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| - Went here a few days ago when we had the craving for pho. I used to always go to Pho 88, but the last few times I went, I was pretty disappointed so this time, I wanted to try a different place. I looked up a pho place on Yelp and this was listed as the number one place for it, so we went to check it out and boy am I glad we did!
The Food:
We each ordered a bowl of pho. I ordered a small rare beef, well-done beef for $5.65 and my bf ordered a medium rare beef, well-done beef, tendon, trip for $6.65. I should've paid one more dollar for the medium because I felt there wasn't enough noodles in the small. I was hungry!
The pho was really good. The soup base was really tasty and the beef tender. I'm also a huge fan of lime and when I asked for some extra slices, the waitress was happy to give me a couple more. They were cut up in fairly big slices too, so I got to have my soup the way I like it, which is tangy. Yum! We also ordered the shrimp on sugar cane for $4.95 which was really crispy and delicious. The spring roll we ordered for $3.75 was a bit of a disappointment. The skin was quite thick and just didn't taste anything like any other spring roll we've ever had. The usual place we used to go to in TW gave us lettuce and basil to wrap the spring rolls with. I really miss that. The last thing I ordered was a mango shake which was ok. I was pretty disappointed that they didn't have my favourite durian shake, but oh well. I went for pho and at least that was pretty good.
The Place:
The place was actually very nice. The decor was simple, but elegant and most importantly, the place was clean and so were the bathrooms.
The Service:
It wasn't very busy when we went so there was no excuse for any wait time and there wasn't. The waitress was very welcoming and took our orders when we were ready. The dishes came out within a reasonable wait time.
The Verdict:
Until I can find a place that has good pho, good spring rolls AND has durian shake, this is now my go-to place for pho!
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