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| - In my ongoing quest to find good pho in Las Vegas, I've finally found a second success.
Pho Sing Sing is located in a pretty large plaza on Jones near Spring Mountain. It shouldn't be overlooked, although I managed to do so for a long time. Perhaps I was put off slightly by the association of the name with a certain correctional facility in New York, but my mom recently cleared up my misconception my informing me that it was also the name of an old restaurant in Vietnam. With other dinner plans in the neighborhood falling through, it was an easy plan B to come here instead.
I went straight for the pho dac biet ($8.95). My order came out within a few minutes, which is a good indicator that they have a huge pot of piping hot broth waiting in the back, like any good pho restaurant anywhere should. The bowl was plenty large, and the tray of Thai basil, bean sprouts, sliced jalapeƱo, and lime wedges was reasonably sized. First taste of the broth definitely made me happy, and a squeeze of lime didn't change my liking of it too much one way or the other. The varied selection of meats, including thinly sliced beef, fatty brisket, and beef meatballs, definitely hit the spot with tenderness and savory flavor, and the noodles weren't anything to complain about. Cilantro and onions, also standard, completed the experience.
I'm putting Pho Sing Sing up there with Kinh Do on my list of pho recommendations for Las Vegas, and I have to give it the same rating to indicate that it's also among the best in town. It's definitely worth a visit if you're a homesick California transplant or even if you're a casual eater who mistakenly thinks that Pho Kim Long is any good at the namesake beef noodle soup (hint: it's not). The only minor quibble for me is that it's a few minutes farther from the highway than Kinh Do is, but that probably isn't relevant to all my friends in Summerlin.
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