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| - To say this is the best pho place in Vegas, is sad. It used to be decent, but I ask you to try it out and see for yourself.
SETTING: Located in the same plaza as market 168 and Honey Pig, it has a fair amount of parking. Be careful on the weekends when it's super crowded and everyone's a crappy driver. Restaurant is open, spacious. Seats and tables are gross and sometimes sticky.
Might be a bit of a wait depending on the time and day. Fridays, saturdays, all major holidays are pretty packed.
SERVICE: Hit-or-miss normally. Late-nights are good from 8pm-ish onwards when it's got a good crowd going, but they're still attentive.
Can be very annoying trying to grab their attention. Like some asian places, don't expect them to pander, smile, or be fluffy with you. Cultural thing? Slightly. In vietnam, it's normally very business-like in the sense that you go eat and get out. You've got places to be. Casual. Still respectful though. Nothing personal.
Am I the ONLY one that finds it bizarre that they serve hot tea in regular-size beverage cups?! Where are my teacups and teapot?! Not a huge deal, but it's comical to me.
FOOD: one issue I've had consistently with the place for several years is the temperature of the broth. They either serve it slightly warm or barely hot. You might think this isn't an issue. Good pho is HOT (still shy of boiling hot) throughout the whole time you eat it and doesn't grow cold when you're almost or halfway finished. It also serves to cook your thin meat slices in there. I can't tell you how many times my pho has come out barely warm.
If your pho comes out tongue-ready without having to blow on it (sorry, couldn't word that any differently :/ ), then they're doing it WRONG. Ruins the experience.
Broth is normally flavorful for me, but nothing spectacular like "OH MY GOSH this is UH-MAZE-ING." I like to eat it as-is before manipulating it with hoisin and hot sauce. Whenever it is packed here, the food suffers. It's a pretty huge difference. Meat is fine, but I've found it oddly too tough sometimes. Hu tieu mi is one of my fave noodle soups, and they do a decent version of it. However, they LOAD so much into a bowl that it spills when I put my spoon and chopsticks in.
Would I call this perfect or even the best pho in Vegas? No. It's mediocre bordering on okay, but I'm happy this place has some awesome love for it. I'd rather stay at home and make my own, honestly. Am I being elitist about this? Maybe. I've just had decent or excellent pho since I was kid to know the difference in quality.
PROS: open late nights for the bar/club crowd and night owls. Okay pho, but seriously overrated. Good portions for both small and large bowls.
CONS: service. The food.
VERDICT: Okay food for the price. Affordable. Great option for when you're craving food to soak up all that alcohol late nights. If you're not super picky or don't care, it's an okay place to go. Far from the best, but still better than the worst.
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