Since the Partner in Chow had at this point already decided that she didn't like Korean food, the Korean writing on the front of this brightly-lit Pho house scared her. One look at the menu and she was relieved to find that this seemed to be Vietnamese food.
I was feeling under the weather this day, so chicken Pho was the go-to dish. Admittedly, I'm not hugely familiar with Pho, and we didn't do the beef. So we'll review this as 2 white girls not enormously familiar with Pho or Vietnamese food (we've both eaten it previously, but not often).
What we ordered: tofu appetizer, Chicken Pho (Pho Ga), sauteed tofu & vegetable entree (we can't remember the name), shredded veggie salad with fried onions on top.
Service: very friendly - the Mom of the Mom 'n Pop
Atmo: nothing fancy, but not depressing and awful - the neighborhood joint
Crowd: Various Asian-speakers, the neighborood
Spent: around $30.00
Overall rating: 4.5 sporks
This place gets 4.5 sporks for having really fresh food in huge portions at incredibly really cheap prices and a nice Mom 'n Pop vibe.
The tofu appetizer was good - sort of the Korean-cooked-Vietnamese version of agedashi tofu. It had dipping sauces that we dug, but I liked dipping it in the dressing from the salad.
The shredded vegetable salad was delicious - sweet citrus dressing and fresh Durkee-style onions on top. It was fresh-tasting and we finished the whole thing.
I don't know if the Pho was the best Pho in the world, not having had chicken Pho previously. I can say that it was a GINORMOUS bowl of soup with a fresh-tasting broth and good rice noodles. It wasn't hugely flavorful - more light, but we got shit-tons of fresh bean sprouts and all the other fun groovy side items that one typically puts in this soup. The sauteed tofu & veggies were, again, fresh and light and the PIC was impressed. Not heavy at all, despite being in some sort of brown sauce.
We rate this as the best find on Telegraph thus far along with Cafe Eritrea d'Afrique. We'll be back.
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