Pho Hoa, The Curve - 21 Sept 2009

Today is a public holiday in view of the Hari Raya Aidil Fitri and as expected the malls were bustling with people and car parks were full. Well, I was craving for a bowl of steaming noodle soup and Pho Hoa just came to mind naturally.

It is situated on the Ground floor between The Curve and Ikano Power Station. It is opposite the courtyard away from Sakae Sushi and Kim Gary.

I have had the vermicelli with spring rolls and grilled beef cutlets and the rice with grilled lemon grass chicken but today, I was craving for something soupy.

For those who are new to Pho Hoa, pho is vietnamese for rice noodle soup. Here, at Pho Hoa, you get to choose what you like in it. To be more specific, you can choose between being safe or being adventurous. Safe means having only beef brisket and beef balls. Adventurous means adding tendon, flank, tripe... basically innards which will make some squeal.

Well, I am the adventurous type and will always opt for the "all-in" version. I think most people choose otherwise for 2 reasons i.e. the thought of eating innards and secondly, the strong beefy tasting broth, which most people also attribute to the innards. I can't help you with the first reason but for the second one, I can assure you that, you need not worry.

Pho Hoa adds french onions and chopped coriander in their broth and such that it not only enhances the flavor but also rids of the beefy after taste. Furthermore, if you add on the other condiments i.e. sweet basil, bean sprouts, freshly squeezed lime juice and cut chilly, that would definitely do the trick.

Other than being able to choose your choice of meat or innards, you can of course choose which size you want. You can also custom make the pho exactly to your own specification e.g. if you didn't like coriander in it or you didn't like bean sprout etc, you can specify. This is all stated on the menu... not kidding.

As customer orientated as the menu, the staff were attentive and service was brisk. I was very impressed, when I requested for a glass of ice water, the waiter asked us whether we wanted another glass since there were two of us brunching (and my friend already had a glass of ice water). No big deal it may seem to most but for me these are the tiny service detail that makes me tick ; )

Pho Hoa Noodle Soup

G34, The Curve, Mutiara Damansara

Petaling Jaya 40870

Tel No. : 03-7725 9880