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01-16-2008, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffie7
I'll have to take her one day, so far shes been let down by every MD place I've taken her =(
doesn't help that she knows her food like me and expects something better then AVG when eating out.
What I'd do for a good local pho shop, then I wouldn't have to hear her ***** about the crap places MD has. =(
doesn't help that she knows her food like me and expects something better then AVG when eating out.
What I'd do for a good local pho shop, then I wouldn't have to hear her ***** about the crap places MD has. =(
As for my and wife's other favorite soup, bun bo hue, only NOVA places get it even close to right. We usually make it ourselves. It's a labor of love though as bun bo hue requires a lot of prep.
There are also some very good Vietnamese caterers in the Rockville, Gaithersburg, Germantown area. We get all kinds of exotic dishes. Going to VA on a regular basis can be taxing. It's a regular trip for relatives on the weekends though.
01-16-2008, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffie7
I told her Pho 75 seems to be pretty good, she said,
"that's not really good, its a chain"
however she said its better then the places she's been to so far in MD.
"that's not really good, its a chain"
however she said its better then the places she's been to so far in MD.
- Is she Viet? Even chains can be decent.I have had pho in Little Saigon in LA that was not up to par, while a little place in San Jose rocked me for breakfast. Pho at 0730 is the shiet!
Living here since the end of the war, I still can't get a handle on eating sausage, pancakes, eggs, etc. for breakfast.
01-16-2008, 04:43 PM
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Count me in. Being half Viet, I'm obligated to love this stuff so I'm down for Pho anytime. I'd like to go somewhere I haven't been before. I'm trying to find a place that makes Cha Gio half as good as my mother's. 
01-16-2008, 05:01 PM
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- Is she Viet? Even chains can be decent.I have had pho in Little Saigon in LA that was not up to par, while a little place in San Jose rocked me for breakfast. Pho at 0730 is the shiet!
Living here since the end of the war, I still can't get a handle on eating sausage, pancakes, eggs, etc. for breakfast.
trust me, they're picky with "good" food. =)
at least I know where to go if I want balut.
01-16-2008, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffie7
Yup, they use to own a Viet joint and now her mom is a chef at a viet joint.
trust me, they're picky with "good" food. =)
at least I know where to go if I want balut.
trust me, they're picky with "good" food. =)
at least I know where to go if I want balut.
You are definitely right about "good" food. We always discuss who's got it and not, and where to just eat vs. where to really enjoy.
What restaurant? I am always interested in new places. Living in Frederick keeps me to the west side of things.
Originally Posted by Integrity
Count me in. Being half Viet, I'm obligated to love this stuff so I'm down for Pho anytime. I'd like to go somewhere I haven't been before. I'm trying to find a place that makes Cha Gio half as good as my mother's.
Even my wife has problems making cha gio with rice paper wrapping since it splits so easily.
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01-16-2008, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill_the_Cat
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* Pho 75 - another favorite but BUSY at peak times; tight parking and seating. They are a chain with a few places in MD/VA.
* Pho 75 - another favorite but BUSY at peak times; tight parking and seating. They are a chain with a few places in MD/VA.
I suggest the one in aspen hill shopping center! FTW
01-16-2008, 08:36 PM
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^ hahaha, you forgot "Pho Real!" in MD! The best Pho place I've been to is off a little road in Arlington... forgot the friggin name but it's pretty underground: that's how you know it's the good stuff! Pho 75 is overrated, it's just the McDonalds of Pho.