Eight pho menus.
Read the broth first.
Beef combinations, chicken stock, mushroom broth and a small-bowl lunch. Compare actual menus in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens before choosing the branch.
Public sources checked October 10, 2026
Hanoi House
119 St Marks Place, New York, NY 10009
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This is a clear meat-selection comparison: two choices cost $20, three cost $23. That describes topping choices, not a larger measured soup portion.
| Published order | What the menu actually specifies | Item price / USD |
|---|---|---|
| Classic Hanoi Style Beef / Pho Bac, two meats | Choose from rare filet mignon, brisket, oxtail or tendon. | $20.00 |
| Classic Hanoi Style Beef / Pho Bac, three meats | The additional named meat changes the listed bowl price. | $23.00 |
| Vegetarian Pho / Pho Chay | Mushroom and ginger broth, leafy greens, cauliflower, mushrooms and puffed tofu. | $19.00 |
Price channel: Restaurant HTML menu. Checked October 10, 2026.
Before ordering: Pickled garlic and house chili sauce come on the side. Bone marrow is a $7 add-on; the separate $29 house special includes marrow and a breadstick.
Two meats and three meats are selection counts. The menu gives no noodle weight or soup volume.
Checked Google Maps review sample
A three-month-old review praises the pho but describes it as pricey and the room as cramped. Google’s highlighted snippets also mention noise and mixed views of portion value. Source profile ↗
Google review excerpts · read October 10, 2026.
Sources: Hanoi House menu · Restaurant / photo source. Checked October 10, 2026.
Mott Street Pho Bang
157 Mott Street, New York, NY 10013
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A Chinatown address to compare with the East Village choices. The menu scans and dated dish photo provide an identifiable restaurant source, while the current price remains unknown.
| Published order | What the menu actually specifies | Item price / USD |
|---|---|---|
| Pho / Vietnamese noodle soup | Photographed menu available; no verified current checkout price. | Current price unknown |
Price channel: Undated photographed restaurant menu on Restaurantji. Checked October 10, 2026.
Before ordering: Use the 157 Mott Street map. Other Pho Bang branches are separate listings.
No current restaurant-owned website was verified. Food photos are from a dated October 23, 2024 primary review by Jacopo Marchio. Third-party menu scans are undated; do not treat their printed prices as current.
Checked Google Maps review sample
The displayed sample, four to ten months old, praises pho broth and spring rolls, while a separate review criticises service. The Maps card does not provide a verified restaurant website. Source profile ↗
Google review excerpts · read October 10, 2026.
Sources: Mott Street Pho Bang menu · Restaurant / photo source. Checked October 10, 2026.
Madame Vo
212 E 10th Street, New York, NY 10003
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The $20 beef bowl already names three meat types. The photographed short rib is a separate $10 add-on, making that specified combination $30 before other charges.
| Published order | What the menu actually specifies | Item price / USD |
|---|---|---|
| The Madame Pho | Beef broth, rice noodles, eye round, brisket and beef meatballs. | $20.00 |
| Pho Chay | Mushroom broth, rice noodles, shiitake and tofu. | $19.00 |
Price channel: Restaurant HTML menu. Checked October 10, 2026.
Before ordering: Choose by stock: the beef menu description and the mushroom-based Pho Chay are different bowls.
The source uses a *V marker without a checked vegan definition. Mushroom stock is explicit; confirm dietary requirements with the restaurant. The short-rib photo is an older gallery example, not a portion guarantee.
Sources: Madame Vo menu · Restaurant / photo source. Checked October 10, 2026.
Saigon Shack
114 MacDougal Street, New York, NY 10012
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The $2 difference between Classic Beef and Saigon Shack Pho buys a different meat combination. A chicken topping does not establish a chicken-only stock here.
| Published order | What the menu actually specifies | Item price / USD |
|---|---|---|
| Classic Beef Pho | Thinly sliced raw beef. | $15.95 |
| Saigon Shack Pho | Sliced beef, beef balls and house brisket. | $17.95 |
| Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Pho | Named chicken topping; broth base not specified in this item. | $15.95 |
Price channel: Restaurant HTML menu. Checked October 10, 2026.
Before ordering: The menu lists basil, sprouts, jalapenos and lime on the side. Extra noodles cost $4; extra meat costs $5.
Vegetarian Pho is listed, but its broth base is not identified in the checked description. The attributed @cook4brooke dish image was published in the website’s 2021 social feed.
Sources: Saigon Shack menu · Restaurant / photo source. Checked October 10, 2026.
Sao Mai
203 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003
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The seafood bowl uses chicken stock, according to the actual menu. Pho Ga is another explicitly chicken-broth choice, while the $18 special names four beef toppings.
| Published order | What the menu actually specifies | Item price / USD |
|---|---|---|
| Pho Sao Mai | Eye round, brisket, beef ball and tripe. | $18.00 |
| Pho Ga | Chicken, carrots, broccoli and celery in chicken broth. | $16.00 |
| Pho Do Bien | Shrimp, squid, fish ball and fish cake in chicken broth. | $18.00 |
Price channel: Restaurant HTML menu. Checked October 10, 2026.
Before ordering: An extra noodle portion is listed at $2.50. The menu says no substitutions, with modifications at an additional charge.
The source photograph is labelled only “Noodle Soups”. It shows a soup bowl, not a verified serving of one of these three named items.
