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| - Generally, if you're going to put a specific food in your restaurant name, I expect that dish to be your specialty. Sadly, at Jenni Pho, I found that the pho wasn't particularly impressive.
Ordered the custom bowl with tripe, flank, and meatballs, and though the portion was large and noodles were plentiful, the broth itself was lackluster- not packed with flavor and earthiness as expected, given the process and ingredients it takes to make. Much doctoring was needed with the herbs and sauces at the table to make it palatable, and even then it was underwhelming.
But the vermicelli pork bowl knocked it out of the park. Loved the plentiful portion of pork, with just the right bit of char to add flavor, tons of noodles and fresh herbs and vegetables. It was essentially a noodle salad, dressed with fish sauce, and deliciously so. Would come back for this dish.
Service, as I've come to expect at pho joints, was nearly nonexistent. Placed our order, got our food, and never saw the guy again. That being said, they seem to be well-staffed and had several guys working in the open-plan kitchen: loved being able to watch what was going on, and appreciated that the kitchen (and windows peering into it) were so very clean!
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