I'm not sure why I insist on pho-ing in the East but it's probably cuz I live here! LOL I have had way more disappointments than good pho and yet I keep coming back for more, sad.
Pho House is like any other pho place along this strip; outdated, grimy and lonely in the night. It seems at any given moment they can shudder yet somehow they manage to stay alive, clinging on to the this thread they call a lifeline.
Stories aside. Their menu is vast like the great sea. With items from land to sea and back! Viet, Chinese and even Thai favourites are here but of course I went for the lowly pho and fresh rolls - peasants food. The pho broth is subpar at best as it tasted very generic like most pho broths from a cube. The beef is mediocrity at it's finest and the lack of it in the bowl only added to the insult. The only gleaming highlight was the noodles(and you get lots of it) that was perfectly al dente. We continue with the same theme of less is less and oodles of noodles with the fresh rolls. Mountains of noodles neatly wrapped with a single slice of bbq chicken with ends that tasted a bit chewy like it was made this morning. The vermicelli? Do you even have to ask! Refer to the theme statement.
But that price.... that will take you back a few decades because they are so low (so low it warrants 2 stars!). Come here if you're desperate, hungry and only have a few bucks to spare. If not, then spend it at another pho place down the street; same kinda quality but you can feel richer about paying more. Move along.