Tuesday 5 August 2014

Pho Phd, Marrickville

Every time I go to Marrickville, I have wanted to try Pho Phd – as my brother swears by it. Saying that it is the place to be. But every time I’m there, it’s closed. So, on a Tuesday night the brother and I meet our uncle there for dinner with his family.

We see the queue as we walk over and it’s only a Tuesday night. Thankfully, with a party of seven, we are lucky enough that they have one big table left.

Thai styled fish cakes $10

We start with the fish cakes, chewy outsides with mushy innards. The spice is enough to give you a kick in the tastebuds.

Boneless stuffed chicken wings $12

Boneless chicken wings? Um … yes please! Stuffed with mince as well. Like can this get any better? It is a bite-full, and has a lot of different things going on at the same time, especially when you dip it into the fish sauce. But the slight crisp on the chicken makes me one happy girl.

Vietnamese crepe-styled pancake (prawn & pork) $12.50 

Unfortunately, I can’t say the same to the Vietnamese crepe. I was actually looking forward to this, since the first time I had it was at Red Lantern. I thought perhaps being in a little local restaurant, I could try a more “traditional” take. This however, was full of oil and that was all I could taste.

Combination Pho Regular $12; Large $15; Extra large $19

BRING. ON. THE. PHO! So, there’s a regular, large and extra large to choose from. On this fair winter’s night, I proudly admit to you all, I went with the large. My brother on the other hand went with the EXTRA large. Now, I tried to capture it for you all to see his basin pho, but it didn’t turn out too well with no comparison to see how MASSIVE it was.

The broth was delicious, packed with flavour. There was a generous amount of noodles to meat ratio, or is it because I ordered the large that I think that? However, one downfall is that it was not hot. It was luke warm, I’m not sure about you but when I order a bowl of pho (or any noodle soup) I expect myself to be blowing endlessly before I can eat it. And nothing worse than a luke warm bowl of soup on a winter’s day.

Vietnamese jelly drink

Please enlighten me, do you prefer a bowl of steaming hot noodles blowing endlessly yet still burn your mouth or a bowl of luke warm noodles where you can simply indulge instantly?



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15 comments:

  1. Ahhh PHD holds a special place in my heart as it was one of the earliest places I reviewed.

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    1. haha I also remember reading your post and thinking, my brother also says i need to be there!! :)

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  2. We love the pho here! We also love the pho at Yen's in Waterloo. Have you tried theirs? They've got a wagyu version too (although it's not a fancy place).

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    1. I have seen you post about Yen's, I totally need to make my way over :D

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  3. Heard much about the pho here but still haven't been. Ad I agree with Lorraine, the wagyu pho at Yen's is fantastic :D

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    1. Hope hearing about it doesn't make your expectations too high. But yes, totally need to head over to Yen's!

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  4. GURLLLL! Come to Perth so my mama can make you some amazing pho and banh xeo (the vietnamese crepe)

    I always hate going out to eat Viet food because it always feels like homemade tastes better.... do you feel the same with chinese food?

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    1. HAHA careful, I may just take that offer on ;)
      I ... hahaha am not much of a fan of chinese food! (omg did I just say that?!)

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  5. the pho at PHD is amazing :D. def one of my faves in Sydney

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  6. Oh dude I love banh xeo!! Gotta try the pho here next time I hit up Marrickville.

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  7. The pho here is super awesome! It's our go-to Vietnamese place in Marrickville.

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    1. mmm~~ it does seem like many people love pho phd - i see the love though ;)

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