Pho Saigon Pasteur

Across both its Alhambra (Pasteur) and Chinatown (Republic) locations, Pho Saigon is known for its amazing beef pho and the option to add on a platter of rib eye to cook on the side, shabu shabu-style. While we’d skip the bò kho (beef stew), combination rice plates and bò lúc lac (shaking beef), the light, fragrant broth here is easily one of the best bowls of pho in town. The roomier dining room in Alhambra offers a more extensive menu with dishes like com gà ro ti (Cornish hen with red rice) and a later closing time (9pm), but the more centrally located Chinatown outpost still offers a separate steel bowl of broth to swish your slices of meat in. Dutiful renditions of appetizers round out your meal at either location, including the harder-to-find nem nuong cuon (pork sausage summer rolls).