[1][4] As of 2017[update], it has more than 70 locations[3] across the United States, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Taiwan.

[2] In 1984, Binh Nguyen and Phan Jiang opened their first Phở Hòa location in Lion Plaza, the first Asian shopping center in San Jose, California, based on a Phở Hòa restaurant that opened in Santa Ana the previous year.

[5][6] In 1986, they began manufacturing a proprietary spice blend for their phở.

[1] Phở Hòa opened its first location in Asia in 1995.

[1] Phở Hòa claims to be the first Vietnamese restaurant chain to franchise.