Pho Choice

Food was very tasty. I would definitely eat their food again

Pretty good-tasting food here. I'm not sure when it exactly opened, but it recently sprung up. There's not a lot of pho places around here so it's nice that one popped up. Quantity filled me up and it had a nice warm, winter-relieving flavor. Haven't tried the delivery and I won't. Pho is always 100% better dine-in.

Pho is always perfect for a rainy evening. Nice casual place. The servings are huge and they give you plentiful of meat so you get great value for the money.

Two part review:

Part 1 - 6/18/2019

Pho choice, a welcomed addition to the Fresh Meadows neighborhood. A restaurant that touts itself as a Chinese & Vietnamese restaurant. June 18, 2019 a soft opening of sorts, it's raining out and what's not better than having a hot bowl of Pho with Fresh Ribeye, Brisket, Tendon, and Tripe. A small order of Spring rolls and a Vietnamese Iced Coffee to wash it all down. To start off the medium sized bowl of noodles provides a good portion of noodles, the meat they offer is indeed fresh though they did skimp on the tripe and tendon additions. The broth for the pho noodles was quite light and clear, a break from the MSG laden pho broths you often see. I would have liked the bowl they serve the noodles in to be larger, it was exceptionally difficult to navigate my way around the bowl with the addition of fresh beans sprouts and basil provided. The noodles were a bit on the chewy side but I believe that can be worked out with more broth in a larger bowl. Onto the spring rolls, they were fried to perfection and on point, they come served with extra lettuce and a fish sauce accoutrement for dipping. The vietnamese iced coffee comes in a decent size as it is served in a mason jar like cup, it was a bit watered down. I enjoyed my meal despite the little issues I saw here and there and will be giving this restaurant another go in the near future to see if they improve on some points. The staff was very friendly and attentive.

Part 2 - 6/20/2019

Take out- Grilled pork chop with rice & and a order of Basil and Clams.

The grilled pork chops were cooked to perfection, you can see they actually grill the meat on an open flame or perhaps finish the cooking process on top of the grill to get those nice sear marks on the pork chop. They fall a little short on the rice, it would be nice if the pork chops were accompanied by the combination of broken rice, I felt the rice they use to be extra starchy and needed more water perhaps.

Basil & Clams- The sauce is a sweet and refreshing delight with the addition of fresh basil however that's the only selling point for this dish as the clams I had were not fresh. They gave off a odd sour taste and after trying a few I ultimately gave up on this promising dish. I hope they can control the quality of their ingredients and succeed as there arent many vietnamese restaurants in this neighborhood.

I will give this restaurant another try and try their other listed items on the vast menu.