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Global Pho: Pho Franchises Around the World

March 31, 2009

Vietnamese pho franchises going global with “Pho-nomenon.” Witness current top pho franchises such as Pho Hoa, Pho Que Huong, Pho 24, Pho Empire, and Pho & Grill.

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Beef Pho and Chicken Pho: Pho Vie II in Garden Grove

February 22, 2009

The half off pho ga (chicken pho) deal has been on for a while, but Pho Vie II is not the only restaurant running this deal in Little Saigon. There are a few others doing the same promotion on pho ga. Pho ga is easy to make, so restaurants can still make profits; pho ga (with free-range chicken) is always better than your regular frozen variety, so the customers wins with tasty food. Those big red “1/2 OFF” signs are magnets for traffic.

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All You Can Eat Pho

February 12, 2009

All-you-can-eat Pho? Well not quite, not here in the states anyway. I had all-you-can-eat pho in Vietnam, at Nha Hang Tan Son Nhat (Tan Son Nhat Restaurant), near the airport Tan Son Nhat in Saigon. The restaurant had a huge offerings of authentic regional Vietnamese delicacies, arranged into different food types at their own serving stations. But thank you very much, I’ll have another bowl of pho please.

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Pho HoaCali Express in Mira Mesa: Lunch with My Buddy Mason

February 12, 2009

Express is a reliable pho place in North County San Diego for many years. Clean, airy, well lighted, and good service. There’s always a line during lunch times and on the weekends, so just write your name on the list and after a short wait, you’re in. On this day, even after 1pm, we waited 5 minutes. No big deal. We had our usual fix: pho tai (rare beef) for Mason and pho tai chin sach (rare beef, well-done brisket, tripe) for me.

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What is Vietnamese Pho: Think You Know? Think Again

February 10, 2009

The other day I was chatting with my Phở buddy Tim and something interesting came up. The subject was pho obviously, but the context was “what is pho?” or more precisely, “what Vietnamese soupy noodle dish can be considered pho?” Here’s one of the most important statements I’ll ever make.

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Pho Ca Dao in Mira Mesa – Real Pho, Real Fast, Real Service

January 28, 2009

Pho Ca Dao’s slogan is “Real Pho, Real Fast, Real Service”. This was my third or fourth time here, but I enjoy coming back to eat. “Ca dao” are really Vietnamese folk songs or poems that are popular reminders of who the Vietnamese people are and where we came from. The term ca dao (derived from a line in the Wei Wind section of the classic Chinese folk poetry anthology, Shih-Ching, or Books of Odes) can be loosely translated as “unaccompanied songs.”

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Pho Vie II in Garden Grove: Great Tasting Pho

January 25, 2009

I drove by this place several times and I must admit Pho Vie II always looked crowded and popular. On this day with no long line, I really have to try it. “Vie” means “Life” in French, and I believe the people at Pho Vie II truly believe in a fully enjoyable and immersive life of pho, because their pho is very good and the service is friendly. You can read a few Pho Vie II reviews on Yelp.com. They run 50% off on pho ga (chicken) but personally I don’t think that’s the reason for the crowd. I think it’s because the pho in general is very good – tasty soup stock, fresh ingredients, perfect al dente-like noodle, and fresh Thai basil, ngo gai (culantro) and sprouts.

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January 17, 2009

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