Beloved and I had dinner at
Pho Hoa last night. Some back-story is required: You see, I've been in this place before. Now, being a food blogger, I frequent threads on community sites that are related to food. Often, when "what is a food that you must eat at least once in your life" question pops up in these sites, one of the most frequent answers was "pho". Now, as I've said, I've had pho before from the said place, but as I recall, or, more appropriately, forget what made it special. In fact, I vaguely remember it being quite awful. Nevertheless, this has been one of my food adventure missions after being a food blogger and hearing such comments. Last night, we finally made the decision to try it out.
Their menu consists mostly of the specialty Vietnamese noodle soup. A page is conveniently dedicated explaining the basics of enjoying the dish. After reading it, I opted to order their
Pho Nam, Gan, Bo Vien, which is basically beef flank, tendon, and brisket soup,
To Lon size, or large for 295 Php. Beloved ordered their spicy
Pho Bo Kho, or beef stew, also
To Lon at the same price. For our starters, we ordered their
Gui Cuon, or vegetable spring rolls with pork and shrimp (129 Php), and we also ordered their
Chien Dau Hu, or tofu steak in mushroom sauce (240 Php).
