Picky about Pho

[eb0i]

Originally posted by dj_rice



Oooooooooooooooooo Nuoc Beo, I had to ask my mother how to pronounce it and then I knew what it was, nuoc beo is pretty much translated water to make you fat but when my mother makes the pho broth, she always throws that stuff in the garbage...I'm very intrigued to try that stuff out....

It's okay. I prefer it without. I think at some pho places if you order the Dac Biet they put nuoc beo in it already.

[GQBalla]

nuoc beo is sooo yummy though!

ahahah buttt it certainly will get you fat!

[Will@STRD]

Pho Dau Bo has the best broth I found at least is not MSG + Water, on top on nuoc beo I always get the beef on the side so it wont be over cook. Their beef's quality is better than a lot of others.

[Prelude_dude]

Yea im one of those that stick to a few places too, im a pho xuan, and i actually really like pho thang on 64th its good i think, but pho kim is hit or miss... sometimes i go there and its just amazing, other times its just... mediocare.. i actually just went there two days ago and it was... mediocare... i think it was the hot sauce... i love that stuff.. but i looked at the bottle and it looked like two different colors.. i think they used a new brand or something.. the hot sauce was too sweet for my liking... just ruined my meal... and the broth was too sweet too...

[dragonone]

i found that out of all the pho's i've tried in calgary, pho dau bo has the MOST msg ever! this is coming from someone that's very used to msg in HK and van where i grew up

it is pretty good tho, just need liquids everytime afterwards

[Street_Soldier]

Originally posted by eb0i
Perhaps I like Pho Hoa because it is a similar taste to pho places in Little Saigon in Westminster, CA.

Yeah its because they use "chewy noodles", not many places in Calgary use it, Saigon Pearl used to but not anymore.

[rice_balls]

I liked Taste of saigon that was in the silver springs area beside rogers video, they had the best coffee bubble tea! Anyone know if they are open again?? I want that bubble tea... I go to the pho by northland mall. I forgot what it was called, and i know there is 2 there. It's the one further away from the mall.

[cityhunter2501]

quick pre-lunch question...any good place for pho in downtown?
GQBalla and I are craving for pho right now

[bulaian]

go to Pho Pasteur Saigon, across from Harry Hays building, beside Thi Thi subs

[TYMSMNY]

Originally posted by bulaian
go to Pho Pasteur Saigon, across from Harry Hays building, beside Thi Thi subs

They were good about 10 years ago.. but ever since they changed owners.. it hasn't been my thing.

[GQBalla]

we coulddd go there BUTTT do i feel like walking that far into china town?

that place is good i remember ahahah i forgot about that place but i bet it will be busy at lunch time.

[cityhunter2501]

lets take a cab and go to Pho Kim

[TYMSMNY]

^ Sunny's in Chinatown then.

[GQBalla]

Pho Pasteur Saigon is okay...

didn't really like it.

[Kritafo]

well my husband just went to Pho Hoai for lunch even though we had plans to go there as a family tonight. He will be eating it twice today... mm so good though.

He was just saying it was as good as ever since re-opening!

[bulaian]

Originally posted by TYMSMNY


They were good about 10 years ago.. but ever since they changed owners.. it hasn't been my thing.

I think that might have been the last time i went there

[bulaian]

Originally posted by GQBalla
Pho Pasteur Saigon is okay...

didn't really like it.

is that where you ended up going today for lunch???

I was debating it... but ended up going to that new Thai tai... they've really got to learn how to make subs properly

they put about half a large onion onto the sub, along with 5 whole hot peppers... most places would put like 1-2 or the equivalent if it was chopped and about 1/10 th as much onion, it's about all i could taste on the sub, until i dumped it all out and just put the chicken back into the bread

[n1zm0]

screw pho, MBA is the place to eat noodles!


j/k maybe we should get rage to do a review of a handfull of Pho places, like the luncheon meat/instant noodle critique

i pick rage because of his great review writings

[Despair*]

Originally posted by n1zm0

true, one of my caucasian friends brought me there and was raving on and on about how good it was, i told him straight up the first taste i had, 'this is the WORST pho i have ever had and i'm not even Vietnamese' , i would have been more satisfied eating a Nong Shim Kim Chee.

hahah! Sooo true your statment about the Nong shim kim chee made me explode with laughter, thats the funniest thing I've heard all day! And i can relate, i've consumed the odd kim chee from time to time hoping to stop a pho craving from consuming me.

Originally posted by n1zm0

the craziest thing was i saw a group of 6 people(caucasians) who i guess were regulars coming for their daily lunch break 'Oh i love this place' ... 'Third time this week, i think i'm getting addicted'

Funny stuff. Just remember everyone has to start out somewhere. Hoefully these caucasians fellows will learn the errors of their ways and frequent some of the better places around time!

My Favorite Pho place has always been the Pho Hoai location downtown in the far east shopping mall. Their satay beef noodle pho always tasted incredibly delicous so it's been a struggle to try any new places.

With that said, i've been on a break from pho for about 5 months now

[TVG]

Originally posted by bulaian


I was debating it... but ended up going to that new Thai tai... they've really got to learn how to make subs properly

their subs suck.

I really like the subs that guy on 14th st & kensington makes. The place behind chicken on the way, but not the place beside it.