Beyond Restaurant & Lounge

Our server Abby couldn’t have been more accommodating and efficient. The owner was lovely! My friend and I found the restaurant through Google as we were looking for a good place for pho while traveling North on Rt81. Our pho was delicious. Love the atmosphere, service, quality of the food, and covered free parking right across the street. Don’t miss this gem of a restaurant please!

Said closed at 9PM got there 8:30PM told we had 1 min to order - were traveling and have allergies Gluten Dairy- thank goodness we got served. Pho was flavorful broth and large portion, lots of rice noodles, good amount of brisket, jalapeño, and bean sprouts w 1/2 lime. Other plate had generous portion of rice veggies and the chicken for good price! Place is no frills for ambiance, but for a college area just fine!

Solid Asian food! The service was a little slow the night I came in, but I think it was just the server I ended up with so not going to knock stars off there. The summer special cocktails were delicious (pictured are the Peach Smash and Peach Mojito). We ordered the Pineapple Wontons as an appetizer that was also really good. For entrees, we had the Crispy Orange Chicken and split some sushi rolls (the Danny and the Red River). It was so much food and we couldn't finish it all, and the Danny was perhaps the most dense roll I've ever seen. That's not bad because it was amazing, but it was extremely filling. Very satisfied with the meal here, would absolutely come back when in town.

Visited Beyond with colleagues and a job candidate. We went early, so the noise level was fine and the atmosphere quaint, but by the time we left, it was pretty busy and quite loud. I can't speak for anyone else in my party, but I found my entree--Vietnamese noodles with chicken--to be very disappointing. First, my entree looked exactly like the Drunken Noodles our candidate ordered--same vegetables, same noodles, same presentation. I wasn't expecting wide flat noodles--I thought it would be served with thin rice noodles. The wide noodles would have been fine except they were all clumped together and super solid in the middle of the clump. Not very appetizing. In addition, the entree was VERY spicy and contained A LOT of Thai Basil. The description didn't mention Thai basil or it being spicy. I almost wonder if I wasn't served the someone else's Drunken Noodles by mistake. Beyond the spiciness, the entree lacked flavor otherwise. Had we not been with a candidate, I would have sent it back. As it were, I took most of the entree home to my husband, who also agreed it was not good. I am a little embarrassed we took a candidate there. Harrisonburg definitely has better to offer.