Hello TL! This is a thread for all lovers of the vietnamese noodle soup dish, Pho! (pronounced fuh)
For those of you that aren't very accostemed to Asian foods, check out a quick introduction to Pho from Anthony Bourbain of travel channel
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.
i go to Pho Cow Cali in San Diego. It has pretty reasonable service, food comes in about 3-4 minutes, and the waiters usually do what you ask It has amazing tasting eggrolls, crunchy and fresh tasting. The sauce is your good ol' peanut sauce that tastes great. The Pho is amazing, big sizes and you can peek in the kitchen window and see all the authentic ingredients in their huge boiling pot. Their broken rice and rice veremecelli dishes are great too! As usual, their Pho is served with the condiments of basil, pepper, beansprouts, and lime chunks. Standard Price, 5.75 for a small and 6.35 for a large. The large, once again, is really big.
So now my question to all of you, is which Pho do you eat at? That way, in case we stop by your city, we can find a good pho I always find yelp to be not the best at grading Pho, as many times i have tried yelp and visited a "4 star" restaurant for it to be dismal in my standards.
There are any number of Vietnamese cafe/bars on Swanston street in Melbourne's CBD. If I feel like pho, any of them is fine, they pretty much all make it the same way.
Mekong might be one of the better places; it proudly advertises how BILL CLINTON ate TWO BOWLS and challenges you to do better! But the waiters don't even talk to you, they just stand over you and stare until you order...
Man, ever since I first saw Bourdain basically orgasm over pho, I wanted to have REAL, good pho here in NYC. They have these Korean-run "Pho" places in Flushing, but I'm sure there are more authentic, better places to eat them.
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
In Georgia, there's a small chain called Saigon Cafe. A friend of mine's family owns it, so I get discounts every now and then. I would go there even without the friend loyalty as the Pho is extremely good there. Small is pretty cheap, I think 3-4 dollars maybe (I might be mistaken). Large is a bit more expensive but it is huge, as with Pho tradition.
The Pho comes in a variety of combinations. But like most, it does come with the basil, beansprout, lime, sliced onion, etc group. I don't really know where all of the Saigon Cafes are located, but they're all over GA. They have a website: http://atlsaigongroup.com/saigoncafe/. Definitely stop by if you need some pho and are in the area. Also the owner's son (my friend) play sc2 so if you run into him you'd have something to talk about, I suppose.
I eat it at a place called Pho Country in Carson City, NV. They make spectacular pho, they have some other nice dishes too. I've been addicted to the stuff ever since my mom gave me some when I was 6.
On June 06 2011 09:26 Tracil wrote: There are any number of Vietnamese cafe/bars on Swanston street in Melbourne's CBD. If I feel like pho, any of them is fine, they pretty much all make it the same way.
Mekong might be one of the better places; it proudly advertises how BILL CLINTON ate TWO BOWLS and challenges you to do better! But the waiters don't even talk to you, they just stand over you and stare until you order...
yeah i hate that, usually waiters at asian restaurants aren't very friendly, but when they are they are always bubbly and hilarious and hook you up good hahaha
I "pho"king love PHO! living in NYC is really awesome since there are lots of restaurants
On June 06 2011 09:28 jpak wrote: Man, ever since I first saw Bourdain basically orgasm over pho, I wanted to have REAL, good pho here in NYC. They have these Korean-run "Pho" places in Flushing, but I'm sure there are more authentic, better places to eat them.
Go to Mekong near the 160~st northern hanahreum
EDIT: GO to phobang near the flushing library. It's amazing
I live in Calgary and my mom makes the best Pho I have ever tasted, nothing in my city compares to it, little Saigon in orange county doesn't compare and even the pho in Vietnam doesn't compare to her recipe either. Only one who makes Pho better than my mom is my grandma who taught her the recipe =). I run on this stuff, Pho is my fuel.
On June 06 2011 09:28 jpak wrote: Man, ever since I first saw Bourdain basically orgasm over pho, I wanted to have REAL, good pho here in NYC. They have these Korean-run "Pho" places in Flushing, but I'm sure there are more authentic, better places to eat them.
Go to Mekong near the 160~st northern hanahreum
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?
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