Golden Star Vietnamese Restaurant, San Francisco

Overview

4.0

72 reviews

Excellent27%
Very good43%
Average22%
Poor6%
Terrible2%

Travellers talk about

“pho” (29 reviews)

“imperial rolls” (5 reviews)

“noodles” (7 reviews)

Open Now

10:30 AM - 8:30 PM Hours

CUISINES

Asian, Vietnamese, Vegetarian Friendly

PRICE

$

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LOCATION

11 Walter U Lum Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108-1801

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1 - 10 of 65 reviews

Steve S

Lynnfield, Massachusetts

5

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Pho with Passion in San Fran Chinatown

While vacationing in San Francisco, met up with cousin for early dinner at Golden Star. It's a family-run business. One of the elders waited on us. We asked why sliced pork or sliced chicken wasn't shown in the soup on menu. Waiter said meat retains...More

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Robert W

Walnut Creek, California

13075

Reviewed 25 February 2018

Average quality for cheap price and extremely unfriendly service

4 persons (2 asian with knowledge of Vietnamese food). Overall: Average quality but big portions. Spring roles were best of all. Phos were average and no specific taste. Service was very pushy for tipping..... if you don't tip sufficient to their liking - the lady...More

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Michelle J

New York City, New York

25025

Reviewed 7 January 2018 via mobile

Cheap!

Service was super quick. We ordered the pho and spring rolls which came out super quickly. For a pho place, it was good and cheap.

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Hendra T

132102

Reviewed 31 December 2017 via mobile

Poor service. Poor staff hospitality.

31dec2017 1040am Too much bean sprout! Sucks! Ordere the spice sweat and sour soup (no91), the content is 90% bean sprout! The soup smells bean sprout! Crazy! The lady boss, bring drinks and spill here there. The Boss (an old man) is not polite. STRONGLY...More

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Alan B

Houston

10133

Reviewed 15 October 2017 via mobile

Authentic Vietnamese in Chinatown

Good food, quick and friendly service and a real value. I liked the spicy calamari and enjoyed the complimentary tea

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Wandere1963

Atlanta, GA

10533

Reviewed 7 October 2017 via mobile

Fast, cheap and tasty

This place is well-known for their pho. I was not in the mood for pho so I gave their shrimp and pork combination a try. It was not the best I’ve ever had (Hu Dat in Corpus Christi has the best), but it was very...More

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Elad I

Tel Aviv, Israel

7

Reviewed 30 September 2017 via mobile

Great food, OK service

We came with low expectations but were surprised at how good the food actually was. Service was sorta awkward but still OK. Prices are decent for the area. Would definitely recommend this place!

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Mike T

Eagle, Idaho

521250

Reviewed 25 September 2017

Excellent Pho !

Was in the city, visiting with our daughter and was hungry for Pho. Punched up TripAdvisor and found Golden Star. We love Pho, but in Boise the selection is very limited. Quick service outstanding Salad rolls and very good Pho. Peanut sauce a little whimper....More

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joelmcc

San Francisco, California

61

Reviewed 18 September 2017

Excellent Vietnamese food in SF Chinatown, convenient, quick, outstanding value

Located in San Francisco's Chinatown, I used to come here some 25 years ago when I lived and worked in SF, I have not been back for at least 20 years. Just tried it again for lunch on a busy Sunday. I was pleased with...More

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Josh K

Los Angeles, California

23547

Reviewed 11 September 2017

Excellent Pho, great value CASH ONLY

Great Pho restaurant. One issue I have had with some Pho restaurants is a very small quantity of meat in the soup. This was not the case here it was a good ratio of meat and noodles to broth. Another big plus was excellent imperial...More

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