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I've been to most all the Vietnamese restaurants in metro Phoenix,and I'd say that
Pho House is top five,maybe even top three when it comes to pho.It's all in the broth.
The broth is very flavorful and well-balanced.It tastes to me somewhat sweet and
oniony like Maxim,but a little beefier and saltier like Da Vang.It's like a mixture of those two.You know a great broth when you get to the bottom of the bowl,after all the
flavors have coalesced,and you're slurping up the last of it,and it's just about the
best taste in the world!A true pho addict will know what I'm talking about.Pho House
passed this test with flying colors.Top it off with the fact that Pho House is dirt cheap,like Da Vang or Pho Thanh.The bowl of Pho Tai Bo Vien was $5.50,and the
bowl is almost extra-large size at other places.No skimping on noodles either,and the beef was thin-sliced,tender,and plentiful.Basil and bean sprouts were fresh.The
only thing preventing a 5-star rating was that the goi cuon (spring rolls) were good,
not great.The peanut sauce was all good,and they don't skimp on the shrimp,but I'd prefer the more-flavorful grilled pork (think Khai Hoan,Little Saigon or Anise Cafe),
rather than the bland poached pork that they use.I'd also prefer less lettuce
and more rice noodles.That being said,I hope my fellow Yelpers will check out and hopefully support this place.It's spartan but clean,and the menu is less extensive
than some others in town,Turns out these folks that run Pho House are from Houston,a city with a much larger Vietnamese community than Phoenix.They have a
restaurant there too,and they obviously know how to make a tasty bowl of pho.I'll be
back!
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