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Pho at Last

Peter's Mostly Food Blog is, well, a mostly-food related blog run by Peter. He writes about restaurants and cooking in and around Seattle and Bainbridge Island, and this past January he got anxious for pho. Unfortunately, out on the island, he'd have to drive to Bremerton or take the ferry in to Seattle, neither of which would have immediately fulfilled his needs. As he says, the local Chinese restaurant attempts pho but does not quite succeed, and anyway they don't make it on the weekends and he wanted to take his kids to a nice filling pho supper. So, first he tried to make his own, and then he got lucky - a brand-new pho restaurant opened in Poulsbo, just a few miles north on Hwy 3.

Peter gives Pho T&N very high marks, and says the rolls are decent and the pho itself excellent.

Seattle: Pho Than Brothers

From reader Laura:

I recently travelled (to Seattle) for work and stumbled across Pho Than Brothers and gave it a shot. Hands-down the best pho I've had.  I got the extra-large bowl and drew worried looks from the waiters who feared I wouldn't be able to finish, and when the bowl came to the table I did freak out a little because I could have dunked my whole head in that sucker, but all was forgotten because the vegetables were beautifully fresh, the meat paper-thin, the broth rich-tasting, and the noodles fresh.  They also serve hot cane tea and delicious cream puffs made by the owner's wife and daughter. There are several locations through Seattle, and they are all listed on the website.  Had my trip been longer, I would have checked out the places near UW, but that's for next time ...

image from NW Asian Week

Phở Cuong in Tacoma

Our friend Xortch, of Seattle WA, offers this short but sweet review of the excellent Phở Cuong in Tacoma.

new restaurants?

Do either of these two places actually exist? If so, where are they located? We seriously need to get out and review both of them.