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United States

Arizona
Scottsdale - Saigon Nites http://www.saigonnites.com/ [CMK10]

California
Bakersfield - Pho Hut http://www.yelp.com/biz/pho-hut-bakersfield [Doc Savage]
Eureka - Pho Thien Long http://pho-thien-long.com/ [Doc Savage]
Fresno - Pho Phuong Nine [Doc Savage]
Irvine - Pho Bac Co [Mrjay]
Long Beach - Pho Hong Phat [SuperDudley]
Los Altos - Pho Vi Hoa http://www.phovihoa.com/[Doc Savage]
Milpitas - Pho Saigon Noodle House Yelp site [Doc Savage]
Modesto - Pho Bac Noodle Palace [Doc Savage]
Pamona - Pho Ha [ROCruiser]
San Diego - Tak Ky Mi Gia [R&R]
San Francisco - Aux Delices [Alpha]
San Francisco - PPQ [rjque]
San Francisco - Turtle Tower Restaurant [exc3ll]
San Francisco - Quan Viet on Ocean [imm2b]
San Francisco - Mangosteen in Tenderloin[imm2b]
San Francisco - Mong Thu in Tenderloin[imm2b]
San Jose - Pho My 5499 Snell Ave [Doc Savage]
San Jose - Pho Viet http://www.pho-viet.com/ [Doc Savage]
San Jose - Pho Y #1 [imm2b]

Colorado
Denver - Pho 95 [Daytona]
Denver - Pho Saigon [pseudoswede]

District of Columbia
Washington - Pho Viet link [platbrownguy]

Florida
Orlando - Pho Vinh [TravelMutt]
St. Petersburg - Ha Long Bay [imm2b]

Georgia
Atlanta - Pho Viet, 4300 Buford Hwy (but not chateau saigon, which is in the same shopping center, or pho dai loi in the little saigon strip mall) [crabbing]

Hawaii
Honolulu - Phở My Lien [Fredd]

Illinois
Chicago - Simply It [ChicagoDave]
Chicago - Tank Noodle [balima]
Des Planes/ORD - Dung Gia [aschuett]

Louisiana
New Orleans (east) - Dong Phuong http://dpbanhmi.com/DP_Bakery/Restaurant.html [oopsz]
New Orleans (westbank) - Tan Dinh [oopsz]

Maryland
Rockville - Pho 75 [crabbing]
Shady Grove - Pho Nam - love their broth, have it regularly [arjunrc]

Michigan
Madison Heights - Pho Hang [skchin]

Minnesota
Minneapolis - Quan Deli [Bear4Asian]

Missouri
St. Louis - Mai Lee Restaurant [Hakluyt]

New York
New York - Bao Noodles [CMK10]
New York - Obao (53rd between 2-3 Aves) [gfunkdave]

Pennsylvania
Philadelphia - Pho Ha (Washington Ave, South Philadelphia) [9Benua]

Virginia
Falls Church - Pho 88 http://pho88va.com [acker]
Herndon - Pho 75 [arlingtonflyer]
Herndon - Pho 99 [arlingtonflyer]

Washington
Lynnwood/Edmonds - Pho.com [BearX220]

Vietnam

Hanoi
Pho Thin - 13 Lò Đúc [imm2b]
Pho Thin - 2E Quang Trung accross from Hoan Kiem Lake [imm2b]

HCM City
Pho Hoa Pasteur - 260C Pasteur Street [imm2b]

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Mar 7, 2010 | 7:36 am

#136

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"What the pho?" around the Seattle area is very good. It's about a 5-min drive from SEA airport. I really like their modern setting.

HTSC

Jul 30, 2010 | 7:49 pm

#137

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Originally Posted by westcoastman

Vietnamese sandwiches or "Banh Mi" pictured here is a French-inspired baguette made up of thinly sliced, pickled carrots, daikon, onions, cilantro, choice of barbecued pork, paté, chicken and other meats. ... Nonethelesss find the right place and the banh mi can be an incredible deal for lunch.

In the San Gabriel Valley in Southen California, we have our pick of banh mi places, including Lee's and Mr. Baguette. My favorite is Banh Mi and Che Cali, which has several branches in Rosemead and San Gabriel. They recently opened a very large location in a former bank which actually has table service (the others are strictly counter order) and has a menu that includes Pho, bun, spring, and summer rolls. A banh mi is $2.50 and it is buy two, get one free. Their desserts also have the same promo and the boba tea is buy one, get one free. Here was my lunch order for myself and two others.

