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| - All the yelping convinced me to come try this place, which was less than a 5 minute drive from my hotel. I walked in incredibly hungry..ordered the #1 super beef with rice noodle bowl from the nice older gentleman who was constantly moving expediting aromatic orders of pho that were being churned out of the kitchen.
I sat down and patiently waited while the intoxicating smell of fresh broth filled the small dining room. Shortly thereafter the nice old gentleman brought out a gigantic bowl of pho, a glass of ice water, and a plate with optional additives such as cut lime, sprouts, sliced spicy peppers, and fresh basil.
With a thank you and a quick exchange of smiles I proceeded to devour the entire bowl - catching my posture melting into a slump a few times as I took in the sheer flavor of the broth, the delicious texture of the clumped tender rice noodles, and variety of beef parts (cheek, tripe, thin sliced meat, etc). A gulp of refreshing water later and I was considering ordering something else (Warning: normal people stop eating at this point).
I caved and went to thank the owner for the great meal - before ordering a second bowl: The seafood egg noodle. A few minutes time and another aromatic bowl was set before me - this time with a wonderful array of seafood (shrimp, krabstick, dumpling) amidst a hefty portion of delicious egg noodles. I had to muster up the willpower to stop eating this halfway through and to get a to-go container so I can relive the dream tomorrow morning for breakfast :)
tl;dr: Amazing food, very affordable at ~$7 for a gigantic bowl. Easy going atmosphere
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