{"id":5426,"date":"2015-08-15T13:25:42","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T21:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=5426"},"modified":"2016-01-14T15:39:14","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T23:39:14","slug":"pho-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/pho-37\/","title":{"rendered":"Pho 37"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pho 37 was previously Red Pagoda in Ironwood Plaza. I guess the owner just decided to give it a more common name they would use in Vietnam. I am also suspecting their Chef&#8217;s name is Tuan, because their #40 item on the menu is called &#8216;Tuan&#8217;s Special Pho&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>I did take-out from this place a couple times and was always impressed by their generous portions and the fantastic flavours on lemongrass chicken or pork chop. I finally got to have a sit down meal with my friend Morgan here today. The place was small but was very clean, and the interior design was simple but elegant.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7397.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7397.jpg\" alt=\"Pho 37\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pho 37<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I picked &#8216;Tuan&#8217;s Special Pho&#8217;. It is always on their blackboard for specials and I was always curious about it. Compared to the &#8216;Everything&#8217; Beef Pho most restaurants offer, this Pho creation was much more. The broth was richer, reminding me the cloudy and slightly <a style=\"text-decoration:none; font-weight:normal; color:#000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.buyambien.net\/ \"> ambien online pharmacy <\/a> heavier broth often seen at Japanese Ramen joints. A large thin slice of smashed ginger was spotted floating in the broth, with a beautiful aroma cutting through the richness of the broth. Finally the little details of thinly julienned green onion white and a raw ege were presented for a fun interaction &#8211; a  final stir mixing everything in the bowl created more dimensions of flavours and textures all together. It was such a unique and delicious Pho experience.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7398.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7398.jpg\" alt=\"Tuan's Special Pho\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tuan&#8217;s Special Pho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Morgan&#8217;s hot and sour soup reminded me one of the best versions that I had at Phnom Penh. Although a lot simpler, the vibrant yellow-orange color of tamarind was inviting and the flavours were hitting all the right spots!  <\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7399.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7399.jpg\" alt=\"hot and sour soup\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">hot and sour soup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7400.jpg\" alt=\"Pho 37\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pho 37<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7396.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_7396.jpg\" alt=\"Pho 37\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pho 37<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Map and other reviews:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/vancouver\/pho-37-east-richmond-richmond\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Click to add a blog post for Pho 37 on Zomato\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/logo\/16708741\/ibiglink\" style=\"border:none;width:200px;height:146px;padding:0px;\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pho 37 was previously Red Pagoda in Ironwood Plaza. I guess the owner just decided to give it a more common name they would use in Vietnam. I am also suspecting their Chef&#8217;s name is Tuan, because their #40 item on the menu is called &#8216;Tuan&#8217;s Special Pho&#8217;. 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