Noodle & Pho

Food/Taste/Flavor: 4/5 - ordered two Pho with one Rare Beef (#13) and one Rare Beef and Brisket (#15).
The broth was a bit salty but quite one dimensional where we didn't care to finish the soup.
The rare beef was already cooked all the way through by the time it arrived at our table that we're not quite sure what the difference between that and well-cooked would be.
It was interesting in that there were sliced mint in the soup but the cilantro was out on the plate for you to add based on preference.
While the noodle was good, it wasn't quite enough to fill either of us. Service: 3/5 - very efficient but not friendly at all since she seemed annoyed at any questions/requests.
We've been to small Asian restaurants before but this is a whole different level of curtness. Ambiance: 5/5 - clean overall with light instrumental music playing Value for price: 4/5 - not the best pho but seemed like it was one of the only options around.
Not sure why they were selling live fish as pets at a restaurant....?

I’ve been coming here for years and absolutely love their food, but I went yesterday and the noodles were completely different.
I did not like them at all.
Can someone please post to confirm when they go back to the small noodles? These were like wide and flat.
Changed the whole vibe of the pho.
Still giving a 5 because it’s always been so good otherwise.
My only other complaint is them not being open when they say they will be.
Happens all the time.

I moved away from this area in December 2020 to a much larger city with a significantly larger Vietnamese population and many more Pho restaurants.
Despite this, this restaurant remains the gold standard against which I compare every Pho experience.
The Stewing Beef Pho (it used to be number 21 on the menu) here is amazing.
I have never found any restaurant that surpasses it.
I used to eat here so frequently that the owner knew my order as soon as I walked in.
I miss this place so much! I miss how clean and consistent it was.
The only thing I don’t miss is their sporadic closures or changes in operating hours.
Since I moved away, I’ve tried probably 50+ Pho restaurants, and only one even comes close to this place, but none exceed its food taste and quality.
Who knew the best Pho was in Hixson, TN!