Henry M.
Yelp
So after having Pho Hair at the other joint (on the other side of the freeway), I've decided to try this spot.
I must admit, they have a great location, right by the freeway, it's like the first left turn and bam, you're there!
This was on a Sunday mid-afternoon (closer to 4pm) I figured it's not crowded (it wasn't) As soon as I walked in, I was seated at the booth close to the front door. Lucky Table 13 I believe. First thing I've noticed as soon as I've sat down, the wood looking booth is NOT comfortable, at all. I rather be on those padded chairs. The decors are cool looking but function wise it's not. I suppose it's easy to clean though.
There's quite a few pages on the menu, first up are the appetizers, normally I skip the spring roll but given this is a new spot I thought I try it out at least once. Then onto the list of Pho, they have a LOT of varieties. I wish they list the usual Pho combo so I don't have to check each one. I picked #18 as that's as close to the combo as it gets.
First up are the spring rolls, looks like it's pre-made and its been sitting for a bit. It's a bit dry for my taste, I always add a bit hot sauce to the peanut sauce that comes with. Both tasted OK and I waited for the pho to get here first as I prefer to sip some soup after biting into the spring rolls.
Now onto the Pho itself, also note there's only one size you can order. The bowl itself looks like a medium but I suppose this is a large. My first taste into the soup was not good, felt a bit over seasoned. Mixing it up a bit later is slightly better but the broth taste isn't doing it for me. On a brighter note, the bean sprouts are fresh and they gave me extra limes (Usually I only use one lime so the other one went into my water)
Everything else (meat, noodles, etc.) are good it's too bad I'm not a fan of the broth and that's the main thing I look for a good pho. Usually I would finish the entire bowl (soup included) but I can't do it.
As for service, it was OK, I didn't have to wait long for anything, although a refill of my water would had been nice. And there's a slight wait when I'm ready to pay.
Overall this was a so-so visit, I'm not sure I'll be back though, I may have to go back to Pho Hair!