Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Pho Lemon needs more zest


I stumbled upon this little cafe along Elgin Street one afternoon when I had a craving for a bowl of Vietnamese Pho beef noodle soup. They were promoting several 2-course set lunches for HK$88 each, and I chose the steamed rice paper rolls as the appetizer and the Pho as main course. The steamed rice paper rolls were soft and thinly wrapped around minced prawn and pork and mushroom, accompanied by a sweet and spicy fish sauce.

It was very delicious and I almost wanted to order another round. The Pho main course on the other hand, was a bit of a letdown, mainly because it was rather bland and lacking in the usual aromatic beef flavor one expects from a traditional bowl of Pho.

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