Pho Element

The Hainanese chicken rice is really good; probably one of the best I've had in the area. They serve with dark soy sauce and ginger/oil/scallions sauce, so feels very authentic .

Northern Vietnamese pho (flat noodles , no basil leaves or bean sprouts , more savory broth ) and Hainan chicken make this a great place to grub in San Mateo.

Good food. Tried the beef pho and chicken pho . Both were good. Excellent broth and the meat was delicious. 3 color drink also good, not too sweet

Best pho ga I've had! Chicken is juicy and broth is good. They use kuey teow (flat rice noodles ) instead of vermicelli in their soup . Served with fish sauce , lime , and jalapenos .

Parking can be crazy; be ready to park on streets, in neighborhood , or behind the store. Line can be long, but very worth the wait.

Try the chicken pho . One of the best pho in San Mateo.

Pho good, hainan chicken above average, clams ok. Service very good. Will come again.

Chicken noodle soup , Hainan chicken rice

Ox tail soup ????????

Hainan chicken was good, Thai ice tea was too watery , cheese butter clams good

Imperial roll not good, five spice chicken very good, vermicelli ok

5 Spice Chicken with Noodle Soup

Chicken bun was on point.

Shrimp spring roll good, oxtail soup average

Really disorganized service. 15 people waiting for a table yet the restaurant was half empty. Needs to get into the groove of things.

Vietnamese-Chinese fusion?

Sugerencia. Spring roll de camarón y Pho de Brisket !