Friday, October 20, 2023

Pho San Jose (PSJ) in California

Cowboy Pho

No points awarded for guessing which city this is in (1174 North Capitol Avenue). Anyway, I came to this shop in the Berryessa Hills strip mall because a local teammate of mine mentioned that this place got some fame recently for its "cowboy pho" above.

It's actually listed on the menu as Texas Style Phở, and if you look closely at the slice of meat that I pulled off to the side, you can see why: the bark on those slices of brisket, which were not only tender but nice and smoky. It was a brilliant next-level concoction in the same league as that awesome #15 from Pho 90 Degree.

They also offered a range of configuration options like marrow and fatty broth scallions that I didn't get around to. So I definitely want to come back to try more, including the "fresh noodles" that I overheard many folks ordering. And hopefully they can give me raw beansprouts instead of the blanched ones that were provided by default.

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