hanoverphist
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used to crack me up when id drive by the one next to my moms house... it was called Pho Supah. i would always think "whats pho suppah?" when i saw that. now it is Pho dalah.
meltdown75
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I normally get the pho dac biet. Pho Tai is always a safe way to go though.. for the first time. Then you generally want to get more adventurous. I'm vietnamese though, so if you read the description of what's in the pho dac biet and it makes you cringe, then don't get it 
I usually throw fish sauce, sriracha sauce, bean sprouts, some mint, and lime into my bowl. Nothing else. Keep the hoisin and hot sauce to the side.
I'd suggest also trying banh cuon if they have it (generally under appetizers).
Also, if you order some stuff and they give you a bunch of stuff on the side, don't be afraid to ask your waiter how to eat it. You want everything to taste right so you can enjoy the greatness that is vietnamese food.. hehe
I usually throw fish sauce, sriracha sauce, bean sprouts, some mint, and lime into my bowl. Nothing else. Keep the hoisin and hot sauce to the side.
I'd suggest also trying banh cuon if they have it (generally under appetizers).
Also, if you order some stuff and they give you a bunch of stuff on the side, don't be afraid to ask your waiter how to eat it. You want everything to taste right so you can enjoy the greatness that is vietnamese food.. hehe
Ns1
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Originally posted by: iahk
I normally get the pho dac biet. Pho Tai is always a safe way to go though.. for the first time. Then you generally want to get more adventurous. I'm vietnamese though, so if you read the description of what's in the pho dac biet and it makes you cringe, then don't get it
I usually throw fish sauce, sriracha sauce, bean sprouts, some mint, and lime into my bowl. Nothing else. Keep the hoisin and hot sauce to the side.
I'd suggest also trying banh cuon if they have it (generally under appetizers).
Also, if you order some stuff and they give you a bunch of stuff on the side, don't be afraid to ask your waiter how to eat it. You want everything to taste right so you can enjoy the greatness that is vietnamese food.. hehe
fish sauce into the broth instead of hoison/siracha? interesting....
i know the "purist" way is with hoisin/siracha on the side, but it's so goddamn good.
DanTMWTMP
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Hahaha, I knew that the first reply had to be "#1 combo." I enter the thread, and wasn't disapointed
Hehehe, the pho wars in LA county are hilarious. In Korea-town, there's a number of pho places and they always try to one-up on each other. I saw a pho2000. Across the street, a pho4000 opened. A few blocks down right near the 10 freeway, there's a "What the Pho?" resturaunt. I'm not kidding.
I love LA. Best food in the world.
Hehehe, the pho wars in LA county are hilarious. In Korea-town, there's a number of pho places and they always try to one-up on each other. I saw a pho2000. Across the street, a pho4000 opened. A few blocks down right near the 10 freeway, there's a "What the Pho?" resturaunt. I'm not kidding.
I love LA. Best food in the world.
Ns1
No Lifer
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Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
Hahaha, I knew that the first reply had to be "#1 combo." I enter the thread, and wasn't disapointed
Hehehe, the pho wars in LA county are hilarious. In Korea-town, there's a number of pho places and they always try to one-up on each other. I saw a pho2000. Across the street, a pho4000 opened. A few blocks down right near the 10 freeway, there's a "What the Pho?" resturaunt. I'm not kidding.
I love LA. Best food in the world.
Pho 2000 is garbage. Pho LA is extreme garbage. Pho 4000 is acceptable given it's location (ie not SGV/Little Saigon).
The proper formula for success is vietnamese owners, vietnamese wait staff, hispanic cooks and help.
evident
Lifer
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Beef pho would be most authentic. my mom always made it with sliced raw beef that would be cooked in the hot broth of the soup at serving time. so get the one that comes with raw beef that gets cooked in your bowl. don't forget the cinnamon basil, bean sprouts, siracha and /or black bean sauce!
ps. for all you philly people: Pho 75 = sex
ps. for all you philly people: Pho 75 = sex
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: iahk
I normally get the pho dac biet. Pho Tai is always a safe way to go though.. for the first time. Then you generally want to get more adventurous. I'm vietnamese though, so if you read the description of what's in the pho dac biet and it makes you cringe, then don't get it
I usually throw fish sauce, sriracha sauce, bean sprouts, some mint, and lime into my bowl. Nothing else. Keep the hoisin and hot sauce to the side.
