Pho Kim Long: A Vietnamese Culinary Delight in San Jose

Go to spot by the edge of Great Mall, Milpitas. On a non-busy day, place got fast & easy service. On a busy day, it's busy busywork. Parking is easy for right now, just got to use across street parking. Pho is fast, refreshing, hot & on the spot. Everything in it is balanced. They don't have the hoisin and Sriracha bottles. A bit of a bummer. Place is clean & pay up front. It's on the table. Always been a go to spot for me. I want my sauce bottles on a table. I would recommend this spot.

The food here is so good!! Highly recommend the star dish - Bun Cha Ca !! It's really delicious fried fish. The bun rieu and bun bo are also very good

Ex-coworkers at my last job told me about this place. I never put much stock into it though. My boyfriend and I hiked Ed Levin and were in desperate need of a meal after a long hike. We were both craving Vietnamese food and I remembered that Pho Kim Long was in the area. It was pretty easy to find parking though the lot did seem small as it was shared with a lot of other businesses. We were seated right away and wow it was packed full of people. I decided on the bun ga nuong cha gio and my boyfriend had the com hai nam. I actually really liked it and regret not coming here earlier when I still worked in the area. I just assumed all the restaurants in North San Jose had to be good enough for a quick lunch for the workers in the area but didn't have to be super good. I was wrong. The ga nuong was perfectly seasoned and grilled. The cha gio was nice and crisp. Nuoc cham was yummy. I would definitely order this again. My boyfriend had the com hai nam which was nice and simple. Can't complain about the food or the service! Would definitely return.

We stop by Pho Kim Long often when we driving home from our trips down south. We stopped here just a week ago and the dishes all were delicious! We got here at 5:30p and didn't have to wait to be seated. The restaurant was getting full already but the service is always exceptional and super fast. We decided to order dishes we haven't tried before. We usually get Bun Rieu and Beef Pho. This time we decided to get the pho ga and bbq pork rice plate and spring rolls on the side. The Pho ga broth was just delicious and mouthwatering. The chicken meat was so soft and tender. It warmed my body in the chilly day and felt so good for my dry throat. The bbq pork plate was wonderful too. The pork had great flavor and amazing marinade that it was prepped in. Overall the quality of the dishes did not disappoint. These dishes were home runs and were just as good as our regular orders. We haven't had a dish we didn't like yet up to this point. We can't wait for our next visit back here!

Pho Kim Long has been a long-standing go-to pho spot in San Jose for as long as I've known. Their pho broth is really rich and flavorful, and all the meats are tender. The ratio of meat to noodles to broth was great as well!A really solid bowl of pho. It did strike me as a bit pricy for pho ($15 for the #1 pho dac biet) but maybe I just need to get used to new prices. Service is very fast. It was rather loud and busy on the Sunday evening and we waited around 10 minutes.

Looove the grilled fish + pork combo here! I came with my family for lunch on a Sunday - even though we came after 1pm, there was a still a line! The line moved quickly though and we didn't have to wait too long. We ended up ordering a grill item to make diy wraps and a large pho. The pho was standard, but the grill was the star of the show! Can't wait to come back to eat the grill again. All the sides they brought out to make wraps were delicious and so fresh! Service was quick and they had a lot of seating. They even had some outside seating which was nice (lots of families with their dogs).

My friends suggested trying the Bun Cha Ca La Vong: Grilled Fish with Vermicelli noodles and herbs. I've had it at another restaurant, but the first time, I tried it here. Big pieces of flakey fish, lighty coated and fried served on a bed of slivered brown onions, fresh dill, and roasted peanuts that came on a hot sizzling warming platter. Build your own roll by adding fresh herbs, Vermicelli, lettuce, along with a fish sauce dipping sauce. Other places offered a fermented pungent shrimp paste and gave a whole package of rice paper. At PKL, they will charge you for additional rice paper wrappers. This is a fun dish to eat with people! If you are not a big fish person, they do serve a combination of grilled pork with the grilled fish called Cha Ca Thit Nuong.