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| - Update: Still 4 stars, but the Pho (which WAS my favorite thing about this place) took a bad turn 6 or more months ago and now it's a 2 or a 3 star option. I'm not sure when it happened, but they updated their menu and one of the items that got an update was the Pho - based on their explanation: they made it so that you can pick your protein (the stock is still vegan and you can choose tofu or go without, or choose meat), they added a variety of mushrooms (???), and they made it more flavorful and heartier. Again, that's _their_ explanation. There are way fewer mushrooms. It used to be "The Mushroom Pho" with big chunks of flavorful mushrooms, now it's just pho with some bits of mushroom. And the broth is blah now (whether you use the sauce they give you on the side or not - sriracha and something that tastes like spicy/sweet/tangy bbq sauce). There are no more strong aromatic flavors of ginger and clove (and whatever else they used before). There are more noodles, but they are overcooked and almost mushy. And I am not just referring to a bad batch - I order this regularly because I am committed to vegan pho and I keep hoping they will recognize their error and switch it back.
Vegan mix and match grain items and the vegan Thai Dye wrap are still good options, but they aren't very filling for my husband - he needs the Thai Dye wrap and at least two of the grain plates to be satiated. This is fine with him, but if you have a hungry healthy man, or the appetite of one, be prepared to buy two meals for him. It would help to fill him up if they had some vegan desserts, but they don't.
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