May 26, 2013, 12:26 am
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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]
The consolidated "Pho" thread
Sep 30, 2006 | 10:41 pm
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The consolidated "Pho" thread
I have become quite partial to Pho, the Vietnamese beef broth-with-beef-and-noodles and the restaurants that serve it. I had some Asian coworkers who taught me how to order and pay for the stuff.
Pho Hints:
1) Pho is ordered by number, usually the numbers denote combinations of types of meat including flank, brisket, rare steak, tendon, and "bible tripe." I can do without the tendon and tripe, but that's just me.
2) Order "Coffee" and you will get the delicious and invigorating Cafe Sua Da, filtered hot French coffee served in a cup with condensed milk, you mix it up and then you pour it over ice.
3) You get a separate plate of bean sprouts, mint leaves, and jalapeno peppers, flavor to taste.
4) You can also squirt hoisin or pepper sauce (found on your table) and mix to taste.
5) You walk up to the cashier to pay, they don't bring you a check.
I have found Pho restaurants usually in or near Vietnamese-expat enclaves, including Westminster, CA; Arlington, VA; Ontario, CA; and Reseda, CA. One thing I have learned is that many Pho restaurants (is there a short title? phoeries?) cater to native Vietnamese and the quality of service, if any, offered to Westerners can vary greatly. However, some are quite clean and inviting and some offer other dishes and other Asian specialties such as Clay Pot and/or Boba Tea.
What are your favorite and non-favorite Pho parlors and why?
Pho Hints:
1) Pho is ordered by number, usually the numbers denote combinations of types of meat including flank, brisket, rare steak, tendon, and "bible tripe." I can do without the tendon and tripe, but that's just me.
2) Order "Coffee" and you will get the delicious and invigorating Cafe Sua Da, filtered hot French coffee served in a cup with condensed milk, you mix it up and then you pour it over ice.
3) You get a separate plate of bean sprouts, mint leaves, and jalapeno peppers, flavor to taste.
4) You can also squirt hoisin or pepper sauce (found on your table) and mix to taste.
5) You walk up to the cashier to pay, they don't bring you a check.
I have found Pho restaurants usually in or near Vietnamese-expat enclaves, including Westminster, CA; Arlington, VA; Ontario, CA; and Reseda, CA. One thing I have learned is that many Pho restaurants (is there a short title? phoeries?) cater to native Vietnamese and the quality of service, if any, offered to Westerners can vary greatly. However, some are quite clean and inviting and some offer other dishes and other Asian specialties such as Clay Pot and/or Boba Tea.
What are your favorite and non-favorite Pho parlors and why?
Sep 30, 2006 | 11:02 pm
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Would frequent Little Saigon in Orange County, but I've found better in Pomona, CA of all places. Growing Vietnamese community there, so of course, restaurants are popping up.
I avoid any place that looks too clean. A really clean place usually means the normally $4-5 pho goes for $8 and is not any better. You actually get less of it and usually less condiments! Go where you see lots of locals - that's the best clue.
In addition to pho, I also love banh mi but I will not reveal my secret location. So good, so cheap. Any com dish is excellent.
And of course they cater to their brethren, where else would they get a slice of home? They aren't required to learn "Western" customs to appease Westerners. Its sometimes easier for Vietnamese families to go out to a pho place instead of making it at home.
I avoid any place that looks too clean. A really clean place usually means the normally $4-5 pho goes for $8 and is not any better. You actually get less of it and usually less condiments! Go where you see lots of locals - that's the best clue.
In addition to pho, I also love banh mi but I will not reveal my secret location. So good, so cheap. Any com dish is excellent.
And of course they cater to their brethren, where else would they get a slice of home? They aren't required to learn "Western" customs to appease Westerners. Its sometimes easier for Vietnamese families to go out to a pho place instead of making it at home.
Sep 30, 2006 | 11:14 pm
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Vancouver, BC has many pho resturants. The resturant chain Pho Hoa has many outlets. My fav is Pho Hoa in East Vancouver, because it is open 24 hours, the beef broth is tastier than those that close for the night IMHO.
