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2015-10-06
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Pho Vietnamese isn't a new restaurant. It's original location was on Tang Lung Street in the Causeway Bay area. It served Vietnamese at a very reasonable price. As I live near the Causeway Bay area, I usually eat here when I really don't want to try anything new.But then one day it closed and reopened again in another area of Causeway Bay. This time, near Lee Garden. Reopened it and completely renovated.Gone was the old tables and chairs that made you feel more like you were in a cha chan teng.
But then one day it closed and reopened again in another area of Causeway Bay. This time, near Lee Garden. Reopened it and completely renovated.
Gone was the old tables and chairs that made you feel more like you were in a cha chan teng. In it's place? Nice wooden tables and chairs to make it look more bright and cafe-like. There is now a cinema theme where they have phoney Vietnamese movie posters on the wall, all mentioning the word "pho" in it. Even the front has a "cinema-like" feel. The staff uniforms have changed. They now wear jean shirts and jeans. Making it all very cafe and chic.
The menu used to be a laminated plastic menu. Now it's on brown craft paper. Everything has become modernized. But prices, I noted, have not increased! Menu is in English and Chinese.
North Americans should rejoice that they still are the only Vietnamese restaurant here that uses Siracha from the Siracha company and not some imitation!
Vietnamese Sausage Vermicelli ($40). This was pretty good. The fish sauce was tangy and not too salty. The vermicelli didn't clump together and didn't fall apart on me when I mixed it up with the fish sauce. Changes I noted from the past: the Vietnamese sausage is now grilled. Before the renovation and the move, the Vietnamese sausage was just sliced and placed on top. Now it's grilled which is a nice touch. Ingredients were fresh.
I like the new renovations in this restaurant that I frequent often as the changes are positive. It makes the whole place look much more appealing and comfortable. It's also nice that prices didn't increase despite the new look. Will be always be back.
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