Pho Hung

High quality pho and other well known dishes served with lightning speed, this place and all its sister restaurants define the standard in Melbourne for me. The broth is so flavoursome I often drink half the bowl. Generous portions including the meat, good value food in a down to earth setting. On the way out, we were amused by the two adjacent stickers "cash only" and "no cash kept on premises". 😉

Meals came out super quick! Generous portions at a good price. Only downside was that they only accept cash payments which I was unaware of until it was time to pay. I had to walk around the streets (at night) looking for an ATM to withdraw cash while my friend waited at the restaurant for me to get back and pay.

Tried the pho for takeaway. Lackluster. Overpriced. Soup was warm, not hot and it's supposed to cook thinly sliced, raw meat. The meat wasn't thin. Was thick and chunky and clumped together, you couldn't peel it apart for it to cook in the broth. Had to microwave it a few times. Noodles weren't amazing. Fell apart as they were very soft. Herbs, bean sprouts, sauces were thrown into a plastic bag that was not food grade. Unhygienic. Gave us way too much herbs. Used less than a quarter. The four of us ended up throwing out our food as the whole meal tasted like beef stock and coriander. Made us feel unwell. Was left feeling hungry and ended up ordering maccas.