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| - Phoget what you know about pho, at least if what you know about pho is laden with cloves and complex sweetness. Traditionally, this is what I anticipate when I sit down to a bowl of pho, but at Pho Village, I stumbled across something different, but I like it. If you like onions, I think you'll like it too.
First, regardless of the broth, the noodles here are slurpable masterpieces. Usually, when I eat pho, I am sick and tired of noodles half way through the bowl, and I start wondering if I will ever eat pho again. Not at Village. The noodles actually have more of a square shape, and they are never soggy or heavy.
Now, for the broth. It is chocked full of onion bits, and the resulting flavor is more savory than sweet. Honestly, I get very little of the complexity that I have experienced in other broths, but the flavor is enticing in its own way. If you want proof, come watch me scarf down a bowl without hesitating! A pho finish never happens for me at other pho establishments.
Lastly, but most importantly, they serve up a mean veggie pho. Yes, you can get veggie broth too, but I get the beef broth with veggie acoutrement. A+ for the greenage and tofu. They include broccoli, which is my gold (or should I say green) standard for vegetable inclusion.
The place is scrubbed down to the bone with bleach on a regular basis. I've witnessed it. I did have a grubby glass once, but it happens to the best of them. The service is nice. Pho Village for a win!
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