tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post936075259125461906..comments2024-03-10T06:07:53.511-07:00Comments on Crazy in Suburbia: Pho's Saigon Noodle House is open; Newell Avenue's second Vietnamese noodle restaurantMartha Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-46446927423804589122010-02-05T20:39:17.231-08:002010-02-05T20:39:17.231-08:00Feb 28, 8:58 pm here:
Went to Saigon Noodle House...Feb 28, 8:58 pm here:<br /><br />Went to Saigon Noodle House for Rare Beef Pho. Simplest possible dish and therefore a good test of the restaurant IMHO.<br /><br />The "small" bowl was massive and beyond my capacity to finish, However, I concentrated on the broth before seasoning it - OK, fine. Then I tasted the rice noodles - the texture was fine - they sucked up off my chopsticks in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-82142528793441097662010-02-03T01:28:48.860-08:002010-02-03T01:28:48.860-08:00I have been living and involved in the teaching of...I have been living and involved in the teaching of English, mostly in Saigon for more than 20 years. I go back to Concord each year for about a month and visit family and friends.<br />I've traveled everywhere in Viet Nam and can say that the Pho is different all throughout the country. But you will find it in reataurants and on the sidewalk and even street vendors pushing a Pho cart. I can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-22150050535607530812010-02-02T20:58:49.598-08:002010-02-02T20:58:49.598-08:00Hi SM,
Thanks for the Pho article.
I have visite...Hi SM,<br /><br />Thanks for the Pho article.<br /><br />I have visited Vietnam only once, maybe 2004 or so. Also went to Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, China on many occasions. The food was great in Hanoi, Saigon, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei and Bangkok. If we add the cost of transportation to Asia to the cost of meals, the Walnut Creek places are far more afordable than flying to Vietnam or the other Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-12346989524630997712010-02-02T18:22:44.054-08:002010-02-02T18:22:44.054-08:00Da Lat is wonderful.Da Lat is wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-57418700777459706192010-02-02T12:21:24.793-08:002010-02-02T12:21:24.793-08:00I just went and got lunch at Pho's. It was gre...I just went and got lunch at Pho's. It was great and good service!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-54350597345330598832010-02-02T11:43:09.496-08:002010-02-02T11:43:09.496-08:00Looking forward to trying it! I used to work in Sa...Looking forward to trying it! I used to work in San Jose where I discovered some fabulous pho. Da Lat's pho is our go-to soup when someone in the family is sick (don't worry, we send a healthy family member to get takeout). It's good but it doesn't compare to some of the places in the south bay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-78023176249696778432010-02-02T10:08:30.784-08:002010-02-02T10:08:30.784-08:00I don't think either one of them can or will b...I don't think either one of them can or will beat Da Lat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-50066399036773554582010-02-02T10:03:29.254-08:002010-02-02T10:03:29.254-08:00It's great place to go, especially with the re...It's great place to go, especially with the recent rainy days. The servers are friendly and actually wants our business. We used to go to the one in Pleasant Hill (and Pacheco), but portions are getting reduced and I don't know why the waiter is just so pissed off all the time. This place in Walnut Creek will definately do well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-81644070874171494232010-02-02T08:36:21.605-08:002010-02-02T08:36:21.605-08:00Hi Greg,
Would love to hear about Saigon sometime ...Hi Greg,<br />Would love to hear about Saigon sometime and what you're doing there. My husband and I went there in the 90s. Actually, it was kinda, sorta our honeymoon. We were living in Bangkok, but did a tour of Laos, Cambodia, Saigon. Always wanted to go back to Vietnman. Of course, we saw the tourist version...<br /><br />I had the same sort of reaction to Thai food when we moved back Martha Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-15485617613658136642010-02-02T08:23:16.068-08:002010-02-02T08:23:16.068-08:00Do they have beer & wine?Do they have beer & wine?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-78226823823086687242010-02-02T08:21:12.928-08:002010-02-02T08:21:12.928-08:00Greg, bet you can't find a decent hamburger th...Greg, bet you can't find a decent hamburger though... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-50436202221411903522010-02-02T04:09:59.072-08:002010-02-02T04:09:59.072-08:00I live in Saigon and have Pho for breakfast every ...I live in Saigon and have Pho for breakfast every morning. When I'm back in Concord every year I skip the Pho in the Bay Area because it just doesn't measure up to what they offer in Saigon. And the prices are far too high. A big bowl of Pho in Saigon will cost you about 40 cents.<br />Hoa Binh,<br />GregAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com