Sources: Sao Mai menu · Restaurant / photo source. Checked October 10, 2026.
Di An Di
68 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
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The current PDF distinguishes $25 brisket pho from two $22 alternatives. It calls the mushroom bowl vegan. An egg yolk is an optional $3 add-on rather than a printed default topping.
| Published order | What the menu actually specifies | Item price / USD |
|---|---|---|
| Pho Thin Ha Noi / Beef Pho Ha Noi | Wok-seared brisket, scallions, pickled garlic and Thai chili. | $25.00 |
| Pho Chay Ha Noi / Vegan Pho Ha Noi | Wok-seared mushrooms, scallions, pickled garlic and Thai chili. | $22.00 |
| Pho Ga / Chicken Pho | Shredded chicken, scallions, rau ram and crispy shallots. | $22.00 |
Price channel: Currently linked restaurant PDF; visually checked. Checked October 10, 2026.
Before ordering: The current website lists lunch service Friday through Sunday and dinner daily. A 20% gratuity applies to parties of six or more.
The menu issue date is not stated. Older booking-platform menus print different prices and egg toppings. The website’s soup photograph contains an egg, so it does not demonstrate the unmodified current vegan bowl.
Sources: Di An Di menu · Restaurant / photo source. Checked October 10, 2026.
District Saigon
37-15 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11103
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Smoking is the named difference in the $19 brisket bowl. The lunch PDF also offers a $16 pair with half a banh mi and a small pho; that is a smaller-format combination, not two full meals.
| Published order | What the menu actually specifies | Item price / USD |
|---|---|---|
| Round Steak & Angus Brisket Pho | Beef broth, rice noodles, steak and brisket. | $16.00 |
| Wood & Herbed Smoked Brisket Pho | Beef broth with house-smoked brisket. | $19.00 |
| Vegan Pho | Vegan broth, rice noodles, tofu, kale, broccoli and carrot. | $16.00 |
Price channel: Currently linked restaurant lunch PDF; visually checked. Checked October 10, 2026.
Before ordering: The restaurant website lists weekday lunch from noon to 4:30pm. The $16 pair adds a small drink for $3 in the lunch PDF.
Published lunch prices are a specific service/channel, not a promised dinner or delivery price. The PDF issue date is unknown. The photograph’s exact bowl is not captioned by the restaurant.
Sources: District Saigon menu · Restaurant / photo source. Checked October 10, 2026.
Pho Shop Upper West Side
141 W 72nd Street, New York, NY 10023
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Pho King adds omasum and tendon to the meat list for $2 more. The printed menu separates grilled-chicken pho in beef broth from chicken-broth noodle soup.
| Published order | What the menu actually specifies | Item price / USD |
|---|---|---|
| Pho Shop | Beef eye round, brisket and beef meatball. | $19.00 |
| Pho King | Eye round, brisket, omasum, tendon and beef meatball. | $21.00 |
| Pho Chicken Broth Noodle / chicken | The separate chicken-broth section names chicken as one topping option. | $18.00 |
Price channel: Undated restaurant-owned menu image. Checked October 10, 2026.
Before ordering: The menu’s cover identifies 141 W 72nd Street. Use this map instead of the separate Upper East Side branch at 1716 First Avenue.
Menu images are undated. Prices are printed-source examples, not independently checked checkout prices. The shared restaurant gallery does not establish the branch where the photograph was taken.
Sources: Pho Shop Upper West Side menu · Restaurant / photo source. Checked October 10, 2026.
Best pho for your order: start with the menu
| What you want to compare | Menus to read together | Useful difference |
|---|---|---|
| A beef topping combination | Hanoi House · Madame Vo | Hanoi lets you choose two or three meats. Madame Vo prints a fixed eye-round, brisket and meatball combination. |
| Plain beef vs a house mix | Saigon Shack · Pho Shop | Read the list: a house title can add meatballs, tendon or omasum, depending on the restaurant. |
| An explicitly chicken stock | Sao Mai · Pho Shop | Sao Mai names chicken broth for chicken and seafood pho. Pho Shop distinguishes grilled chicken in beef broth from chicken-broth noodles. |
| A menu-labelled vegan stock | Di An Di · District Saigon | Both current linked PDFs explicitly use vegan wording. Read add-ons separately. |
| A smaller lunch format | District Saigon | Its $16 lunch pair specifies a small pho and half sandwich. It does not establish the serving volume of another restaurant’s full bowl. |
Item prices in USD, read October 10, 2026. Each card identifies HTML, PDF, lunch or undated menu-image pricing. The menus do not state soup volumes or noodle weights. Additional charges and availability can change.
Three words that change the order
- Chicken: a topping and a stock are different facts. Pho Shop explicitly lists grilled chicken pho under beef broth.
- Seafood: Sao Mai’s seafood pho contains chicken broth. Fish and shellfish in a dish title do not establish the stock.
- Vegan: use an explicit menu description. Di An Di’s current mushroom pho is labelled vegan; an optional egg yolk would change that order.
Pho, bun bo Hue or a vermicelli bowl?
Sao Mai and District Saigon list spicy lemongrass bun bo Hue separately. A vermicelli salad or grilled-pork noodle bowl is another preparation. Search the complete item name rather than treating every Vietnamese noodle dish as pho.
Source photographs may show an older recipe or added toppings. Read each caption before using a picture to choose a current order.