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2018-07-24
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蔡瀾. Chua Lam. Perhaps the most famous food critic in Hong Kong is one of the most recognize faces in practically every Hong Kong restaurant. You can see him endorsing everything from low end to high end chains. He has food based tv shows and columns in various publications. And now, he has a restaurant named 蔡瀾 Pho (Chua Lam's Pho).Pho. I love pho but it seemed majority of places in Hong Kong can't do a proper pho. And when they do, it costs an arm and a leg. But still, nothing compares to the
Pho. I love pho but it seemed majority of places in Hong Kong can't do a proper pho. And when they do, it costs an arm and a leg. But still, nothing compares to the great pho I get back home in Canada. So, when Chua Lam claimed he was going to start a restaurant that served pho from a recipe from Pho Dzung, a small Vietnamese restaurant in Melbourne, I was curious. Did he really bring me a bowl of pho to remember like he promises?
I kid you not. It's the logo in front.
I arrived a 5 PM on a weekday. There was only two girls in front of boyfriend and me but there seemed to be no body to get us a table even though there were plenty of seats inside. But there seemed to be person to bring people in but she kept walking in and out and looking confused. Finally, a man came over and saw a small line had formed and started to bring people in. I have no idea on why we had to wait in the first place when there was plenty of space. Probably to make it appear like there was always a line and let people know it's popular?
The restaurant is very large. There are three floors with even more seating in the back. The kitchen is an open kitchen.
They also have an area where they make the noodles fresh and it's all viewable.
Menu is in English and Chinese. There is no 10% service charge. It's in the form of a check off piece of paper. They not only have pho but they have appetizers and dessert. But we were here only for pho. The best deal is the $68 pho which allows you to choose two toppings with your noodles. You can also customize it with basil, etc but it seemed when it made no difference as we did check those off but we were still served it anyways.
I had chose beef balls and beef shank. It was ok. The balls had a nice texture to them. The beef shank was a bit tough. The noodles were a bit too soggy for my liking. However, the soup was really excellent. A strong beef flavor in a clear broth that wasn't oily. It had a sweet and savory taste to it that did remind me of the Australian pho I've had. The pho also came with a little cup of herbs and bean sprouts that were super fresh.
Boyfriend chose the raw beef and beef brisket. The beef was ok but the brisket was a bit disappointing. It was tough the chew.
You get unlimited refills of the noodles. Each refill comes in a small bowl like this.
For $68, it wasn't expensive. The soup was definitely the star but the rest was was mediocre. Definitely not a bowl of pho to remember but it was a good effort. The service, on the other hand, was terrible. We sat there for a lengthy amount of time with no menu and was ignored a few times while waving our hands. And when presented with the menu, we had no pen to write on it so had to wave our hands again for attention. It was also not too clean. Both boyfriend and my spoons still had dried noodle on it. Changing it, we had the same thing so we just ended up scraping it away. The washroom was also dirty. No toilet paper and floor was sticky. I guess Chua Lam not only brought pho that was located in Chinatown, but he brought in the Chinatown service and hygiene as well. Something boyfriend and I are very used to. So, we'll be back.
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