Pho Bac Súp Shop
Pho restaurant · Central Area ·
Vietnamese noodle soup & bar snacks, modern twists, lively atmosphere
Vietnamese noodle soup & bar snacks, modern twists, lively atmosphere
"Who says no to a hot noodle soup on a rainy day? Pho seems made for Seattle, and these days it’s everywhere. But when a restaurant owned by Vietnamese immigrants changed its name from Cat’s Submarine to Pho Bac in 1982, it became (allegedly) the city’s first pho restaurant. Now run by sisters Yenvy and Quynh-Vy Pham — who have opened a half-dozen hyped restaurants and scored multiple James Beard Award nominations — Pho Bac is a little more glam than it used to be, with microbrews and cocktails, but that broth is timeless." - Harry Cheadle
"When it’s gray and drizzly in Seattle, our gut instinct is to hang our heads over a restorative bowl of hot phở and allow it to fix everything—or at least momentarily distract us. The best place to do that is at Phở Bắc Sup Shop. In this large room, there’s a constant cloud of broth steam following each server, crunches echoing from pork and shrimp egg rolls, and very happy-sounding slurps. Whether you’re just here for a beer and fries with lemongrass sauce or a gallon of aromatic soup with a gargantuan short rib bone submerged inside, Phở Bắc makes eating phở a daily party." - aimee rizzo, carlo mantuano, kayla sager riley
"Though this is a cool, casual place to eat Vietnamese bar snacks, you’re here for phở first and foremost. We like the brisket and meatball bowls a lot, but our favorites are the massive short rib bowl and the special off-menu version with an entire half-chicken slow-poached in broth. That only-available-sometimes chicken pho is the kind we’d find a way to shrink ourselves for, if it meant we could dive into the bowl and float on a drumstick." - kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo, gabe guarente
"So, your visitors watched a Youtube video of someone at a Vietnamese restaurant in Seattle trying to eat the world’s largest bowl of phở and now they want in. Have a normal-sized noodle soup at Phở Bắc Sup Shop instead—no need to slurp down gallons of liquid in one sitting. We especially like the chicken phở with crispy shallots and lime, but the short rib soup is also delicious. Don’t forget a couple orders of fries with cilantro dipping sauce, iced coffee cocktails, and a memento from the photo booth." - aimee rizzo
"Being hungover is kind of like having a stomach bug - except you only have yourself to blame this time. But in both situations, pho helps. Pho Bac Sup Shop is one of our favorite places for some light Vietnamese noodle soup, especially the slow-poached chicken version. There’s even a photo booth, should you want to eternalize your experience in a keepsake memory. Pho Bac also works if you need to hang your face over a bowl of hot broth and whisper “what have I done?”" - aimee rizzo
