May 26, 2013, 12:26 am
Last edit by: Doc Savage
Put down your favourite Pho places here!
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 L Đc [imm2b]
Pho Thin - 2E Quang Trung accross from Hoan Kiem Lake [imm2b]
HCM City
Pho Hoa Pasteur - 260C Pasteur Street [imm2b]
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 L Đc [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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May 1, 2012 | 1:01 am
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This is debatable. Cows were not for food consumption prior to the French arrival in VN.
Less aromatic? Star anise-less may be.
I agree about the southern influence of the US Pho. In SF there are a couple of northern Pho places that comes close to the real thing, but nothing beats a steamy hot bowl in Hanoi with just lime and abundance of spring onion. None of that bean sprouts, basil or hosin sauce to dilute the broth.
A related note: the Pho in the north, where it originated, is distinct from that in the South. I think the broth is less aromatic and complex, and they garnishing herbs are also different.
Since the majority of emigrants were Southerners, its their style that is widely recognized as Pho in the USA
Since the majority of emigrants were Southerners, its their style that is widely recognized as Pho in the USA
I agree about the southern influence of the US Pho. In SF there are a couple of northern Pho places that comes close to the real thing, but nothing beats a steamy hot bowl in Hanoi with just lime and abundance of spring onion. None of that bean sprouts, basil or hosin sauce to dilute the broth.
May 1, 2012 | 3:32 am
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May 4, 2012 | 10:52 am
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Ngo: "Well, old Bessie's on her last legs, and it's time....."
Ba: "We'll slaughter her tomorrow, the meat for the Legion, the bones for the broth, and the tendons to finish the Pho!"
Agree on garnishes, generally, the sprouts being a heretical innovation, but spring onions, cilantro (a bunch) and sliced green chillis/chiles/Serrano work fine, another of those imports from the Americas, required. In memory tendon was the principal "meat" component of low priced Pho for the revenue-impaired.
Without Nuoc Mam, is life really worth living?
May 5, 2012 | 10:44 pm
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I always like to have some banh cuon as a side dish when having a Pho, unfortunately out of the 4-5 places I know only one of them has this on the menu...
May 5, 2012 | 10:52 pm
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This is wrong. Beef was the first Pho. Chicken was a derivative.
A related note: the Pho in the north, where it originated, is distinct from that in the South. I think the broth is less aromatic and complex, and they garnishing herbs are also different.
Since the majority of emigrants were Southerners, its their style that is widely recognized as Pho in the USA
A related note: the Pho in the north, where it originated, is distinct from that in the South. I think the broth is less aromatic and complex, and they garnishing herbs are also different.
Since the majority of emigrants were Southerners, its their style that is widely recognized as Pho in the USA
May 5, 2012 | 11:01 pm
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May 5, 2012 | 11:18 pm
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TMOliver - LOL. Funny stuff.
Nuoc Mam is stuff legends are made of.
aster - Banh Cuon is a tough dish to make and it has a short shelf life. It's only good when made to order, that's why you don't see many restaurants have this dish. This is a northern specialty, so if you are in the States, it's hard to find. There are couple variations of this dish too. The perfect blended Nuoc Cham (dipping sauce of Nuoc Mam) can make or break this dish. BTW, wiki is probably done by someone from the south because people from the north don't eat this dish with slide cucumber or sprouts :-)
Nuoc Mam is stuff legends are made of.
May 6, 2012 | 2:09 am
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for me lifelong its always been culantro (or 'mexican cilantro') , thai basil, and bean sprouts as herb garnish
the bean sprouts of course are prevalent in many other vietnamese dishes as well