Los Angeles · Vietnamese
Pho 79
Garden Grove Little Saigon pho house and James Beard America’s Classics honoree.
- Price
- $
- Opened
- 1982
- Neighborhood
- Orange County / Little Saigon9941 Hazard Ave, Garden Grove, CA 92843
About
The Tran family opened Pho 79 in Garden Grove in 1982, naming the room for the year they arrived in the United States. The kitchen is known for a long-simmered oxtail beef broth and a North Vietnamese-leaning pho menu that helped introduce the form to Orange County diners. In 2019 the James Beard Foundation named Pho 79 an America’s Classics restaurant; Michelin has also listed it as a Bib Gourmand. Cash-only service and frequent waits remain part of the Little Saigon pilgrimage rhythm.
Menu highlights
- Oxtail and dac biet pho
- Rare and well-done beef combinations
- Vietnamese coffee
- Classic pho accompaniments
Diners say
Reviewers on Yelp and Google Maps repeatedly praise the broth depth and the sense of a neighborhood institution. The same conversations warn about long waits, cash-only payment, and a no-frills room. Diners who make the drive usually treat it as a Little Saigon essential rather than a quick LA County lunch.
Review synthesis as of 2026-07-28. Synthesis of recurring themes in public Yelp and Google Maps reviews sampled July 2026; not a rating or ranking.