Monday, June 11, 2012

Pho Chu The

We have now visited Pho Chu The on Victoria Street, Richmond twice.

As Sam Rust (see comment under post entitled "Take Two") had said, this place served better pho than I Love Pho 264 but was still decidedly average.

We took my Mum here on the weekend and she also said that the pho was "okay".I am starting to feel a bit disheartened and feel that I may never find that perfect pho (besides my Grandma's and my Mum's pho). I know they say that you can never compare home-cooked food to restaurant food but surely there is a pho out there that is close to perfect! :) The search continues...

Pho quest continues in Adelaide


While visiting my sister and brother-in-law in South Australia, we decided to continue our quest to find the best pho and dined at Ba Ria 2 (54C Hanson Road, Woodville Gardens).

We were very surprised to find that the pho at this restaurant was better than the ones we tried at various other Vietnamese restaurants on Victoria Street in Richmond, Victoria! The broth tasted like it had been carefully brewed as it had the right balance of spices and flavours.

We also went to a lovely  little Asian dessert place called Eggless Dessert Cafe (162 Goodwood Road, Goodwood). Upon arrival, there is apparently always a queue. The place was certainly worth the 20 minute wait. It is not fancy dessert cafe but is so popular because of the large range of fusion Asian-Western desserts. We tried a range of their "Sinful May" desserts including a beautiful red velvet cake. I would certainly be keen to visit Eggless Dessert Cafe again!

http://eggless.com.au/



   
My sister also treated us to a lovely dinner at Andre's Cucina & Polenta Bar (http://andrescucina.com.au/) - a traditional Italian style eatery established by one of the Master Chef constestants. While my blog was set up to cover Asian restaurants - in particular Vietnamese pho restaurants - I just had to mention that the food here was perfect!