I'd suggest also trying banh cuon if they have it (generally under appetizers).
Also, if you order some stuff and they give you a bunch of stuff on the side, don't be afraid to ask your waiter how to eat it. You want everything to taste right so you can enjoy the greatness that is vietnamese food.. hehe
fish sauce into the broth instead of hoison/siracha? interesting....
i know the "purist" way is with hoisin/siracha on the side, but it's so goddamn good.
There is no wrong way to eat pho. You do it how you like it. That's just how I grew up eating it. I took my friends out to eat pho years ago and I never exactly told them how to add stuff cuz I just wanted them to enjoy it as they saw fit. So now, some of them eat it the same way I do, some of them add hoisin/sriracha in, some of them add tons of sriracha in until they start sweating.
It's great
Since I'm Vietnamese, lemme tell you what you should do:
If it's your first time, order Pho Tai. It just comes with rare steak, but ask them to keep the rare steak on the side. That way, just before each bite, you put it in the broth just enough to cook it a little, & have it a little rare. It's delicious that way. However, if you let the broth get too cool, it won't cook the meat at all, so there is some eating techniques involved so that you keep the broth hot for the longest amount of time. We'll let you figure that out.
Then you also order "hanh yum," which is pickled onions on the side. This won't be on the menu, but any Vietnamese Pho place should have it. When you get it, you put Saracha hot sauce on it & stir it.
Put a good helping of Hoisin sauce & lemon in the broth & stir.
So each bite should have noodles, broth, rare steak, & picked onions = win!
If it's your first time, order Pho Tai. It just comes with rare steak, but ask them to keep the rare steak on the side. That way, just before each bite, you put it in the broth just enough to cook it a little, & have it a little rare. It's delicious that way. However, if you let the broth get too cool, it won't cook the meat at all, so there is some eating techniques involved so that you keep the broth hot for the longest amount of time. We'll let you figure that out.
Then you also order "hanh yum," which is pickled onions on the side. This won't be on the menu, but any Vietnamese Pho place should have it. When you get it, you put Saracha hot sauce on it & stir it.
Put a good helping of Hoisin sauce & lemon in the broth & stir.
So each bite should have noodles, broth, rare steak, & picked onions = win!
the pho restaurants in central NJ all fill their pots with sugar/msg.
the ones in philly (washington ave) tastes pretty good.
the ones in washington (eden plaza?) tastes pretty good.
http://www.phofever.com/images...aby-t-what-the-pho.jpg
http://www.kimohuynh.com/images/whatthePHO.jpg
the ones in philly (washington ave) tastes pretty good.
the ones in washington (eden plaza?) tastes pretty good.
http://www.phofever.com/images...aby-t-what-the-pho.jpg
http://www.kimohuynh.com/images/whatthePHO.jpg
Yes i meant tripe...which i guess is stomach. My gf always gets the pho special while i always get the pho tai. And always keep the hoison and sriracha sauce on the side. I usually forget the sriracha sauce and get the satay if they have it.
ColdFusion718
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The proper term is rooster sauce!
Originally posted by: Ricemarine
Hoison sauce is AWESOME (purple sauec)... I put in like half a cup of of it in my pho (yes I do love it... greatly). Add some sriracha sauce (the red sauce), and it tastes a bit spicy and salty
It's Hoisin sauce.
palswim
Golden Member
I did get the mixed beef, meatballs, tripe, tendon, flank and brisket.
Pretty good, and I watched the asian patrons and added stuff the way they did.
It was fantastic. I'm totally a convert and will add Pho to my lunch rotation.
Yum.
Pretty good, and I watched the asian patrons and added stuff the way they did.
It was fantastic. I'm totally a convert and will add Pho to my lunch rotation.
Yum.
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