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Pho Hoa Thai: Bay Area Pho

March 19, 2009

Having just moved to the Berkeley Area I was eager to get my first Pho fix. There is Vietnamese food on every other corner around here, although many of them don’t have Pho, or if they do it’s not what they are known for.  So I fired up Yelp and looked for a place nearby [...]

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Pho Pronunciation: You Can Say It, Pronounce Pho, Say: Phở…

February 26, 2009

How to pronounce pho? Well pho pronunciation can be hard; here’s the definitive guide to say “pho” correctly.

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The Importance of Garnishes for Pho

February 15, 2009

A good bowl of Vietnamese Pho can always stand on its own merit. Pho itself is so good that for many, especially for home cooked pho, there is no need for all the elaborate condiments and garnishes you’d get at a pho stall or pho restaurant. Garnishes for Pho is so important to the total pho experience that our rating system treats garnishes freshness and quantity as separate point earners. Here’s LovingPho.com’s rating system based on points on scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being best.

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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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Pho Glossary

February 11, 2009

Updated 12-02-10. Have a request or suggestion for a glossary term? Please leave a comment below. Also, Vietnamese banh mi is not pho, but I get enough inquiries about it so it’s included here too. Pho GlossaryBánh mì Okay it is not pho but I received plenty of questions about it so here it is.Vietnamese [...]

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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 Hoa Pasteur, Saigon

February 3, 2009

Pho Hoa Pasteur holds a special place in my early teen heart and memory. Not just because of its hearty bowls of pho. No. Not the Pho Hoa Pasteur you’re thinking about. I’m talking about the original place in Saigon.

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Biggest Bowl of Pho I Ever Had: North York, Toronto

January 18, 2009

I found the biggest bowl of pho at Kiem Bo Vietnamese Restaurant in North York Toronto, Canada. It was absolutely the biggest bowl I ever had.

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Pho California Welcomes Pho Lovers

January 18, 2009

For West Coast pho lovers. There are pockets of densely populated pho lovers (Vietnamese-Americans and other Americans) in California. Therefore pho bistros tend to pop up everywhere in the areas of San Diego, Santa Ana/Garden Grove/Orange County, Los Angeles and surrounding areas including the LA Chinatown, San Jose, and San Francisco.

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