EPTI like it cause of the name and it's not bad there either xD
Pho - Vietnamese noodle dish, which do you eat at? - Page 2
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1004
United States104 Posts
I like it cause of the name and it's not bad there either xD | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On June 06 2011 09:46 jpak wrote: I'll remember that the next time I go to Flushing for an event. Can anyone also talk about the different sauces you can put into pho? You probably find Sriracha hot chili sauce (self-explanatory) and Hoisin sauce (sweet and hot) at every pho place. Sriracha is all you need imo! | ||
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Elasticity
3420 Posts
 I've tried some in Germany but none of them was half of the quality in Hanoi (origin of Pho). Btw, I'm vietnamese living in germany lol | ||
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Thienan567
United States670 Posts
On June 06 2011 09:32 intoyourrainbOW wrote: i live in philly right now but unfortunately the pho here isn't that great. i've had pho in NYC and it wasn't that great either. pho just sucks in the east coast imo. The best pho i've had was in the Pacific NW--Portland or Seattle You ever hear of Pho 75? It's a chain of pho restaurants in philly and dc. There's a plaza on Adams Ave right off Roosevelt boulevard. It's pretty good pho, if you're unsatisfied there's a cafe right next to it that makes great avocado shake. | ||
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esasafe
United States103 Posts
On June 06 2011 09:44 zoLo wrote: For anyone living in the Sunnyvale, San Jose, Cupertino, etc area, make sure to check out: - House of Pho - Pho Mai - Pho Little Saigon - Pho Thanh Long - Pho Nam Also don't forget Pho Y #1 - not my personal favorite, but almost all my friends prefer it. The broth is too....fragrant? It tastes like they put in a lot of herbs and fragrant components into the broth. The meat also tends to come out a little overcooked - the only way to get it cooked the way you want is to ask for it to come out raw on a plate, which only works for the eye round steak, unfortunately. I love Beef Noodle #1, which is right across the street from Pho Y, but that's probably because I grew up eating there every other week or so. Don't expect amazing service at either of these places, btw. Pho Kim Long is good for Pho Ga (Chicken Pho) which may seem odd to everyone who eats Pho Bo, but is tasty and delicious in its own way. I think the South Bay, as well as the OC (from what I hear), are two of the best regions to find amazing Vietnamese food due to the giant Vietnamese populations. In addition, don't go to Vietnam expecting pho along the same lines as the kind you get here in the USA. Quality of ingredients + any sort of control over food prep is, as expected, a bit lower. That and obviously the pho will differ from region to region in Vietnam, as each area has their own preferences and ways to prepare pho. Please avoid Lee Noodle House and Pho Hoa - two of the worst pho places I've eaten at. Lee Noodle House is good if you're drunk and have a designated driver to get you there at 2AM for some munchies, but that's about the only reason that would make me eat there. Fun fact: there's a late night pho delivery around the Berkeley campus area called Pho Me Now - not amazing, but good for eating at your all night study sessions / after-party-munchies. | ||
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DragonDefonce
United States790 Posts
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Tempest[OEC]
United States417 Posts
As for sauces, Sriracha chili sauce is all you need, baby. | ||
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MiStAh
United States98 Posts
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bloodorc44
United States31 Posts
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.DrK
Canada326 Posts
and in vietnam, theres pho restaurants everywhere and basically you can eat it during breakfast (i love eating pho for breakfast). | ||
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LoLAdriankat
United States4307 Posts
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Elasticity
3420 Posts
On June 06 2011 10:08 bloodorc44 wrote: I'm fortunate enough to have a bà ngoại who cooks for me anytime I'm in town ^^ I see what you did there  | ||
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Snuggles
United States1865 Posts
On June 06 2011 09:57 minhchi1211 wrote: All of you guys here should go to Hanoi to eat the best original Pho I've tried some in Germany but none of them was half of the quality in Hanoi (origin of Pho). Btw, I'm vietnamese living in germany lol Wow you're vietnamese and living in Germany =O? That's pretty awesome haha. I'm viet too and I've had the pleasure to visit my family in Vietnam and the food there is seriously 10x better than Viet food in the states. But of course its a hit or miss, sometimes you end up with really crappy food that will give you a stomach virus (don't eat eggs, I blacked out from em)... Tourist areas in Vietnam tend to have really crappy food since they expect foreigners to be unable to tell the difference between good and bad pho. Asking a local in the area what a good spot is your best bet. | ||
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Daozzt
United States1263 Posts
Little Saigon is pretty much Vietnam 2.0, except without the poorer living conditions, so better ingredients are more common. Even my parents agree that pho in CA generally tastes better than pho in Vietnam. | ||
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zoLo
United States5896 Posts
On June 06 2011 09:57 minhchi1211 wrote: All of you guys here should go to Hanoi to eat the best original Pho I've tried some in Germany but none of them was half of the quality in Hanoi (origin of Pho). Btw, I'm vietnamese living in germany lol To a degree it's true, but the living conditions and cleanliness turns off a lot of Vietnamese living out of the motherland. I've known a ton of Vietnamese born who say that Pho made out of the country taste way better. Oh, places like Pho Hoa are nasty tbh... It's like saying Pho Hoa is the McDonald's for Vietnamese people. | ||
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Quanbsn
Vietnam18 Posts
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.DrK
Canada326 Posts
On June 06 2011 10:11 zoLo wrote: To a degree it's true, but the living conditions and cleanliness turns off a lot of Vietnamese living out of the motherland. I've known a ton of Vietnamese born who say that Pho made out of the country taste way better. Oh, places like Pho Hoa are nasty tbh... It's like saying Pho Hoa is the McDonald's for Vietnamese people. i agree that the cleanliness turns off a lot of the vietnamese people, since i know a few friends who wont go visit their homeland because of it. but, if youre lucky, you discover some places where the pho is incredible and waaayyy better than those made out of the country. basically, in vietnam theyre hit and miss. | ||
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DJ Roomba
158 Posts
Service Quality Price. all the good pho spots have horrible service though | ||
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ScythedBlade
308 Posts
On June 06 2011 10:16 DJ Roomba wrote: Now, the hardest part about eating Pho is finding a good place to eat at. The three things that i classify my Pho's are Service Quality Price. all the good pho spots have horrible service though Probably because the good pho attracts so many people that they cannot service enough people enough =) | ||
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xHassassin
United States270 Posts
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