Restaurant Review
Pho Nho O: Chicken Soup for
A Hungry Person’s Soul
By Emir Parrotta (April 19, 2004)
Pho Nho O, located between Rent-A-Wreck
and Don Beyer Volvo, has mastered the art of Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup,
pronounced
phuh).
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At first, this restaurant
seems to be just another second-rate Oriental feeding hole, destined to
be mislabeled, “Chinese.” But Pho Nho O is not your average Chef Express.
The menu is short and concise, with about 32 soups and entrées,
and a selection of traditional and not-so-traditional drinks. Nevertheless,
you don’t have to try every dish to come to the conclusion that the chicken
noodle soup (#15) is the A-bomb of the Vietnamese flavor arsenal. Your
senses are bound to be blown away.
Compared to this authentic Vietnamese Phood, Campbell’s is a filthy
sweat rag.
The jumbo bowl of chicken soup is garnished in crisp chives, sweet onions,
and coriander. Not to sound like a nagging mother, but here is a bit of
good advice: don’t wait for it to get cold. It is served steaming hot.
Eat it that way for maximum pleasure. |
The ambience inside Pho Nho restaurant
isn’t fancy,
but it’s pleasant, and the restaurant’s
piping hot
Vietnamese noodle soup (#15 on the menu) is
terrific and the service impressive.
(Photo by Emir Parrotta) |
At Pho Nho O, the service is impressive—and
you get hot tea for free. Also free of charge is a platter of bean sprouts,
sliced jalapeno, lime, and some branches of basil to save your breath.
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