Pho Ban Mai Menu (Update 2025)
Pho Ban Mai is a Vietnamese restaurant located in San Diego, offering a wide range of appetizers, Ban Mai specialties, and beverages. The menu includes delicious options like Egg Rolls, Shrimp Paste Rolls, Lotus Stems Salad, and Beef Steak Cubes with Fried Rice. Customers have praised the tasty Pho and affordable dishes, highlighting the quick service and cozy ambience. The restaurant provides a unique dining experience with a QR code menu system and attentive staff. Despite some mixed reviews, many patrons have enjoyed the flavorsome food and efficient service at Pho Ban Mai. Overall, this restaurant seems to be a promising choice for Vietnamese cuisine lovers looking for authentic and satisfying dishes in a casual setting.
Appetizers
A1 Egg Rolls
Crisp crepes stuffed with a mixture of ground pork, carrots, shrimp, egg, wood ear fungi, onions, laro root, noodles. Served with French fries, lettuce, mints and tangy vinaigrette fish sauce on the side as a dip.
A2 Spring Rolls
Shrimp pork, vermicelli noodles, bean sprouts, mint and lettuce leaves, rolled in a thin rice papper wrap.
A3 Pork Rinds Spring Rolls
Served with tangy vinaigrette fish sauce on the side as a dip.
A4 Summer Rolls with BBQ Pork
With pickled carrots and daikon. Served with a tangy vinaigrette fish sauce on the side as a dip.
A5 Pork Paste Rolls
Char-broiled pork pasta rolled in rice paper wrap with lettuce, cucumber, carrot, daikon, mints. Served with house special sauce.
A6 Shrimp Paste Rolls
Grilled shrimp paste rolled in rice paper wrap with lettuce, cucumber, carrot, daikon, mints. Served with lettuce special sauce.
A7 Mixed Order 4 Pcs
Two rolls each of grilled pork and shrimp paste.
A8 Del Mar Rolls
Shrimp and squid sauteed in butter-lemongass sauce, rolled in rice paper wrap with all the mixed greens. Served with "Mam Nem" fish sauce.
A9 Surf and Turf Rolls
Sliced beef and shrimp sauteed in butter-lemongass sauce, rolled in rice paper wrap with all the mixed greens. Served with "Mam Nem" fish sauce.
A10 Fried Tofu
Soft tofu cake, lightly battered and deep fried until golden crisp.
A11 Deep Fried Calamari
Calamari, lightly battered and deep-fried. Tossed with garlic, peppers and salt, red bell pepper and scallions.
A12 Chicken Wings in Fish Sauce
Home made fried chicken wings in a pungent and spicy fish sauce.
A13 Salt Pepper Chicken Wings in Butter
House special chicken wings.
Fried Rice Bowl
Steamed Rice Bowl
P1 Shouse Special Noodle Soup
A unique combination for meat lovers: slices of rare steak, well-done strak and brisket, flanks, tendors and tripe.
P2 Rice Noodles with Seafood
Priced per large. Shrimp, fish balls, squid, imitation crab, vegetable.
P3 Rice Noodles with Shrimps with Chicken Broth
Priced per large.
P4 Tofu and Vegetables Noodle in Chicken Broth
Priced per large.
P5 Well Done Steak Brisket Flanks Tendons and Tripe
P6 Slices of Rare Steak Well Done Flanks and Briskets Tendons and Tripe
P7 Slices of Rare Steak and Well Done Brisket
P8 Slices of Rare Steak and Well Done Flanks
P9 Slices of Rare Steak and Tendons
P10 Slice of Rare Steak and Tripe
P11 Slices of Rare Steak and Well Done Steak
P12 Well Done Steak
P13 Slices of Rares Teak
P14 Rice Noodles with Meatballs
P15 Meatballs in Broth Only
P16 Vietnamese Beef Stew with Noodles
P17 Vietnamese Beef Stew with French Bread
P18 Rice Noodles with Chicken Meats in Chicken Broth
P19 Bowl of Noodles Without Meats
P20 Kid s Bowl and a Soft Drink
9 years and younger. With choice of meatballs or well-done steak.
Noodle Soups
Veggie
V1 Veggie Spring Rolls 3 Pcs
With fried tofu, vermicelli noodles, bean sprouts, mint, lettuce and savory peanut sauce.
V2 Veggie Fried Rice
With baby bok choy, broccoli, celery, peas, carrots.
V3 Veggie Stir Fried Noodles
With stir fried baby bok choy, broccoli, carrots, celery, Chinese mushrooms, bean sprouts and tofu. Your choice of rice noodles, soft or crispy egg noodles.
V4 Stir Fried Vegetables with Tofu
With baby bock choy, broccoli, carrots, celery, bean sprouts with fried tofu in a special garlic sauce. Served with steamed rice.
