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| - Being Vietnamese, Pho So 1 is one of the best places to go to dine if you're looking for warm, beefy soup in the middle of the night (it's comfort food to some people).. or at like 2 AM when you're drunk and have nowhere else to go sober up... I have to say out of all of the Vietnamese restaurants in Las Vegas, Pho So 1 is not that bad compared to most Vietnamese restaurants... (but that's purely personal preference since I am Vietnamese and get home cooked meals.. I'll try to be biased about the food..)
The number 1 thing I always recommend everyone trying if you've never had an experience at Pho So 1 is to try their Bo 7 Mon & Bo Nuong Vi ..
Bo 7 Mon is their 7 courses of beef, a combination of different varieties of marinated beef dishes you can try, each with different veggies and sauces that will compliment the dish. Each dish is distinct because the beef is marinated in different Vietnamese herb and seasonings. It's definitely more ethnic and strays away from the typical Pho that everyone knows more about. Vietnamese people love to drink beer and eat this as a party dish.. so if you're a foreigner, definitely try it for a true Vietnamese dining experience.
Now, Bo Nuong Vi is my absolute favorite thing to order at Pho So 1. Bo Nuong Vi means beef grilled over fire.. so the course itself will come with a portable grill right at your table with hot flames burning over the grill itself. This dish starts off at $20 for beef and you can also add shrimp and squid (definitely recommend).. it's Vietnamese BBQ at its best... The beef and seafood is marinated with lemon grass, garlic and sesame.. You dip the meat into sesame oil before putting it on the grill and once on fire, the smell is absolutely irresistible (beware, you WILL smell like BBQ food afterwards so keep that in mind for special occasions) .. The dish is served with assortments of fresh vegetables, vermicelli, Vietnamese rice paper that is used to wrap everything together, including the meat and eaten sort of like a spring roll (except you wrap it all together yourself), and most importantly the fish sauce and pineapple fish sauce (which is a thicker fish sauce that is both sweet and salty.. a lot of people cannot eat this but if you really want authentic flavors, try it out).. This dish is best if eaten for 2-3 people.. but you can get away with 4 people, however I definitely recommend ordering extra meat, Overall, for 2 people, you'll only pay $10 each and for 4, I would say about $10-$13 per person with extra meat sides. Definitely cheaper than most Korean BBQ!
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