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Okay, the only reason I wanted to visit this place was its name. With the infamous
Pho Bich Nga no longer in business, there has been a void of really good Pho restaurant names. Yes, there is
Pho Dat Phu; but how can you argue against Pho T & A? Doesn't it just make you wonder what is
really in the soup??? Pho sure! Not really knowing exactly where the place was, I actually ended up at Pho Tan first. Man, that place is busy! I heard good things about this place, I shall return when it's not as packed. So I continued my search of some T & A, err... I mean Pho in the heart of Whalley. It is an area in transition with the new SFU campus and many hi
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gh rises and condo developments nearby. Parking my car in the lot of Pho T & A was a bit unnerving; but I'm sure it was all in my head.
So sitting there looking over the menu, I noticed the "cash only" sign and looked in my wallet. No cash! Doh! I quickly scrambled to my car looking for loose change. I was able to scrounge $9.00, enough for a bowl of pho; but not anything else. I decided on the large House Special Pho which included every meat. A really good value at $6.50. While waiting for my order, I noticed they
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were making fresh popcorn in a miniature machine at the front. Wait a minute! WTF? They're selling popcorn? This is not a T & A theatre is it? Nope, just Pho T & A. Strange. Whatever the case, the soup was pretty light and modestly seasoned. I could detect some spices and meat flavour; but it was not very rich. The noodles were a tad on the soft side; yet there was plenty of it. Same can be said about the meats, there was a decent amount of it for price. It was a decent bowl of Pho; but nothing to write home about. However, I could really care less because I satisfied my curiousity over this place!
The Good:- It's not expensive
- Place is pretty clean
- Pho was decent
The Bad:- Questionable area
- Popcorn?!?!?
2 comments:
Popcorn - weird, and noisy, no?
My personal fave for potentially misinterpreted businesses out here is "Dick's Lumber"... I clearly have a teenage boy's sense of humour :) .
Yes, Dick's Wood.. err... Lumber. A very fine choice.
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