Yes. The Master Pho Challenge is a real monthly eating contest held at Master Pho, a real Vietnamese restaurant at 5145 Buford Hwy NE, Doraville, GA. The contest has run monthly since November 2025, crowning real winners every event - most recently on June 27, 2026. Entry is $35, capped at 99 contestants, with published prizes, a signed waiver, and public terms. Next contest: Sunday, August 2, 2026, 8:00 PM.
How to verify us (please do)
- The restaurant is real and open 24/7. Walk in any hour at 5145 Buford Hwy NE, Doraville, GA 30340, or call +1 (678) 743-9999.
- The reviews are public. Read us on Google and Yelp - we don't get to edit those.
- Past winners are on the home page. The Challenge has crowned winners every month since November 2025 - the June 2026 champions are photographed on the main page, along with the 2025 winners' circle.
- The rules are written down. Contestants must be 18+, every entrant signs a liability waiver, and the terms and privacy policy are published.
How the contest works
Entry is $35 flat, capped at 99 contestants. First one to finish the bowl of pho wins. Monthly prizes are published in advance - topped by an iPhone 17 Pro Max plus gift-card prizes through 5th place, and every contestant outside the top 5 receives a $25 gift card. Full prize breakdown here.
And is the food actually good?
That part you should judge yourself - which is easy, because the kitchen never closes. The contest exists because we're confident in the bowl: the same giant bowls contestants race are on the menu every day. Here's our case for the best pho in Atlanta.
Join the Pho Challenge - $35
Only 99 seats · every contestant outside the top 5 gets a $25 gift card