Three banh mi
Three desserts
Two boba teas

Total = $11.

Last edited by FlyinHawaiian; Jul 30, 2010 at 7:55 pm

Aug 1, 2010 | 11:09 pm

#138

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Where do Vietnamese restaurants get all those tendons? I can't find them anywhere!

Aug 1, 2010 | 11:11 pm

#139

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Originally Posted by skchin

Where do Vietnamese restaurants get all those tendons? I can't find them anywhere!

From meat distributors. No demand for them at your local Safeways.

Aug 2, 2010 | 12:27 pm

#140

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Quote:

Originally Posted by skchin

Where do Vietnamese restaurants get all those tendons? I can't find them anywhere!

Find a Mexican or Asian grocery store that has a meat counter.
or find a real butcher who will gladly sell them to you.

Aug 2, 2010 | 4:41 pm

#141

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyinHawaiian

That's pretty cheap considering the value that you get.

Last edited by samsong; Aug 5, 2010 at 3:25 pm

Aug 2, 2010 | 8:27 pm

#142

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Better Atlanta choice than the previously mentioned ones is Dai Loi # 2 on Buford Highway northeast of downtown....one man's opinion anyway.

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Aug 3, 2010 | 2:52 am

#143

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Cheating Pho .... at home in the UK

Sometimes you yearn for Pho ..... but when you're in a small village in Hampshire .... so far away from the full Pho ... a bit of cheating is forgiveable and is better than nothing.

Chilli beef with noodles and a pack of Vegetable and beansprout stif fry .... all stir fried and then a couple of cans of beef consomme added and served in an enourmous bowl with some flat leaf parsley and some chopped red chilli slices on top isn't authentic but approximates enough when you're desperate.

I hate to say this ... but it is good.

Aug 3, 2010 | 12:33 pm

#144

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If you need a recipe, lemme know... I make pho at home and I come pretty close to the real deal...

HTSC

Quote:

Originally Posted by uk1

Sometimes you yearn for Pho ..... but when you're in a small village in Hampshire .... so far away from the full Pho ... a bit of cheating is forgiveable and is better than nothing.

I hate to say this ... but it is good.

Feb 23, 2012 | 11:50 am

#145

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Time to bump this classic thread. A new Vietnamese place has opened in Durham called the Saigon Grill. It's on Roxboro Street a little north of downtown and while the space is truly unimpressive, the restaurant is not. I got their #5 special today which features: eye round steak, flank, tendon, tripe, brisket and beef meatballs. Mmm.

Mar 5, 2012 | 3:15 pm

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I do love my pho with all the various meats in it. But no hot sauce for me.

Mar 7, 2012 | 9:20 am

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Originally Posted by CApreppie

But no hot sauce for me.

Blasphemy!!

I don't put hoisin sauce in mine.

Quite a few pho places have opened up in the southern Denver suburbs.

Mar 12, 2012 | 8:05 am

#148

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Originally Posted by UNITED959

There's a decent spot for Pho in Chicago...at Wabash and Washington (roughly). Can't recall the name at the moment, but they also deliver...

Apparently Chicago is filled with great Vietnamese food. I'll try to find an article I just read and post.

Mar 12, 2012 | 10:09 am

#149

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Quote:

Originally Posted by karlafung

I personally don't care for chicken pho as I don't think it qualifies as real pho, but its a good place to start as an introduction.

Quote:

Originally Posted by violist

I think that chicken pho is sort of weird

Chicken Pho is one of the hardest Pho to master, when done right, it's a bowl of heaven, the clear broth, lime leaf, the chicken aroma, it's purest in it's original form. I haven't found many Pho places in the US that can make a decent bowl of Pho Ga (chicken). That is probaly one of the reasons that its not as popular as Pho Bo (beef). Pho Ga is actually originated from Hanoi, the birth place of Pho, so if you ever get a chance, don't miss it.

In San Francisco, there are 2 northern Pho restaurants that make a good bowl of Pho Ga, Quan Bac on Geary and Turtle Tower on Larkin. Try it, you may not go back to Pho Bo (beef).

Mar 18, 2012 | 9:25 am

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The best yet: Pho Ha in Pomona, CA on Indian Hill. We have tried Pho up and down the west coast but Pho Ha is still our favorite. Husband is a soup person and he loves this place, their soup is super tasty. The rice noodle actually does not agree with me so I substitute with egg noodle. I know it's not the right way but it's better for me.