"Oakland’s top destination for pho ga, aka chicken pho, has been a fixture in East Oakland for its tender poached chicken, fresh noodles, and soul-warming broth. Everything tastes twice as delicious slathered in the restaurant’s scallion-ginger sauce — including whole. bone-in chickens if you’re in the mood for something other than the restaurant’s namesake dish. Bonus points for being open bright and early at 7:30 a.m., when a hot bowl of pho makes for an especially invigorating start to the day." - Paolo Bicchieri, Luke Tsai