I don't like Pho. It's basically tasteless soup broth with undercooked vegetables. If the 'Vietnamese' restaurant has Chinese people cooking Chinese style foods, then you'll get something that tastes good.
I would disagree. As as just mentioned below, not all phó places are equal. Try google reviews to find a decent one. It should not be bland. It’s beef onion soup that is cooked for minimum 12 hours. Spiced with savory spices. The beef and onions should have been braised /seared to add flavors of maillard (sp?) reaction.
Yes, the places with Chinese style cooks are better.
Vehemently disagree. I’ve had a lot of pho living in places that have higher Asian populations than others. The legit Vietnamese places make good pho - stewing their broth with ox tail for hours to pull out the the flavors before adding spices.
I don’t trust the Chinese…I’ve seen too much of their cut corners to believe in anything they’ve cooked. Thai, vietnamese, and ramen? Sure. Chinese? Nope.
Pho is 100% about the broth, because everything else in it is cheap gook meat and rice noodles.
If you didn't like the broth when you had it before, you didn't have good pho.
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