Although we had planned to go to pho lan, we ended up here as pho as pho lan was closed. The restaurant was clean and spacious
We ordered the special mixed beef noodle and the spice beef and pork with thick vermicelli. We also added a skewer of the shrimp paste on bamboo. For dessert it was the three color ice.
We ordered the large for the beef noodle. For starters, the large was smaller than the one at pho lan. The soup was also very heavy on msg. Imo the soup is the highlight of the noodle, so use of MSG only means they are skimping on the soup stock.
The spicy beef with thick vermicelli was a better experience. Firstly, You can taste less msg in the soup. The piece of pork knuckle in the soup is also perfectly tender. I like that they give you a lot of the ham and thick slices of brisket. The thick vermicelli also holds up well in the soup. The only thing is that despite its name, it is not spicy at all.
The shrimp paste on sugar cane was fairly disappointing. It was drenched in oil, meaning it had been reheated in oil that was not boiling. All I could taste was the oil. The 3 color ice is a better experience.
What I liked:
- clean and open restaurant
- reasonable prices and lots of parking spots
What I did not like:
- The food was no comparable to Pho Lan across the street
- Portions smaller than Pho Lan
- Too much MSG in the soup base for the pho
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