My First Pho

Posted By: Bob Buskirk on January 4th, 2008
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I had not heard of Pho until this year. John always talked about going to get Pho and after checking out his posts I was very intrigued to go try it. Problem was there were no places around Pittsburgh that sold the stuff. Well not so in Vegas! As I said in my earlier post we are staying at Treasure Island and they happen to have a Pho restaurant and actually it is the only Vietnamese restaurant on the strip. The restaurant is simply called Pho and it is located at the far end of the Coffee Shop at Treasure Island. So Ashley and I decided to go try it out.

The menu is quite small only about 10 things were on it. A few appetizers and mostly Pho. Never having Pho before I went with the Pho Tai, which is raw beef with rice noodle soup. Ashley decided on the chicken with clear noodles (can’t remember the exact name of it). The Pho came out in really large bowls, I didn’t expect them to be that big. Also you were given a dish of fresh bean sprouts, jalapenos, and cilantro leaves. You can mix these into the Pho if you wanted. Here are pictures of the Pho Tai, and what Ashley got, after she ate all the broth!

After taking my first few spoonfuls of the Pho Tai I noticed that it was very bland. I was expecting something like a wonton soup taste. It was still good, just a little bland for my taste. I also tried Ashley’s and I like that a lot better. You could really taste the chicken flavor in the broth and the chicken pieces were really good. The clear noodles also tasted better than the rice noodles that were in my Pho. Even though my Pho was a bit bland for my taste I still enjoyed it. Nothing makes you feel better than a nice steaming bowl of soup! Each bowl of Pho was $10.

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17 Responses to “My First Pho”

Michael Kwan said on January 4th, 2008 at 4:45 pm

You need to come to Vancouver for some pho.

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Wan - Extra Money Maker said on January 4th, 2008 at 5:38 pm

Me too never heard of it. I love noodles too. What is PHO stand for. From the picture looks like PHO is a Vietnamese noodles. Is that so?

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Leo said on January 5th, 2008 at 3:28 am

Doesn’t stand for anything, “pho” is just Vietnamese for rice noodle, pronounced more like “fe”.

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sl said on January 4th, 2008 at 6:27 pm

hey, you got to add some hoisen, and sarachi sauce. some basil and bean sprouts, lime and jalapeno. that’s how you eat pho.

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Mike Huang said on January 4th, 2008 at 8:29 pm

Even Vancouver might not have good Pho, but I may be wrong. Good Pho is in Little Saigon (vietnamese county) in Orange County, California. If you ever drop by, I could take you guys there. I don’t actually go there, but that will be the place to get authentic Pho.

-Mike

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Stephen said on January 4th, 2008 at 9:57 pm

As far as Pho Experts are concerned, if the staff isn’t a Vietnamese family hiding in the kitchen, and the name of the place doesn’t start with the word “Pho” it’s not authentic.

Look what happened to Bob. He paid ten bucks for Pho! I bet you that most of the staff spoke english too and tried to give him EXACTLY what he ordered the first time

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Alan Johnson said on January 4th, 2008 at 9:20 pm

I always find the way John tries out different types of dishes and writes about his experience interesting. As far as this old “dinosaur” is concerned, I am definitely not a big fan of such “experiments”, I stick to a few “proven” dishes, even though my better half always encourages me to try something new every once in a while.

Alan Johnson

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Stephen said on January 4th, 2008 at 9:45 pm

Ten Bucks??? Woh, you got raped at your Pho! For Ten Bucks, that should include a Spring Roll AND a Vietnamese Coffee…followed by Pho Headache and Pho gurgles

The Pho Hoa on the way to the Airport would have been a better choice in Las Vegas.

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Leo said on January 5th, 2008 at 3:27 am

Yeah, pho around Vancouver usually ranges from $3-$5 for a large bowl. We have a large Vietnamese community here so there are almost as many pho joints as there are Starbucks.

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ZingWat - Make Money Online said on January 6th, 2008 at 8:21 pm

Mmm interesting. To be honest I’ve never tried Pho… I’ll be sure to check it out. (:

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Wan - Extra Money Maker said on January 6th, 2008 at 11:30 pm

Thanks Leo for clarifying what PHO is? That means I’ve just learned my first Vietnamese word. So I guess when I’m in Vietnam I won’t be starving.

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Leo said on January 7th, 2008 at 2:11 am

Oh you won’t starve, they have lots of dogs

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tracy ho said on January 8th, 2008 at 3:38 am

You should visit Kuala Lumpur I will take you for your favorite Wan tan mee ,

Thank for sharing your “pho”

all the best,

Tracy ho
wisdomgettingloaded

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Hair Loss Treatment said on January 9th, 2008 at 6:23 am

I have never tasted Vietnamese cuisine. But after seeing the pictures I would definitely love to try it. I like bland food, so I guess I should like this kind of cuisine.

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Ed Lau said on January 9th, 2008 at 6:20 pm

Ten bucks for pho!? Geez…come to Vancouver for Dot Com Pho and we’ll show you what real pho tastes like. The broth should not be bland…

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Mulamaker said on January 10th, 2008 at 9:24 am

Nice food pics, makes me hungry. I never had pho before so I’ll have to try that soon. Thanks

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MakeMoneyOnlinePlace said on January 10th, 2008 at 11:37 pm

I do not what pho is. So, maybe I should be writing to your comment. However, it look nice is it tasty.

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