Mai's List of Pho

Because I can’t make a post out of each and every single bowl of pho I’ve eaten, I’ll make a post about all bowls of pho I’ve eaten.
A perfect score (20/20) means “good noodle (4), good broth (4), good meat (4), big portion (2), low price (2), fast service (2), nice/modern setting (2)”. One bonus point for interesting things. The veggies are not taken into account because: 1. I don’t put veggies in my pho and 2. for the bowls I’ve eaten too long ago, I can’t remember what the veggie plate was like.

Beef tripe - Pho Hoa Lao II

CALIFORNIA
Berkeley
- Le Petit Cheval (Durant, Berkeley campus): okay noodle, bad broth (salty with clinging aftertaste of packaged Pho seasoning), okay meat, big portion, low price, fast service, casual setting - 11/20
- Le Regal (Downtown Berkeley): good noodle, bad broth (too fatty and bland), good meat, big portion, high price, medium service, nice setting – 13/20
- The Oriental (North Berkeley): good noodle, okay broth (a little too sweet), okay meat, small portion, low price, medium service, casual setting – 12/20
- The Pho Bar (North Gate, Berkeley campus): good noodle, bad (bland and fatty) broth, good meat, small portion, high price, medium service, modern setting - 11/20
- Pin Toh (Downtown Berkeley): good noodle, okay broth, okay meat, big portion, high price, fast service, casual setting - 13/20

Palo Alto, Menlo Park
- Phở Ngon: okay noodle, good broth, okay meat, big portion, low price, medium service, casual setting - 13/20
- Phở Vỉ Hoa: good noodle, okay broth, okay meat, big portion, fair price, medium service, casual setting - 14/20

Oakland
- Kang Nam Pho: good noodle, good broth, good meat, big portion, fair price, fast service, casual setting - 17/20
- Phở Hòa Lão II: good noodle, okay broth, good meat, big portion, low price, slow service, casual setting - 14/20

TEXAS
College Station
- Pho John: okay noodle, bad broth, okay meat, medium portion, low price, medium service, casual setting – 8/20
- Rosie’s Pho: good noodle, good broth, good meat, big portion, low price, slow service, nice setting – 18/20
- Vietnamese Taste: okay noodle, okay broth, okay meat, medium portion, low price, medium service, casual setting – 10/20

Houston
- Phở An (Humble): okay noodle, okay broth, okay meat, medium portion, low price, medium service, casual setting - 10/20
- Phở Danh: good noodle, good broth, okay meat, big portion, low price, medium service, casual setting – Interesting addition: pickled onion – 17/20
- V Bistro (Humble): good noodle, good broth, good meat, small portion, high price, fast service, casual setting – 13/20

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