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| - The holidays are upon us which means I run screaming away from my family. No joke. I ended up a Pho Vietnam on Thanksgiving afternoon when a few friends didn't have plans until later and I got skip out on the family.
Since it was Thanksgiving, we decided to head to China Town and we all decided on Pho. Entering the complex, we spotted Pho Vietnam and headed up the staircase.
The restaurant is large and has multiple large tables. This was definitely a place you came to with the whole family. The restaurant was busy, spaced a little tightly, and was nothing pretty or noteworthy.
We were sat right away, water and tea arrived shortly after, Vietnamese Iced Coffee, Pho, & Spring Rolls were ordered. I was bummed the Iced Coffee isn't steeped at the table. I love watching and smelling it brew, then swirling in the lightly sweetened condensed milk. Also, how long was the premade iced coffee been sitting. Answers I never got; nonetheless, the iced coffee was delightful.
Our Pho came out, it was a decent portions, and a decent price. For me, a great pho has an amazing broth. A simple, yet complex flavor profile. I don't like to add anything other than veggies and spice to my Pho. I had no choice but to try and spruce this up. The broth was less bland than the time I tried instant Ramen. Meh. Our waitress disappeared and our spring rolls were MIA. I made eye contact with another staff member at another table, she rushed over, grabbed our spring rolls.
The Spring Rolls were deep fried and that's all I can tell you about that. They were fried, you couldn't taste the vegetables inside, which were just mushy and off color. Not even fish sauce could save it. It was, for a lack of a better term, gross.
I won't return to Pho Vietnam: poor service (which doesn't deter me from the dankest of the dank), lackluster flavor profiles, and a menu with nothing that you wouldn't find at any other hole in the wall Vietnamese joint.
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