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| - This place is 'A-ok' as 3 stars would say.. I decided to eat here today after starving myself to go to sansotei ramen down the street. IT WAS CLOSED. Boo, so I used the last of my energy to drag my dying body down the road before I settled on pho orchid (Or 'pho o chid' since the R was ripped off or something)
I went downstairs to find an empty restaurant but I was greeted and given menus right away. My boyfriend and I sat at a table, and everything seemed to be nice and clean even though the atmosphere gave off a bit of a filthy/old vibe. I started reading yelp reviews as I was peering through the menu and was horrified that I made a bad choice when I saw only 2.5 stars... but you know what... I had no more energy and if I go back up the stairs without food in me, I may only make it halfway.
One thing I don't like is the fact you need to go to the front to order (I think this time they just didn't see us even though we were waving our hands like a mad man) and you have to go to the front to pay- even cash...
However, the food came super quickly and I was full after a M size house special pho. The beef was ok.. I like mine rare and soft, but it was already fully cooked. Not a HUGE fan, but the boyfriend loved it. The noodles were quite good, very chewy and had the 'pho bounce'. The broth was nothing memorable.. but maybe that's because I doused it in sriracha before I could try it raw. I also got a mango milkshake, which was quite small for $4. It was ok.. I could taste the pure mango but also the little chunks of ice that survived the wrath of the blender. I couldn't finish it, and that has never happened with me and ANYTHING mango before.
This place is convenient and I can see myself coming here if I'm downtown and I need a place to eat quickly. Servings are nothing to brag about, and it's also pricey for pho. Then again, I'm used to pho luxury uptown so...
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