At first, I thought the world was against me. I tried to go to Pho Ngon two different times and they were closed. Once was when they switched to new management and then the second time was on a Thursday. But third time was definitely the charm. I liked it so much that I have been back within a week! And soon they will be opened 7 days away so I will no longer need to make sure what day of the week it is before getting my fix.
So I'm Vietnamese (which is why I'm very particular about the Vietnamese places I go to) and if you didn't know "Ngon" means good. So in short this place should "Good Pho" translated. 9/10 times though I go with someone who always wants pho. So I use this time to try other staples of Vietnamese cuisine that usually gets lost in the sauce.
Combination Vermicelli noodles was great! They really load it up with egg rolls, flavorful grilled pork, a skewer of shrimp and of course all of the fresh veggies. It was a huge beautiful portion. Then moving on is a Banh Xeo, it was a mix between fluffy and crispy which is exactly how mama should make it! It is basically this yellow pancake filled with bean sprouts and grilled pork. You take the lettuce leaf and take a piece of the banh xeo with the garnishes and you roll it up and dip into the fish sauce.
Then we got the combination sandwich, it had grilled pork, chicken and cuts of ham. The bread was crispy on the outside with a great meat to bread ratio, no skinny sorry sandwich here! Last but not least papaya salad, Vietnamese style. Which means it's marinated in fish sauce and is spicy with jerky on top! Definitely on the spicer side if you are not use to spicy things but not spicy compared to Thai/Laos/Cambodian style papaya salad.
And to drink I got a Da Chanh, which is fresh squeezed limeade and it was wonderful! I was bummed that I wanted an avocado shake but they were out of avocados.
The place was clean and the service was fine! I can't believe you are still reading and haven't gone to try this place yet!