V5 Tofu with Lemongrass and Hot Pepper Sauce
Fried tofu tossed in a hot pepepr-lemongrass sauce. Served with your choice of steamed rice or on a plate of vermicelli noodles.
V6 Eggplant and Tofu with Steamed Rice
Sauteed eggplant and fried tofu tossed in special sauce.
SW1 Grilled Chicken Sandwich
SW2 Pork Cha Siu Sandwich
SW3 Grilled Pork Sandwich
SW4 Beef Steak Sandwich
With onion and green pepepr only.
Vietnamese-Style Sandwiches
Stir-Fried Vegetables
R1 Chicken or Beef
R2 Shrimp and Squid
R3 Meat and Seafood
Beef, chicken, cha-siu pork, shrimp, squid and assorted vegetables stir-fried in a special house.
A14 Special Vietnamese Crispy Crepe
Pan fried flour crepe flavored with coconut milk, filled with shrimp, pork, onion, bean sprouts, mung bean. Served with assorted Asian greens and lime chili fish sauce dip.
A15 Shredded Chicken Salad
Steamed chicken meat over a bed of shredded cabbage, banana blossom, onion, carrot, herb. Topped with roasted peanut, fried shallot and served with house special fish sauce dressing.
A16 Lotus Stems Salad
Shrimp and pork over a mixed bed of lotus stems, celery, daikon, carrot, onion and bean sprouts. Topped with "Mam Nem" herb, roasted peanut, fried shallot and served in house special fish sauce vinaigrette dressing.
A17 Spicy Lemongrass Beef Soup
Spaghetti like rice noodles in a delicious hot and spicy brother with tender beef shank and pork tendon.
A18 Rice Vermicelli with Shrimp Paste
Vermicelli noodle with shrimp cake and tofu in delicious tomato soup.
A19 Beef Steak Cubes with Fried Rice and Salad
Marinated beef steak cubes and onion on a sizzling hot plate. Served with fried rice or steamed rice and a side of salad.
A20 Marinated Premium Short Ribs
Served with fried rice or steamed rice and a side of kimchi.
Ban Mai Specialties
Stir-Fried Noodles
S1 Beef
S2 Chicken
S3 Cha Siu Pork
S4 Shrimp and Squid
S5 Meat and Seafood
B1 Shrimp Paste in Bean Curd Skin
B2 Egg Rolls and Pork Rids
B3 Grilled Pork and Pork Rind
B4 Egg Rolls
B5 Grilled Pork
B6 Grilled Pork and Egg Rolls
B7 Grilled Chicken
B8 Grilled Chicken and Egg Rolls
B9 Grilled Beef Sirloin
B10 Grilled Beef Sirloin and Egg Rolls
B11 Grilled Shrimps
B12 Grilled Shrimps and Grilled Pork
B13 Grilled Shrimps and Egg Rolls
B14 Grilled Shrimps and Grilled Beef Sirloin
Noodles
Rice Entrees
C1 House Special Combo
Grilled pork, chicken, shrimp paste in bean curd skin, pork rinds and steamed meatloaf - with broken rice.
C2 Pork Combo
Grilled pork, pork rinds, and steamed meatloaf - with broken rice.
C3 Pork Chop Combo
Grilled pork chop, pork rinds and steamed meatloaf - with broken rice.
C4 Grilled Shrimps
Seasoned shrimps, grilled over an open flame - with steamed rice.
C5 Grilled Shrimps and Beef Combo
Beef filet sirloin and seasoned shrimps, grilled over an open flame - with steamed rice.
C6 Grilled Pork with Brocken Rice
C7 Grilled Pork with Broken Rice
C8 Grilled Chicken with Steamed Rice
C9 Grilled Beef Sirloin with Steamed Rice
C10 Beef or Chicken with Lemongrass and Hot Pepepr Sauce
Sauteed beef or chicken in a lemongrass, onion, and hot pepper sauce. Served with steamed rice.
C11 Orange Chicken
Battered and fried chicken meat, sauteed with special orange-flavored sauce. Served with steamed rice.
D1 Rainbow Bean Pudding On Ice
D2 Jelly with Chestnut Pearls and Mung Bean
D3 Presserved Longan Drink
D4 Mixed Herbal Drink
D5 Coconut Juice with Pulp
Desserts
Beverages
Espreso
With or without ice.
Espresso with Condensed Milk
Espresso with Condesed Milk On Ice
Freshly Squeezed Lemonade
Lemonade with Club Soda
Fermented Salty Plum Drink
Fermented Salty Plum with Club Soda
Fermented Salty Lemonade
Smoothies
With tapioca. Mango, pineapple, taro, strawberry, lychee, blueberry, passion fruit, avocado (add $1.00)