A bright beacon of glass and light is drawing you near in an otherwise darkened strip mall, Pho Cafe is pulling you in from the street, you're a firefly heading for the white light of 2841 and now you're inside and seated in an orange plastic chair under a 200 watt lamp and looking over the simple yet smartly designed menu. What to order? There are vegetarian options if you're so inclined but pho ga, or chicken pho, seems a good bet and turns out to be very good bet, even better when some fresh basil is shredded into the broth and jalepeno slices are dropped in to give it all some kick. Spring Rolls #3 are filled with lemon grass-grilled beef, shrimp and vermicelli rice noodles and are accompanied by peanut and nuac mam dipping sauces which are both extremely satisfying in that umami-flavored way they have. While it's a freshly made lemonade for me this night, Pho Cafe does have quite a nice selection of Asian beers including several I've not seen before. The people watching is fantastic and the crowd may all work down the street at the Echo Park American Apparel for all I know. It's just that kind of scene.
Pho Cafe
2841 W Sunset Blvd (at Silver Lake Blvd)
Silver Lake
213 413-0888
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