So I've been waiting to try this place when I spotted it months ago. It's convienent not too far from home but ...... A Vietnamese place in the Eastside ? Genius ! Especially since there are none on this side of town.
It was a hard choice between this place and In N Out but we ultimately decided on Pho since were trying to go to places we haven't tried before. We came and there were about 4 tables occupied. A week after opening their doors , nice to see them picking up business. We were greeted and seated immediately and recieved our menus upon sitting. Our waitress Jan looked very young but was very professional and super friendly and got out drinks super quick. We already knew we were trying pho so our choices were easy.
Upon going over our menu we noticed some items scratched out in sharpie. If I was the owner I would have the menus redone and those items taken off. Looks a bit tacky but this place is still working out the menu and probably going through trial and error so no biggy. I was surprised that tendon was not on the menu. I am a simple girl and always go for rare steak. Sometimes I switch it up and get brisket and rare steak , but the boyfriend likes pho with all the meats including tendon so that's why I asked. She informed me they're still working up there menu. All pho is one size. So no worrying about small or large. If you're extra hungry maybe just order extra noodoo. Get it. Noodoo. Lol !
Spring rolls came out first and quick too ...
Spring rolls - Charsui & Shrimp with noodles lettuce and basil wrapped in rice paper. Really fresh and shrimp wasn't too shrimpy. Other places where I felt like the shrimp had a shrimpier ( yes I made that word up ) not fresh flavor to it. Everything wasn't tightly packed like they had been premade and sitting in a fridge for a while. Peanut sauce was yummy too ! 4/5 stars
Every place is different with their broth. Overall the broth had a good flavor and was piping hot and comforting. It had a slightly sweet flavor I noticed. Not to sweet though.
P6 - Pho with beef balls and brisket and flank - generous portion of meat and noodles.
P2 - Pho with rare steak. Call me plain jane but I enjoy a simple bowl of pho with rare steak with extra cilantro and green onion. They definitely put enough meat. Other places I have finished the meat and left with only noodles and broth. I finished my noodles first which means they probably could have added more but I stil had plenty of beef left. I asked for extra cilantro and green onion because there just wasn't enough for my liking.
We also ordered egg rolls but after our soup came which we should have ordered first. The egg rolls came with 6. Piping hot and crispy. Could have came with more lettuce and daikon but it's ok. Also the lettuce pieces should be a tad but bigger because some pieces did not fit around the egg roll and was hard to eat. The boyfriend eats them without the lettuce so I had enough.
If you live on this side or in the Henderson area give this place a try. Fixed my pho craving and I left happy. They still are working the kinks out but I gotta give them credit. Get pho'd up !