Wanted a warm bowl of pho on this cold AZ day. Stopped in and order the hot tea to start. Definitely not your traditional tea served at some restaurants that is brewed in kettle and poured into small tea cups. No, this came in a tea bag steeped in a coffee mug. The decor right down to the presentation of the food has an air of modern/chic. The plate of accouterments (hoisin sauce, siracha, bean sprouts, etc) was compartmentalized on a plate and made it difficult to scoop both the sauces from it.
The presentation did detract from the normal, heaping portions of hoisin sauce that I dump into my pho. I decided not to ask for more thinking that I may have been overdoing it all of these years, but alas, I could barely taste it. I did order the large pho thai (thin cuts of steak cooked by the broth), but it only came with 5 pieces of meat that were a little larger than a silver dollar. I'd hate to see what I'd get with the small.
Overall, the noodles were cooked well and the broth was delicious leaving me thoroughly warmed. This was a nice place to have lunch and a welcome change from the typical caddy of chopsticks and soup spoons at the table with a diner style napkin dispenser.