We had a little lunch stop at the Gateway Pho Hoa a couple weeks ago. Actually, we're sort of patrons of the whole Pho Hoa franchise, since they've been pretty consistent with the food quality and speed of service (at any branch). We had a hankering for some soup, as well as some of Pho Hoa's spring rolls. There was enough time before the noon break was over and we both had to go back to work, so we went ahead and got us some good ol' Vietnamese style lunch.
We ordered some of their beef and meat ball soup (I forget which one it was exactly). We added in some side salad for some extra fiber (plus we love the sweet and sour vinegar-y dressing it came with). The carrots and cabbage in the salad gives some nice crunch along with the tasty flavor of the dressing, plus some bitterness from the crunchy garlic bits on top. We used to order an entire serving of their chicken salad until we discovered that you could have a smaller, veggies only side salad for a fraction of the price. It works for us because it leaves room for other things :).
The soup was excellent as usual. It comes to you at just the right temperature that you can eat it immediately. But you won't, because you'll want to add in the bean sprouts and basil leaves to add to the broth flavor. Everything in the noodle bowl was great: the rice noodles were filling, the beef was flavorful and the meat balls were firm and tasty. And that soup really, really hits the spot.
We also got some of the grilled chicken rice plate. It came with the same sweet and sour sauce as the side salad did. The grilled chicken was nice and sweet-ish, and the dipping sauce gives it some extra kick. But the fried spring rolls plus the dipping sauce is quite the treat; it's making my mouth water right now. This here's a nice man-sized lunch portion, quite enough to sate our appetites.
At about 560 Php, it's a little pricey, but for the flavors you get, we think it's worth it. In fact I could use some pho right now. It's tasty and it's healthy, what more could you want?
Pho Hoa Vietnamese Noodle House
3/F Gateway Mall, Aurora Blvd
Cubao, Quezon City
Eastwood Citywalk,
Quezon City
Ground Floor, Greenbelt 1 Mall,
Greenbelt, Makati City
Upper Ground Floor, Building A,
SM Mega Mall, Ortigas Center,
Mandaluyong City
Ground Floor, Greenhills Shopping Centre,
Greenhills, San Juan City
*locations we've tried.
Pho Hoa Vietnamese Noodle House
3/F Gateway Mall, Aurora Blvd
Cubao, Quezon City
Eastwood Citywalk,
Quezon City
Ground Floor, Greenbelt 1 Mall,
Greenbelt, Makati City
SM Mega Mall, Ortigas Center,
Mandaluyong City
Ground Floor, Greenhills Shopping Centre,
Greenhills, San Juan City
*locations we've tried.
