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| - I am so thrilled about Pho Cao!
From the Vietnamese coffee to Thai iced tea with boba - I am a fan of the beverages as much as the fare.
The restaurant is housed inside a stand alone building (formerly Crazy Fish Sushi). It is a large restaurant with a lounge and dining area. There is also a separate space with a generous stage for its live music on Fridays and Saturdays after 7p.
A daily happy hour is also offered from 3p-6p and 11p-2a. HH prices include 50% off all beers, well drinks, and wines.
Furthermore, there is Karaoke on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
The menu offers 16 different bowls of Pho (beef based rice noodle soups). All but 2 are beef steak or other beef varieties, so that limits the selections for vegetarians or chicken fans. $6.75 regular $7.50 large
But there are many more plates and bites to try. Start with an appetizer such as the soft spring rolls (Fresh rice paper rolls with shrimp & pork sausage served with peanut sauce), summer rolls (Fresh rice paper rolls with Vietnamese pork sausage, served with their house sauce), and soft shell crab spring rolls (Deep fried soft shelled crab rolled with lettuce, bean sprouts, avocado, and vermicelli, served with a special house mixed soy sauce). Appetizers range from $4-$6, and we did try all three. Chicken wings and shrimp cocktail also available.
Entrees average $8-9. Entrees are steamed rice with selections such as grilled salmon filet, grilled shrimp, or Chinese sausage. Our order of the Com Ca Nuong (grilled salmon) was not a favorite as it was overcooked and very dry, but the curry more than made up for it!
One of their dozen "Specials" is the Cari Ga, or chicken curry. This was a delicious green curry with marinated chicken, coconut juice, and carrots. Add to that some fresh squeezed lime and cilantro, and it was perfect!
This restaurant certainly caters to the carnivorous crowd, but you will find some vegetable entrees such as the Vegetarian Curry, as well as stir fried rice and noodles - both of which can be ordered with seafood, pork, chicken, or tofu for $9.
Overall, with its simple and fresh ingredients and great prices - this is definitely going to become one of my go-to places.
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