I'm usually very weary at trying new pho places unless someone can give me a "it's better than (someplace I know)" type of comparison. But after tons of pho talk with my friend while I was in Vegas, I started to crave it. I've eaten at Pho Kim Long but wasn't that impressed by their pho so whenever I eat there, I just get their bun. So off on Yelp I went and researched some places until I came upon Kinh Do.
My first impression of the restaurant was that the server was very friendly. Now that i think about it, I wonder if that was the owner. Excellent service, nonetheless. I checked in on Yelp and got some free spring rolls, which were good. I'm not a huge spring roll fan so that's why I wasn't overly excited about them but they were still tasty. Can't complain about free. ^_^
Next up was my pho tai and iced coffee. The iced coffee was the same as pretty much any other Vietnamese restaurant. Now...for the pho. There are three main things I look for when I eat pho. The first being the broth. The broth here was actually really tasty and I enjoyed it more than I did Pho Kim Long. I don't like broths that are too consomme-ish and light, nor do I like broths that are too oily. This one was not bad. The second thing I look for is the additional veggies that they give you. I need lots of lemons and I really don't like it when pho restaurants give you a lemon wedge cut into 1/16 of a size and it just about pops out of your fingers when you try to squeeze them. This place served their lemons in 1/8 size so I appreciated that. They even brought a generous portion of extra lemons when I asked for more so I appreciated that even more. The third thing I look for when eating pho is their meat to noodle ratio. I like to have a slice of beef with every bite of noodle and I'm forgiving if I end up with the last few bites of no meat. I lasted pretty much the entire bowl with a good 1:1 ratio and only had to only eat a few more bites of noodle with no meat. Great!
All in all, I thought this place was good and when I'm in Vegas and have the need to eat pho, I'll be back.