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| - Xe Lua is a chain of Vietnamese restaurants around the city (and, possibly around the world? I saw locations in NYC and Vancouver on Google). For some reason, we just call this place Pho Train, probably because they serve pho and their logo is a train.
And do we ever love Pho Train. There are several great things about this location:
1) It's open 24 hours. So when you are debating if you should get some hangover McDonald's, you can say, "No, I think I will have delicious pho to help cure this illness" and it doesn't matter if it's 10 pm or 4 am. Pho Train will be there for you.
2) Speedy service. Your food will generally arrive in about 2 minutes. It's unreal.
3) Delicious milkshakes with tapioca...Mmmm..
4) Oh, right, their pho is actually amazing. The broth totally hits the spot and they have all the usual fixings that you can use to customize the flavour. I love the lime juice and hot sauce, personally.
The only bad thing about this Pho Train location is that it's a popular choice for after the clubs on Richmond Street close. So if you're going anytime after last call, expect lineups of huge groups of skanky girls and guys in dress shirts and too much cologne.
But, sometimes, you gotta have pho. I've waited before and it was worth it. Pho Train just does it so well.
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