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| - Pho Thanh is settled in the corner of a little strip mall off 19th Ave and Camelback. I've passed it numerous times, but never stopped in. What a delight.
The lighting is great and cheery, and the restaurant itself is big and roomy. The staff is meticulous and helpful. I always get the same thing when I get pho, regardless of restaurants, but the expansive menu gave me pause.
I went here with a fellow nerdy friend. We both got spring rolls-him, vegetarian, me shrimp. Oh my goodness. Amazing. The peanut sauce was good (although, shhhh, Pei Wei's sauce is better), and the rolls were crazy fresh. Jose said that his rolls were great, as well.
Jose ordered some fancy curry pho, which he said was good, but remarked that he wished the chicken wasn't still on the bone. I always hope for charbroiled shrimp on my pho, but they only had boiled. I chose that, and it was good. As per the usual with pho, the serving sizes were massive, and I got full pretty quickly. I was surprised that carrots didn't come with the mint and sprouts, but it was still good. Our server was attentive and made sure the water was full. Although, be warned--when you order soda (like my friend did), it's a can of soda, not from a fountain!
All the staff is congenial, the food is great, the prices are extremely reasonable, and the spring rolls are out of this world. Will definitely go back!
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