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| - Pho Hoa is a link in a worldwide pho chain that I've been familiar with for two decades. A location in Atlanta back in the day was slick and modern, but this one comes off as a homey, warm mom-and-pop pho shop.
We had Christmas Eve dinner here, the only time we took a break from my brother's excellent home-cooking over the holiday. This was definitely better than average pho, at least for those of us who live in the 98 percent of this country that does not have heavy Vietnamese popluations: rich, silky, complex broth; properly prepared meats; and plenty of fresh condiments. Big goi cuon were a little bland, though, lacking in fresh herbs, but the accompanying peanut sauce was bold enough. Good soda chanh, although $4 seems a little steep.
Service was pleaseant and efficient. Appropriately interesting music for a pho restaurant--instrumentals that sounded like a bizarre cross between traditional Vietnamese and Hollywood western movie music.
Overall, a good one.
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