

Close to the location of Cornell and a good spot for a quick bite. The taste is clean but could use a bit of salt for my taste. Staff was courteous but it did take relatively long for our food to arrive.

I would say our experience was borderline decent but not great. We got the noodle bowl with shredded pork and shredded chicken. The chicken was entirely tasteless and seemed undercooked so we left it uneaten to be safe. The pork was just ok. Overall we found it dissatisfying and left looking for another place to eat.

Carpio Cyprinus

I would say our experience was borderline decent but not great. We got the noodle bowl with shredded pork and shredded chicken. The chicken was entirely tasteless and seemed undercooked so we left it uneaten to be safe. The pork was just ok. Overall we found it dissatisfying and left looking for another place to eat.

The first thing I have to say is the water tasted like mold. My partner also agreed. We were unable to drink it, it tasted terrible. We ordered Thai iced tea. It was just ok.. tasted more milk or cream than the sweet tea side. I also had to wonder if the ice machine has ever been cleaned due to the moldy tasting water. The food was not what I had expected. It was just eh..ok. The chicken pho soup was bland and lacked flavor. The meat rolls were pretty good. The moldy tasting water is what ruined the meal. I don’t understand how this place is serving this water.

Did door dash. Mostly noodles in the pho with broth, not much more. Good if your looking for nothing but carbs.. The Summer rolls are 95% noodles with nothing else.

Expensive, $9 for a small bowl of Pho. Only one size but I would consider my bowl small. For some reason my noodles where chopped up and all the fresh vegetables where already added to the soup when It arrived at the table(lettuce?(why) and bean sprouts, no vietnamese basil). Quick service and It tasted OK but I have had much better for less.

Not a lot of vietnamese options in Ithaca, but this is definitely not the place to go for the good stuff. For some reason, they served the Pho with the optional ingredients (sprouts, basil, etc) already in the soup, very odd in my experience. The broth wasn't very good either. Service was poor even though it wasn't busy. Head over to Saigon Kitchen instead.

Vietnamese pancake was horrible. Do not get it!! Everything else was super duper mid

1.5 rating. week of june 7, 2023 for vietnamese pancake and pho dinner time. pancake lack of protein. tasted doughy . fish sauce for dipping was weird. more ingredients missing on dish which were clearly mentioned on the menu. also, had pho, ok but not best and too salty. unprofessional and rude employees. lady with dark medium hair and blonde long hair lady are not familiar with vietnamese dishes. blonde lady looks like she did not want to work and on phone a lot. my vietnamese friend confirmed that the missing part of dish is/are common in vietnamese way of eating the dish so that means both ladies lied and are uneducated about it….I felt so uncomfortable needing to argue with them about how pancake is supposed to be eaten so I left. parking is hard to find and streets narrow. overall, sad…eating vietnamese food with vietnamese peers for over 20 years. this restuarant could do better for proper way of making authentic vietnamese food if they just do correct research and do it.

This might not be a pho restaurant so my review might seem overly harsh. With that in mind the positives are that they are fast and fairly priced. The pho was a severe disappointment though. The toppings normally are put on the side but were placed on the soup, possibly to hide poor freshness. The sprouts were insufficient in my opinion and the lime was in the soup so I had to pull it out to squeeze it while hot. The noodles seemed over cooked and the soup tastes off. Big disappointment, I didn't finish it.

This restaurant isn’t really that authentic, but even so the phố doesn’t really taste that good either. I wasn’t a big fan of the broth of the phố, nor the chicken(I got chicken pho) The hoisin sauce wasn’t that good either and the noodles were mediocre.

Karina Yah

1.5 rating. week of june 7, 2023 for vietnamese pancake and pho dinner time. pancake lack of protein. tasted doughy . fish sauce for dipping was weird. more ingredients missing on dish which were clearly mentioned on the menu. also, had pho, ok but not best and too salty. unprofessional and rude employees. lady with dark medium hair and blonde long hair lady are not familiar with vietnamese dishes. blonde lady looks like she did not want to work and on phone a lot. my vietnamese friend confirmed that the missing part of dish is/are common in vietnamese way of eating the dish so that means both ladies lied and are uneducated about it….I felt so uncomfortable needing to argue with them about how pancake is supposed to be eaten so I left. parking is hard to find and streets narrow. overall, sad…eating vietnamese food with vietnamese peers for over 20 years. this restuarant could do better for proper way of making authentic vietnamese food if they just do correct research and do it.

Will V

This might not be a pho restaurant so my review might seem overly harsh. With that in mind the positives are that they are fast and fairly priced. The pho was a severe disappointment though. The toppings normally are put on the side but were placed on the soup, possibly to hide poor freshness. The sprouts were insufficient in my opinion and the lime was in the soup so I had to pull it out to squeeze it while hot. The noodles seemed over cooked and the soup tastes off. Big disappointment, I didn't finish it.

Courtney P

This restaurant isn’t really that authentic, but even so the phố doesn’t really taste that good either. I wasn’t a big fan of the broth of the phố, nor the chicken(I got chicken pho) The hoisin sauce wasn’t that good either and the noodles were mediocre.

My husband got the number 1 pho. Really terrible meat quality. I got the shrimp pho, there was no treatment to the shrimp at all, it was like it was just taken from the freezer bag and tossed in. Definitely do not recommend.

The first time I ordered from here I thought maybe I had a once-off and ordered something not great. The second time, I legitimately thought I had COVID because the pho has no flavor.

The food is not authentic at all and the portions are small. Parking is hard to find and the streets are narrow. No !No!!!

Spring rolls were nasty, pho was very disappointing, and saw a cockroach on the wall. Ended up throwing up everything and my stomach is very upset. Definitely not ever going back. This is a "Vietnamese" restaurant ran by Chinese.

The pho was very poor quality. Just like one can’t trust the meatloaf in a Western restaurant, one can’t trust whatever mystery meat was thrown into the pho. Having just enjoyed an excellent pho in California, I was deeply disappointed what I found here in Ithaca. The broth and bean sprouts were the only acceptable part. The summer spring roles (funny name) were simply overstuffed with rice noodles and included only a sliver of chicken. The peanut sauce was ok. The chilli sauce was good too, and customers definitely need the chilli to cover the taste of the meat. I think the staff are trying hard, but they probably need to try harder. If a poor student needs carbs and doesn’t mind mystery meat, then it might be suitable. Otherwise, forget it.

There was hairs not only in my ramen but also chicken wings. Absolutely disgusting! I asked the waitress to give me a refund but they only gave a discount and didn’t even make me a new dish. In fact the waitress spoke rudely to me as if I was the problem- even after I picked out the hairs out of the food and showed them to her. I am never going here again and wouldn’t recommend anyone else either to go eat at a restaurant which is unhygienic and serving people hairy food. 🤮

Tricia M

There was hairs not only in my ramen but also chicken wings. Absolutely disgusting! I asked the waitress to give me a refund but they only gave a discount and didn’t even make me a new dish. In fact the waitress spoke rudely to me as if I was the problem- even after I picked out the hairs out of the food and showed them to her. I am never going here again and wouldn’t recommend anyone else either to go eat at a restaurant which is unhygienic and serving people hairy food. 🤮

I got bon bu hue - terrible meat quality . My husband got the number 1 pho - no taste at all and too salty. Definitely do not recommend.

Stirbu Vera

I got bon bu hue - terrible meat quality . My husband got the number 1 pho - no taste at all and too salty. Definitely do not recommend.