Pho Minh in Pittsburgh

Posted By: Bob Buskirk on June 16th, 2008
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It has been a while since I had my last Pho, and that experience was not authentic according to John Chow. He said you need to go to small place not a place in a Vegas hotel. I have been craving Pho, especially since the guys go each week. Now there are not many Pho places to choose from in Pittsburgh, but I had heard good things about Pho Minh so fellow ThinkComputers staff writer Colin and I headed down there for dinner.

Pho Minh is right on Penn Ave. in Bloomfield. It is not very big at all, walking into the place there are maybe 20 seats at most. We seated and our order taken right away. I ordered the normal Pho, but with added steak. Colin ordered Pho with beef and chicken (next time I will remember the names). Both our orders came out very quickly and steaming hot!

After the first taste I knew I would be coming back to Pho Minh. The Pho I had in Vegas did not even compare with Pho Minh. The broth was extremely tasty and not bland at all. Well I’ve only been to 2 Pho restaurants, but this one is my favorite so far.

I had never had tea before unbelievably. Colin said I should try it so I did. While being a little bland it was good and if it’s filled with caffeine I’m all for it! I brought the Flip Utra along with me to Pho Minh and Colin took this short video…

Colin and I plan to make this a weekly thing, maybe start a Dot Com Pho Pittsburgh? If anyone is interested in joining us be sure to contact me and I will let you know when we are going again.

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11 Responses to “Pho Minh in Pittsburgh”

Colin Dean said on June 16th, 2008 at 3:04 pm

I think mine was phở bò gà. I don’t remember yours. That tea was fantastic, and I can’t wait to go back.

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Michael Kwan said on June 16th, 2008 at 3:14 pm

You’ve never had tea????

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Bob Buskirk said on June 16th, 2008 at 4:08 pm

Nope never had it before

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ms danielle said on June 19th, 2008 at 7:42 pm

i actually thought that was a typo. wow, never had tea before. that’s amazing. glad you found some good pho too. when you come out here to LA we’ll hit up my fave pho spots. OC is known for awesome vietnamese food!

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Stephen said on June 16th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

Dude, you’re in Dodge. If you’ve never had tea, you need to get the heck out of there. It’s like watching the Truman Show

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Moulinneuf said on June 17th, 2008 at 12:01 am

Pho Kim 88 :

http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A30251

You should ask for the take out menu the next time you go there.

Tea is better then coffee and cola , there is also a lot of diffrent tea , instead of making fun of him , why don’t you guys suggest good blend of tea and device/tea pot …

Any of you had redespresso ?

http://www.redespresso.com/

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Mike Huang said on June 17th, 2008 at 2:01 am

Love the hair Bob lol Anyways, I don’t know if you caught my comment about half a year ago, but I mentioned that if you ever come down to LA, my wife and I will bring you to real authentic Pho You’ll love it and it’ll surely turn your head

My wife is Vietnamese (only knows some), so she could help you order some great stuff.

-Mike

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Bob Buskirk said on June 17th, 2008 at 3:31 am

Not sure when I will be in LA but if I am I will definitely take you up on that offer

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Jon Waraas said on June 17th, 2008 at 12:25 pm

dude, sick.

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Leo said on June 20th, 2008 at 9:47 pm

Good job on getting some authentic pho. If you like caffeine you gotta try their Vietnamese iced coffee.

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Ed Lau said on June 23rd, 2008 at 8:40 am

How have you managed to go this long without having…tea, of all things?

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