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May 26, 2013, 12:26 am by Doc SavagePut 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]
Became Pho convert when visiting HCM City last year.
Found Pho places in Shekou (a suburb of Shenzhen, China) and in Shanghai (really cool Vietnamese place, never find it again though)
Never seen one in UK...but given that I live in Derbyshire perhaps not that surprising
but those pork fried spring rolls with mint......
nickyboy
Found Pho places in Shekou (a suburb of Shenzhen, China) and in Shanghai (really cool Vietnamese place, never find it again though)
Never seen one in UK...but given that I live in Derbyshire perhaps not that surprising
but those pork fried spring rolls with mint......
nickyboy
In Vancouver, we really like Le Do on East Hastings Street for pho -- their broth is rich yet not greasy. Their "bun" dishes are also excellent, especially their ladyfingers or as per the menu, pasted pork.
Northern Virginia has a significant Vietnamese population and there are Pho restaurants in just about every strip mall. I've been to a half-dozen of them and have found all of them to be absolutely delicious.
Is the word pronounced "foe: or more like "fuuuh?
Is the word pronounced "foe: or more like "fuuuh?
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Is the word pronounced "foe: or more like "fuuuh?
Yea, Northern Virginia has great Vietnamese food. Although one of the best, Queen Bee, closed a few years ago. It is the latter pronunciation from what I can tell. I was told in Hanoi by a rather confused guide that when asking for the former, I was asking for a prostitute.Originally Posted by MileageAddict
Northern Virginia has a significant Vietnamese population and there are Pho restaurants in just about every strip mall. I've been to a half-dozen of them and have found all of them to be absolutely delicious.Is the word pronounced "foe: or more like "fuuuh?
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Is the word pronounced "foe: or more like "fuuuh?
Originally Posted by MileageAddict
Northern Virginia has a significant Vietnamese population and there are Pho restaurants in just about every strip mall. I've been to a half-dozen of them and have found all of them to be absolutely delicious.Is the word pronounced "foe: or more like "fuuuh?
I've been told that the correct pronounciation is more like "fuuh", not "fo"...
Houston also has a fairly large Vietnamese population, which is why we have so many Pho and Vietnamese Noodle Houses here.
Not that I'm complaining, mind you.
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Yep, see post #54 in this thread. fa or fuh, it ain't fo. At least they don't pronounce it that way in Saigon.Originally Posted by hlburi
I've been told that the correct pronounciation is more like "fuuh", not "fo"...
Former user name: laundrian
it pronounces "FUUH"
adding some of my experiences to the mix:
LA: pho hoa, spring street (chinatown).
"pho hoa" seems to be a common name, but it does not imply anything in common between two restaurants with the same name. for example, there was a much better one in monterey park on atlantic, but it was closed for a long time and i never saw it reopened (although a sign on the door said they had a new address that i never wrote down).
atlanta: pho viet (i think), buford highway.
i mainly remember this place because it is in the same strip mall as huang giang, a place that has interesting dishes but terrible pho. in fact, most of the pho places i tried in atlanta, on buford hwy or elsewhere, were terrible.
i don't think anyone else mentioned it, but pho is breakfast, so i won't try a place that doesn't open early (even though i have never had it for breakfast myself; it's a question of authenticity).
i also agree that good, authentic pho restaurants will generally not be clean. it's not a guarantee of quality, though.
any recommendations for great (or at least good) pho in rockville/gaithersburg MD? i've tried pho 75 on rockville pike by the 7/11, but i'd like to know what my options are.
LA: pho hoa, spring street (chinatown).
"pho hoa" seems to be a common name, but it does not imply anything in common between two restaurants with the same name. for example, there was a much better one in monterey park on atlantic, but it was closed for a long time and i never saw it reopened (although a sign on the door said they had a new address that i never wrote down).
atlanta: pho viet (i think), buford highway.
i mainly remember this place because it is in the same strip mall as huang giang, a place that has interesting dishes but terrible pho. in fact, most of the pho places i tried in atlanta, on buford hwy or elsewhere, were terrible.
i don't think anyone else mentioned it, but pho is breakfast, so i won't try a place that doesn't open early (even though i have never had it for breakfast myself; it's a question of authenticity).
i also agree that good, authentic pho restaurants will generally not be clean. it's not a guarantee of quality, though.
any recommendations for great (or at least good) pho in rockville/gaithersburg MD? i've tried pho 75 on rockville pike by the 7/11, but i'd like to know what my options are.