Living in South Taiwan now, I was expecting to find good pho. Haven't yet but the search is still on going.
Living in South Taiwan now, I was expecting to find good pho. Haven't yet but the search is still on going.
Sep 30, 2006 | 11:18 pm
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Pho Hunt in NYC
Just started the pho hunt in NYC. Tried Pho Bang in Flushing. Great broth but very little beef pieces. If anyone has recs for great Pho in Manhattan or the outerboroughs please let me know.
Sep 30, 2006 | 11:32 pm
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Many, many pho places here in Houston. I usually don't get it during the summer b/c it's so friggin' hot here.
Now, how 'bout those vietnamese sandwiches????
Now, how 'bout those vietnamese sandwiches????
Oct 1, 2006 | 12:15 am
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I frequent Pho Bac when in Tacoma, WA. It is located in the "Hilltop" district, and the owner is quite friendly. Don't know if the staff really speak any English, but I think most people will be fine ordering.
Oct 1, 2006 | 7:06 am
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Originally Posted by agentangel
Just started the pho hunt in NYC. Tried Pho Bang in Flushing. Great broth but very little beef pieces. If anyone has recs for great Pho in Manhattan or the outerboroughs please let me know.
Between 23rd and 24th Ave on 86 Street.
Oct 1, 2006 | 9:25 am
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I have a PHO resturant near me in Alexandria, VA......right on Van Dorn Street towards Van Dorn Metro....they have a wonderful Pho for decent prices..
Other places are located in Arlington (Ballston/Falls Church - Skyline)
Other places are located in Arlington (Ballston/Falls Church - Skyline)
Oct 1, 2006 | 11:36 am
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richard?? what was the name of the place we went to in Falls Church? It was excellent pho. I think it was in the Eden Center which has several very good Vietnamese places. Pho 75 (at least that was the name) had several locations around DC that were great.
In NY try Cong Ly on Hester Street in Manhattan. I had the pho there once, this past spring, and it was very, very good.
My wife and I were in Hanoi last December and told our guide how much we liked pho. So he picked us up early on several of the days we were there so that we could join him for breakfast at his favorite pho place. It was a wonderful experience to smell the broth and get served a hot bowl of pho at 5:30 in the morning.
In NY try Cong Ly on Hester Street in Manhattan. I had the pho there once, this past spring, and it was very, very good.
My wife and I were in Hanoi last December and told our guide how much we liked pho. So he picked us up early on several of the days we were there so that we could join him for breakfast at his favorite pho place. It was a wonderful experience to smell the broth and get served a hot bowl of pho at 5:30 in the morning.
Oct 1, 2006 | 11:50 am
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Pho-24 is the hot pho chain in Vietnam -- I'm not sure exactly how widespread it is across the country, but in Ho Chi Minh City you could throw a rock in any direction and hit one. Clearly they are popular with locals, but with pointing it was easy for an English-speaker to do fine, as they did have English on the menus. According to an article I read in the NYT last summer, apparently the founder of the chain modeled the idea on McDonalds -- that said, service and such is much better than one finds at McD's.
I was sipping a glass of Cafe Sua Da as I read this thread. Sigh. Life is good.
I was sipping a glass of Cafe Sua Da as I read this thread. Sigh. Life is good.
Oct 1, 2006 | 11:57 am
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pho nyc
Originally Posted by agentangel
Just started the pho hunt in NYC. Tried Pho Bang in Flushing. Great broth but very little beef pieces. If anyone has recs for great Pho in Manhattan or the outerboroughs please let me know.
http://newyorkmetro.com/listings/res...ho-viet-huong/
especially good if you are have to be around china town or the courts at lunch time
Oct 1, 2006 | 12:37 pm
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Originally Posted by Madhouse24
I have a PHO resturant near me in Alexandria, VA......right on Van Dorn Street towards Van Dorn Metro....they have a wonderful Pho for decent prices..
Other places are located in Arlington (Ballston/Falls Church - Skyline)
Other places are located in Arlington (Ballston/Falls Church - Skyline)
Last edited by mbstone; Dec 12, 2009 at 8:49 pm
