Jonathan T.
Yelp
I think a review update is due!
Aside from buying pho-related goods, I visited Truong Thanh last weekend in search for a nice cleaver and butcher block. My girlfriend cuts various meats (chicken hearts, ox lips, etc...) to feed our dog, and when our current cleaver couldn't do the trick anymore, she sent me searching. (Gangsta, I know.)
I didn't know where these things were, so I asked -- I think the son of the owner -- and he showed me two badass cleavers: one four and half inches ($9) and the other six inches tall ($30). I went with the cheaper one.
He also directed me to a massive butcher block, which is essentially a small slice of a tree. ($22).
He was super friendly with showing me everything. Also, I ran into Yolanda, the owner of Tea House. Apparently, she's a regular.
The cleaver and butcher block both work great! I'll probably visit, again, this upcoming weekend!