Rice Noodle, Sacramento CA

While pho is not their specialty, and they only serve pho tai, Rice Noodle (2836 Arden Way in Sacramento) does serve a better than decent bowl. I've been there several times before, and the friendly mom & pop joint has great bun and shrimp rolls. This time, however, I was in the mood for my favorite soup, and ordered a $5.25 (one-size-fits-all) bowl. The noodles were excellent and perfectly cooked, the steak rare, and the portion very generous. The broth was a bit more anisey than I'm used to, but I liked it a lot. The veggie plate included lime, chile, a nice purple basil and a little bit of sawtooth, plus a mound of sprouts, the only thing I don't like in my soup (but I do snack on them alongside the main course). All in all, I was impressed. If you find yourself out on that side of town, I think it'd be your only option for pho, and you won't be disappointed.

Comments

[Wadim]

This is very GOOD idea IMHO :)

[oanh]

Is 'sawtooth' also known as 'perennial coriander' or in Viet (please forgive the spelling, I never learnt to write Vietnamese): rau ngo rai?

I love pho too! (and this blog!!) do you want a guest post about pho in Australia? :-)

[Andy]

Pho*? ...look so yummy *drool* I'm gonna get some pho* tomorrow...

[cam]

Another option for pho in that part of town is Saigon Bay

[Jean]

Whenever you are in town you need to check out Pho Bac on Bradshaw. Or their other restaurant on East Bidwell in Folsom. They've got the tastiest broth anywhere in town.

[Anonymous]

This place blows. They Pho-king suck!!! The food was ok, but I feel that Saigon Bay on Howe tasted much better. My party also printed an online coupon from the Entertainment Guide book (buy one get one free) and they would not accept it. They only accepted the ORIGINAL from the Entertainment Guide. They told us "You no not what you talk about. No computah, onry book."