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2015-08-12
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Growing up in Canada with a huge Vietnamese community, I was used to eating excellent pho. That beautiful, yet simple Vietnamese noodle dish of noodles and rich beef broth. It was inexpensive. It was hearty. It was comfort food at it's best. Since moving here, the pho has been rather lack luster. Majority of places here think that pho is just pounding out the MSG to make it flavorful. There are some days I wonder if meat was even involved in making the broth. That is perhaps why every time I go
Until now.
I was reading a blog that talked about this place. How much he downed bowls upon bowls of pho. How it was like he had it back home in Australia. So, I knew ... I must find this place. I MUST see for myself ... is this the real deal?
I can tell you one thing. Yes. Yes, it is. I have entered pho heaven.
Located on Aberdeen Street, just a bit above PMQ, is this little (and I mean little) restaurant called Bun Cha. Named after the wonderful Vietnamese noodle dish of grilled pork. Seating is cramped as the shop is small. When we arrived on a Sunday, every table was filled but they still made some room by shifting a few things around. By the time we finished eating, there was a line and they made tables outside as well. For a place not listed on Openrice, it was pretty popular.
Menu is in English only. The staff are all Vietnamese though they do speak an acceptable amount of Chinese. It's a cash only establishment and there is no service charge. As it is new, the menu is still changing.On every table was this bottle of hot sauce. It was all in Vietnamese so we assume it was their version of the ever popular American sriracha as it tasted like it.
Lime Soda with Mint ($32). Actually on the menu it read fresh lime, mint with spices so when I ordered it this way, there was a bit of confusion as the staff asked "lime soda with mint?" Um..yeah. Anyways, this was pretty good. It wasn't just mint stuffed with Sprite like a majority of Vietnamese places here but actual soda and lime to crush it with. There was a lot of mint to make me happy and it was a nice refreshing drink.
Bun Thit Nuong ($68). As it was hot out, the cold noodle dish was in order. We chose the grilled lemongrass pork. The pork was a bit dry but it was strong in the lemongrass marinade. The basil and vegetables were fresh. The noodles were not stuck together. The fish sauce was not watered down but a nice balance of salty and sour. Mixing it all together it was a great dish for a hot summer day.
Pho Bo ($68). This is what we came for. And this is what we got. The beef was tender and soft with no need for it be some overly fatty wagyu beef. THIS is what beef should be! The noodles were ... wait for it ... real Vietnamese rice noodles! Not that ho fun stuff that majority (and I mean EVERY ONE) serve here in Hong Kong. And the broth? Rich in beef flavor. Not pumped up MSG. This is what the broth should taste like. We ate everything and even drank the soup. At the moment, the best pho in town and tasted like what I had back home in Canada.
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