Pho 79 (Nicollet)

21Oct09

Pho 79 (Nicollet): 4 out of 5 stars

I had been to Pho 79 on Nicollet but not for the pho.  We went to review it one evening after I spent a cold night at leash training class with Ninja at Lake Harriet.  We did not have the spring rolls but a friend of mine tried them both yesterday and today and told me they are “dece.” I decided today that the spring rolls are usually hard to differentiate between unless the meat is bad or the wrapper is crunchy or something else really terrible.  I will make note of an exceptional spring roll or a bad one (and I’ll let you know why it is bad) but otherwise if they’re good, they’re good, and we’ll focus on the pho.  We both had pho with beef.  The broth had a lot of floaty bits and also floating green onions and it wasn’t very greasy.  It was quite flavorful and I didn’t even sauce it up.  I added some extra lime as I always do, but that broth stood well on it’s own.  Very tasty.  The beef was also superior to most other places, maybe my favorite so far – it was more tender than usual.  I also hear that if you have leftovers, they might even pour them into a to-go container for you!  I don’t deal with pho leftovers because I fear the squishy noodles.

This is probably going to be my default pho place from now on (replacing Pho Tau Bay – which will be reviewed next) because it is definitely the best I’ve tried in the neighborhood.

Contact:

2529 Nicollet Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612.871.4602

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