The Alley Noodle Bar - Frisco

We stopped by for lunch on a Saturday. We ordered the Spring Rolls ($8.50), Pho Me Up! ($19.50), BBH Medium ($12), and Risk it Pho Da Brisket Medium ($12). The food was a mixed bag. The soups for all three orders had distinct flavors, which was nice. The Pho Me Up broth tasted good, but it is pricey for what you get. The portion sizes here are generally small for the price—the "Large" here is equivalent to a "Medium" at the pho restaurants in Richardson. Even the spring rolls were $8.50. The BBH was not good. It was missing the traditional pork hock and blood, and the flavor actually tasted a little funny. Service was average, and they seemed short-staffed during the lunch rush. Overall: This is the closest pho option in Prosper if you want to save yourself the drive to Richardson, but

I was throughly surprised by how wonderful the pho and egg rolls were when I was just looking for a pho place that was open a bit later in the evening. The broth was slightly different than the regular chain pho restaurants i go to but it was still a phenomenal meal!

First time to eat here and likely last as well. There are just too many good spots in the area to accept an average experience. Restaurant decor is standard, no frills. Employee Terence was not rude nor overly friendly. He just seemed to be there - more interested in his phone than making a little effort in having customers feel valued. Customer had the Garlic Noodles ($17.50) with Shaken Beef (+$4.50 add-on) and a can of Dr Pepper ($2). I had the Oodles of Noodles ($16.50). We split a Popcorn Chicken Bites ($7.50) for appetizer. Food was slightly above average but nothing special. All-in with tip for lunch was $63. Chipotle, Panda Express, Cava and others would’ve been a better bang for the buck.

Broth for Pho tasted a little watered down. The menu states that 6oz of steak comes with a bowl. Firstly it was less than 4oz and secondly, it was bundled into a mashed up ball and just thrown into the broth. The bamboo shoots and basil were limp and browning like they'd been plated a several hours ago and just being served now. Their signature bowl did certainly have a generous amount of meat but if you have to spend over $20 for a bowl of pho, it better have a lot of meat!!! Big health concern is the dude who was bringing the food out kept wiping his nose with his hands and then his hand ti his shirt. Too bad we only noticed this after we were done with our food. The unisex bathroom has a very slow malfunctioning flush. The person taking the order was very polite and professional. I

I was craving some pho for dinner and have ordered here before but never been to the place until now. Cute little set up! It’s small but cozy. Food overall was pretty good! We ordered the iRoll (egg rolls), Pho the luv of God (pho with rare steak and meatballs), oodles of noodles(vermicelli with pork and egg rolls), and Vietnamese coffee. We like that everything was made fresh and hot but for the purpose of the pho, I’ll give my honest opinion. The coffee was really good! Egg rolls came out hot and fresh, overall good but it was still kind of floury on the inside. The vermicelli noodles were cooked to perfection, fresh and not stiff or cold, if you know what I mean, and the combination of flavors and seasoning was good. The pho broth did not taste authentic, it was still good but, there w