HOT STONE PHO - Fountain Valley - Fountain Valley, California

3dogs1monkey

Every time we go to OC, we get to try a new restaurant with my friend, and this time he took us to this "Blue Coral" but actually Hot Stone Pho.
It was a Friday evening, we're are the early birds at 7PM. Not many people here. The restaurant is very nice, the people are very attentive and pleasant. My kids have been in a bad Pho restaurant therefore quite reluctant to try a new one. They would prefer Brodard Chateau that they had before, but they have to try a new one with parents.
They had a special stone bowl of pho, but my daughter just wanted a regular steak bowl of pho because she's didn't want to eat any pho, but nothing interests her in this place. The broth is not tasty, flat and no flavor, the fresh noodles are overcooked, the rare beef is chewy. She left half of the bowl for mom to eat. Glad we didn't order the $20 stone bowl because Pho is only good if the broth is good and the meat is tender.
My son again with bo luc lac (shaken beef), nothing like mom top sirloin beef LOL. He did finish the chewy beef with rice.
For the Adults, we ordered calamari, soft shell crabs, beef salad for appetizers. The kids love calamari, crispy, but not here, the octopus is so hard and chewy although they're crispy, the kids only had one and the rest mom and dad had to chew.
The soft shell crabs still had raw odor from the dead crabs, it's horrid and not crispy at all, the sweet sauce is not going well with these.
Only the beef salad although chewy beef but the sauce and veggies are excellent.
So, I missed the shrimps from Juicy Seafood in Huntsville, I ordered for my wife to try, wow, they come out great garlic butter sauce with a little spice.
My wife wanted to try Mien Xao Cua (glass noodles with crabmeat), this one is so salty and I had to finish it without leaving it undone.
The prices are not very expensive, but the food is extremely mediocre. I think many people like this place because of the special ways of serving the food which we really didn't care for. We care about the taste, the core of the dishes, the quality of the food.
Anyhow, my kids weren't happy. We're not too happy either, but my friend who recommended is happy, that's OK. Everyone has different tastes I guess.

Leona Wong

Hot stone pho is a modern vietnamese restaurant in Orange County, California with a variety of seafood and dishes to try!

We ordered:
- soft shell crab bao ( must get ) ?so crispy!
- hot stone special ( rib eye, tendon, tripe, brisket, beef ball) pho
- hot stone short rice ( HUGE )
- sizzling steak & egg ( filet mignon )
- shrimp & crab glass noodle ( so chewy!! Love this)

Portion is huge so it’s a good deal

Fang Phattha

A decent place for seafood priced by pounds. I didn’t try any Vietnamese food in the menu but had the large plate of seafood mix - shrimp, crab and crawfish. I ordered extra corns but it seems like they didn’t put it in. The amount of corn was looking like it’s just the standard amount. The sauce was delicious. It’s not too flavorful so I wouldn’t eat it with side dishes but the seafood itself was very good. The plate in the photo was about $100 and would feed 2 of me.

Katie Yun

? ?: shaken beef and rice ($16.95), vietnamese steak and eggs ($17.50), hot stone pho ($19.95), cajun seafood platter ($52.00)

⭐️?: i had this place saved bc their hot stone pho caught my attention. i loved how rich the soup base was and how my pho stayed warm throughout my meal. the portions for each meal was huuge! they have everything for everyone:-)

Lam DC

Love everything about this place. The ambiance, the service and most importantly the food quality.
We had Pho Sparerib, Butter Garlic Shrimp and Crab Fried Rice. Everything was exceeding our expectations and we would definitely recommend this place to our friends and family.

Jimmy Toan Khuu

It's a wonderful place with fresh and clean ambience. Serive was great and friendly, however need a little more attention on the customers. Foods are also fresh, tasted really good and perfect temperature.
A bit pricey but totally understand since they are after fusion cuisine style. They will provide you water from bottle and of course will be charged for it.
Definitely coming back for another dishes but won't be too often.

Kathleen Nguyen

Lived up to the IG hype with great portions and unique takes on classic dishes.

Loved the slightly sweet glaze on the bò lúc lác meat and use of crinkle fries. Hot stone phở was more than just a gimic with a really nice aromatic broth. Didn’t even add sriracha or hoisin sauce!

Easy parking lot, lots of seating, and left feeling very full. Meal fed 2 hungry adults + a toddler with leftover broth for the road ? Worth the price point - definitely check it out! Would definitely make the trek again from LA.

Glen Leong (KamEKazE15)

Great experience with the Stone pot pho and the flavor of the pho broth is very on par with the competition in the area, I loved how the broth was still boiling as it was brought out. Crawfish boil was pretty good too and the fried calamari was delicious and fried perfectly.