this is hands down my favorite pho place in alexandria. i like pho that is more "authentic" and less americanized. i do not like the type of pho that is so authentic there are chicken feet in the soup. and yes that has happened to me. the smoothies here are good. the spring rolls are good. this is easily one of my top 3 favorite places of all time. the prices are average for a pho place. many people around old town alexandria will rave about cafe bahn mi but i prefer viet house