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| - I have been going to Jenni Pho for at least a year now and find them them really consistent as far as prompt and efficient service, delicious food, and clean/ attractive ambience. There's another Vietnamese joint down the street from them and I feel bad for them because Jenni Pho hits them out of the ballpark as far as flavor and just, well, being so much more NICE inside!
I can highly recommend the beef balls (in the Pho), delicious strips of tendon, tender brisket, and I personally find the broth tasty, with hints of the requisite clove and spices, and not at all "too salty" as can be the case with other Pho places who try to extend their soup's taste with salt. I especially love their broken rice dish with spring roll, "skewer" pork (meltingly tender marinaded sweet pork) and grilled shrimp. I wish there was a little more shrimp and pork, but it works. It comes with their nuoc cham and some cucumber/ tomato to cleanse the palate.
The fried spring rolls are always hot and savory, with fresh and crisp lettuce and nuoc cham on the side. Any rice dish I've had always wins, though if you like pork, stick to the "skewer" pork, not the pork chop- I found the pork chop a bit tough and definitely not as flavorful as the other kind.
Boba in the boba drinks are comparable to any boba joint in Chinatown (staying soft and chewy) and for under $2, their milk-tea boba is a popular and ubiquitious choice. They are very willing to "go easy on the ice" if you tell them to- making the drink that much more "bang for your buck" and tasty!
My only gripe is that they only take cash, and while they offer an ATM machine in the corner to address card-only customers (like myself), it still charges you X amount to use it. I'd say, come prepared with your paper stack if you intend to eat here!
Other than that, I love coming to this place and it never disappoints. Even their lunchtime service, full of customers, is reasonably fast. Definitely a neighbourhood favorite and a place I'll keep returning to.
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