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2012-12-05
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You know how sometimes you find a restaurant that does one particular dish so spectacularly, that you never feel satisfied when you eat that dish anywhere else? That's how I am with pho. (If you care, Pho Anh Dao in Edison, New Jersey is the place that ruined me.) I can honestly say that I haven't had pho that really satisfied me since I left New Jersey, but I'm still very much in the market. Pho Tai is right down the street from me so I gave it a chance:Broth: I'm gonna go with "best broth I've
Broth: I'm gonna go with "best broth I've had in HK," because that's true. The entire meal I tried to put my finger on just what it was about this broth that was so good, but I couldn't figure it out. It was aromatic, appropriately greasy, non-cloudy, beefy, etc. but that describes lots of broths. Whatever it was: A
Raw beef: You can't get a variety bowl, so I went with the standard rare beef. It showed up appropriately rare in my bowl (pink/ red). The beef is good quality, not tendon-y, or overly fatty or whatever. In fact, it may have been slightly too fatty and thin sliced, as mine was a little dry and overcooked. B+
Extras: Bean sprouts on the side, and not in the bowl-- positive; limes included-- positive; a small amount of basil, and no cilantro-- neutral; a pretty underwhelming chili sauce, but also decently spicy chopped chilis at every table-- neutral. It is a testament to the broth that I was happy without ounces of sriracha and chili garlic sauce in my soup. B
Noodles: Easily the worst part, these were beyond mushy when they arrived. Pho Tai was at least merciful and didn't fill the entire bowl with noodle mush (unlike many of their competitors). The redeeming feature was that the mushy noodles soaked up the broth, which as I've been saying, was pretty good. C
Fried spring rolls: A not-overly-averagely-greasy attempt, with plenty of flavor. B+
I liked Pho Tai, and I think of all the pho places I've tried in HK, it'd be the first I'd come back to for a second chance. Still ruined for me by great pho, but a definite quick-fix. B+
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