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| - There are two pho restaurants on Central Ave with the SAME NAME! One is Anh Hoa Pho while the other is Pho Hoa. I've already reviewed the former, this review is for the latter.
This place has been around forever. Situated right next to Dim Sum Chinese in a little run down strip with limited parking. I used to frequent this place when I lived in the area but this is my first time back in years.
The restaurant layout is the same and like most Asian restaurants, there's a fish tank by the register. The menu has been upgraded though. You're given a menu once seated however there is another menu of additional items placed between the table and glass cover.
I ordered Hu Tieu from the table menu which is stir fried glutinous rice noodles with seafood and veggies. Also tried their egg rolls, summer rolls and papaya salad.
Let's start with the papaya salad. With this being a Vietnamese pho restaurant, I was very surprised to see that they served Lao papaya salad. It's 100% authentic, right down to the baby salted crabs, Thai eggplants and a side of kapoun- rice noodles. The salad was a tad salty but mixed with kapoun, It was PERFECT! Just the right balance of spicy, sweet, sour and salt - the four main Lao flavors.
The egg rolls were basic but they serve It with nuoc mam (fish sauce,) a leaf of romaine and do chua (pickled carrots and daikon, same that you'd find on a banh mi) The proper way to eat an egg roll is in a lettuce wrap. Tear off a chunk of egg roll, add some of the pickles and wrap It in a little romaine, dipped into the fish sauce. Most places use the lettuce leaf as a garnish and don't include the pickled veggies. This places gives you what you need to eat It the proper way. Love that!
The summer rolls were ok. It was boiled pork without shrimp and didn't include the fresh basil that I like. I wouldn't order It again.
The hu tieu was good but I've had better. The stir fried noodles in the dish were perfect. It was cooked on very high heat so I could taste the sear on the noodles which is my favorite part, along with the chewy texture that's a little sweet with sweet soy sauce. My only gripe about this dish is that the veggie and seafood toppings were a little bland and lacked a sauce.
Overall, this place is good. I gave four stars for their papaya salad and egg rolls. I'll def be back whenever I'm in the area but I'll only order those two menu items. Or maybe I'll try their pho - maybe.
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