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I just left the Pho Cafe on Sherwood Forest.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:08 pm
My recommendation: avoid that place.
The Pho Ga (chicken noodle soup) pictured on the menu looked pretty good... nice chunks of white meat chicken.
Then my waitress brought it out. "Enjoy!"
"Wait. I usually get basil, lime, and bean sprouts at pho restaurants."
"I'm sorry sir. I'll go get that for you."
Say what? Is that not a usual part of the deal?
Then there was hardly any actual chicken in the soup, which was some unnatural cloudy brown color instead of pho ga's typically clear broth. All of which told me that the flavor of the soup, which was salty and bad, came from fake chicken bouillon instead of from actually cooking chicken in a pot. To top it all off, the rice vermicelli was chewy... I didn't know it was even possible to undercook rice noodles.
Maybe I'm spoiled by the great Vietnamese restaurants on the Westbank, but the Pho Cafe gets a big thumbs down from me.
The Pho Ga (chicken noodle soup) pictured on the menu looked pretty good... nice chunks of white meat chicken.
Then my waitress brought it out. "Enjoy!"
"Wait. I usually get basil, lime, and bean sprouts at pho restaurants."
"I'm sorry sir. I'll go get that for you."
Say what? Is that not a usual part of the deal?
Then there was hardly any actual chicken in the soup, which was some unnatural cloudy brown color instead of pho ga's typically clear broth. All of which told me that the flavor of the soup, which was salty and bad, came from fake chicken bouillon instead of from actually cooking chicken in a pot. To top it all off, the rice vermicelli was chewy... I didn't know it was even possible to undercook rice noodles.
Maybe I'm spoiled by the great Vietnamese restaurants on the Westbank, but the Pho Cafe gets a big thumbs down from me.
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Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:10 pm to Rex
Went to Viet Garden yesterday, and it was on point. There and Dang's are my go-to's.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:11 pm to REGENT
Where are those places, if you don't mind?
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:12 pm to Rex
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Pho Cafe
Are they actually Viet, not Laotian / Chinese / Korean attempting to pull it off ?
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:13 pm to 91TIGER
I don't know... I can't tell those people apart. 
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:20 pm to 91TIGER
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ctually Viet, not Laotian / Chinese / Korean attempting to pull it off ?
Wait is this actually a thing now? It's like we are coming full circle on these Asian culinary subterfuges.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:21 pm to Rex
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I don't know... I can't tell those people apart.
"those people"
disgusting.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:22 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Yes, unfortunately we have.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:23 pm to Rex
Duang Twan (spelling?) is the best in BR imo
Dream Berri down the road is solid Viet too
Dream Berri down the road is solid Viet too
This post was edited on 3/22/16 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:30 pm to Rex
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I didn't know it was even possible to undercook rice noodles
Most places overcook the noodles. You're probably used to that. That's how I like them also. Softer and easier to eat.
Cooking at home plenty of chefs say to double the time.
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Wait is this actually a thing now? It's like we are coming full circle on these Asian culinary subterfuges.
Plenty of Asian places are owned and operated by different groups. It's actually very common in BR.
This post was edited on 3/22/16 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:31 pm to J Murdah
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Dream Berri down the road is solid Viet too
Can't speak about their pho but their vermicelli bowls are garbage
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:32 pm to J Murdah
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Duang Twan (spelling?) is the best in BR imo
For Thai food, not Vietnamese
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Dream Berri down the road is solid Viet too
Dream Berri is now Pho Cafe, the restaurant the OP said sucks, which I agree.
Little Saigon for the win
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:44 pm to LSUZombie
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Little Saigon for the win
this is the only acceptable answer
This post was edited on 3/22/16 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:48 pm to Rex
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Say what? Is that not a usual part of the deal?
It usually is. They just don't like you.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:56 pm to Jones
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Plenty of Asian places are owned and operated by different groups. It's actually very common in BR.
Yup. Try to find a Japanese owner of one of the 40 restaurants in Baton Rouge that serve Japanese cuisine.Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:56 pm to Jones
I guess im not as cultured on viet/thai food. Ive always enjoyed that place.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 1:59 pm to J Murdah
I'm a big fan of Duang Tawan.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 2:10 pm to J Murdah
I love Duang Tawan but it's a Thai restaurant
Posted on 3/22/16 at 2:13 pm to LSUZombie
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Little Saigon for the win
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I guess im not as cultured on viet/thai food. Ive always enjoyed that place.
I love it too, but I don't think they even have pho. It is a Thai place.
This post was edited on 3/22/16 at 2:15 pm
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