샌디에고 포 호아 (San Diego Pho Hoa)

Pho.  Such a simple dish, yet so difficult to master.  ESPECIALLY in Korea.  I've simply given up on Pho in Korea because the broth pretty much taste like cheap beef broth - like those sold in cans or paper boxes.  I don't understand how Koreans can make such awesome sullungtang (ox bone soup) yet no one is able to serve a decent bowl of Pho.  For this reason, pho is one of the first things I eat whenever I go back to the states.  

Pho Hoa.  This is such a common pho restaurant name that there is probably over a thousand Pho Hoa's located throughout America.  As a matter of fact, Pho Hoa is a franchise restaurant in Korea lol.  Well, this Pho Hoa is located in San Diego in a Vietnamese enclave centered around El Cajon Boulevard.  And the people of San Diego have spoken - this is THE best place for pho in San Diego.

Laughing Cow?

Alright.  Here's the menu.  You know a restaurant is dedicated to its food when they serve only one thing.  And that's all they serve here - Pho.  No rice plates.  No egg rolls.  Just pho.  Pick your meat and size of your bowl.

I went with #1 - Special Combo

The bowl came out in about 2 minutes.

Awesome.

I love my cilantro.

I rarely finish the broth elsewhere because it just gets too filling but I had to at Pho Hoa.  The broth was so good that I didn't even bother adding any Hoisin or Sriracha sauce into the broth.  Now I must go into a pho withdrawal for the next several months...


샌디에고 포 호아 (San Diego Pho Hoa)
http://www.yelp.com/biz/pho-hoa-san-diego