Utea Pho

Bang for your buck kind of place! This place is near the UTAustim dorms and filled with college students. It could be difficult to find parking nearby. We were craving fried rice after a late night comedy show in HEB center. Very few places were open at the time. This being near university, was open late at night. There were so many students eating pho when we went there. I ordered tofu basil fried rice and spouse ordered shrimp basil fried rice. It was very good. Definitely ask for the chili oil to add some extra heat. I would highly recommend this place to vegan/vegetarian.

Pluckers was crazy busy so we stopped by here instead & we’re so glad that we did! The service was great; we had multiple people checking up on us throughout our meal. The fried rice had SO much flavor. So good, would highly recommend the rice! The vermicelli bowl was huge and fresh. You HAVE to get the cream puffs, they were deliciously light and airy. Everything shown here + 4 waters was only $33! TL;DR: good affordable food & friendly, attentive service

This place has gone downhill by a lot. The food used to be really good and fresh. It also had a ton of veggies and was also served hot. I was always excited about buying food from here since I’m from the DFW area. This last time was a huge disappointment. I have only tried the flat noodle. The portion was a lot smaller than in the past. It had no flavor and barely had any veggies. I saw like 3 or 4 pieces of bok choy and absolutely no broccoli. The noodles were mushy. Also it seemed like they had brand new staff. Maybe they changed the cooks? Idk but I definitely won’t be back. Walking in was a little awkward because there were 3 people staring us down.

This food was AMAZING. There are a good amount of vegan options too, and they're delicious. I also got a taro smoothie with boba, and I believe it's vegan, as well. The waiter told me the ingredients were ice, syrup and flavor powder (?) So it contained no milk. Anyways, go here if you want to try something new. You won't be disappointed!