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i don't think anyone else mentioned it, but pho is breakfast, so i won't try a place that doesn't open early (even though i have never had it for breakfast myself; it's a question of authenticity).
I'd eat it for breakfast if I could!Originally Posted by crabbing
adding some of my experiences to the mix:i don't think anyone else mentioned it, but pho is breakfast, so i won't try a place that doesn't open early (even though i have never had it for breakfast myself; it's a question of authenticity).
The earliest I've seen a Pho place open in Houston is 10 AM.
In general, Pho in the United States (particularly SF, SJ, LA, Houston) are much better than those in Vietnam. Obviously prepared in better condition, too.
Pho isnt just a breakfast dish. It's an all-day dish. Though in Vietnam many places close by dinner time. But that applies to many food vendors, not just pho.
Pho isnt just a breakfast dish. It's an all-day dish. Though in Vietnam many places close by dinner time. But that applies to many food vendors, not just pho.
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You obviously didn't eat at the right places in Vietnam.Originally Posted by deniah
In general, Pho in the United States (particularly SF, SJ, LA, Houston) are much better than those in Vietnam.
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I agree with this. Eating in Vietnam is one of the most incredible experiences. The pho is not meant to be all fancy like it is in the US. Originally Posted by SaigonCyclo
You obviously didn't eat at the right places in Vietnam.
Eating Pho off the street while you sit on the short plastic stool with all the motor bikes whizzing past is as good as it gets!
I heard a Singaporean traveler say that they thought the Pho in Singapore was better.
Quite frankly, how can pho be better outside of Vietnam? it is the standard which all other pho in the world is judged.
I guess it depends on what is meant byt "better"... It may be more "sophisticated" outside of V.N. because it's meant to be a foreign food.
Just like having a bratwurst in the US vs Germany. I'll take the German version (on a crust roll with just a touch of mustard) anytime of day over the fixings-laden version in the US. But that's just me.
HTSC
Just like having a bratwurst in the US vs Germany. I'll take the German version (on a crust roll with just a touch of mustard) anytime of day over the fixings-laden version in the US. But that's just me.
HTSC
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Eating Pho off the street while you sit on the short plastic stool with all the motor bikes whizzing past is as good as it gets!
I heard a Singaporean traveler say that they thought the Pho in Singapore was better.
Quite frankly, how can pho be better outside of Vietnam? it is the standard which all other pho in the world is judged.
Originally Posted by Bonus Miles
I agree with this. Eating in Vietnam is one of the most incredible experiences. The pho is not meant to be all fancy like it is in the US. Eating Pho off the street while you sit on the short plastic stool with all the motor bikes whizzing past is as good as it gets!
I heard a Singaporean traveler say that they thought the Pho in Singapore was better.
Quite frankly, how can pho be better outside of Vietnam? it is the standard which all other pho in the world is judged.
Introduced to Pho in Cholon many decades ago, I continued to be amazed at the differences in ingredients, composition and flavor based on the origin of the chef. I suspect that Vietnamese cuisine was/is as regionalized in its own way (small regions?) as is Chinese food. In our only local noodle shop, the owner's wife is from the North, and her Pho tastes quite different than what I was used to - not bad, but far sweeter and heavier.
One friend, an old SEA hand, claims that in California, the Pho has become as "Americanized" as US resturant Cantonese food, a far piece from the quays along the Whampoa or something.
Then there's FrancoViet food, including that strange semi-military dish apparently once popular among Legionaires deployed to Indo China, sauced cooked beef atop "Frites".
One friend, an old SEA hand, claims that in California, the Pho has become as "Americanized" as US resturant Cantonese food, a far piece from the quays along the Whampoa or something.
Then there's FrancoViet food, including that strange semi-military dish apparently once popular among Legionaires deployed to Indo China, sauced cooked beef atop "Frites".