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| - Thanks to yelp, I "discovered" this place yesterday. Yelp suggested four new places in my neighborhood and this was one of them. A pho and banh mi fix in Ballantyne? Really, are you sure? Yes, it's true. After a trip to the movies, we hustled to the car and headed over to check it out. I longed to not be disappointed because since moving here from the DC area, I've been longing for more diversity in the food choices and here we are. I ordered an original banh mi sandwich ($7.00), some spicy beef noodle soup($11.00) and some fried egg rolls($5.00) which were more crispy spring rolls. Prices do seem to be a bit higher than I'm used to but the banh mi is easily shareable, and the size of the pho along with the amount of meat is good. Plus, you have to consider that their rent is a bit higher because of the location.
My two teens didn't order anything but I told them they could try my stuff and decide. They have jobs, they can pay for their own food. LOL! The rolls came out right away with the accompanying dipping sauce, followed shortly by the banh mi and boy was it good. Not soon after my steaming bowl of soup came out and mmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmm, good!!! The broth was no nice! I put my accoutrements in after getting extra mint and jalapeños and dove right in. Both daughters got up and placed their own orders. One got the mignon pho and an original banh mi and the other got the crispy egg rolls and the mignon pho. Very enjoyable and my only complaint is that the jalapeños in my banh mi all seemed to be quite mild and I love the kick of spicy in my sandwich so next time I'll ask that they put extra in with seeds and all. I have zero complaints about the soup. I actually ran out of noodles before running out of the tender meat that was swimming in the rich broth. That has never happened to me before. I've been eating pho before it was a thing. Twenty plus years ago, I had a Vietnamese roomie and she introduced me to pho and banh mi when they were hard to find and not too many Americans even knew what they were. I've even made it myself but the beef bone broth is an arduous and long event that entails skill and exacting spice knowledge. I decided it was easier to just buy it even though mine was quite delicious.
This is the second place i've had pho since moving to Charlotte just over a year ago and it certainly is my go to spot now for banh mi and pho. And it's in my hood!! Woohoo! I really hope this place succeeds and I hope to see more authentic places like this opening up around town. Charlotte needs some diversity in her food scene. Check this place out and lets keep it busy. I hope that they never compromise the quality of the food that they are putting out now. Oftentimes you see over time, that the quality diminishes along with the portion sizes and then it's no longer the place you fell in love with. Let's hope this doesn't happen with this place.
Oh, and the service was great. Very friendly, very efficient and we were even given a complimentary grilled chicken banh mi to try. We left stuffed with our leftovers in hand to enjoy just a few hours later. Yes, I took my broth home because who in their right mind would throw that stuff away? Add some noodles to it and enjoy another round and if you don't have pho noodles in your cabinet just heat it up and enjoy some tasty hot broth and a sandwich. Now get in your car and give it a try.
That is all!
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