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| - Came here with little expectations since I know there are "superior" pho places around the Cleveland area. However the food did meet my expectations. I ordered the deluxe version of their pho. The deluxe version added meatballs, flank steak, beef brisket and tendons in additional to the sliced beef eye round, noodles and greens that you'd get with their regular pho.
The food came out very quickly and the server was pleasant. The pho was served with a side of bean sprouts, sliced lime, jalapeƱos, and basil. Sriracha and hoisin sauces were also brought out.
The broth itself was not bad. It had a more airy taste than the broths at other pho shops. The broth tasted more herby. Perhaps its my acquired taste towards other pho broths, I didn't find this as good. The meats in the broth were too well done despite opting for the rare version of the sliced beef eye. Although it came with a variety of meats, I feel for $9.95, the quantity of each variety can be more. The noodles itself isn't too different, although it did seem thinner and slipperier. After finishing the noodles and meat, I left the broth to settle. Usually I would see the broth become "cloudy", but this wasn't the case with this broth. This indicates that the broth wasn't made with enough bone marrow or wasn't cooked long enough for the proteins to separate from the bones.
All in all, this is a good place to grab lunch, especially this is the only place in the east suburbs that serves pho.
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