Last night, after OSS 117, we went to Pho Vi Hoa for dinner. Why? Navaline recommended it. When we discussed where to go for dinner outside the free screening place, Pho Vi Hoa was mentioned. Since the majority in the group have been there, we decided to go there to enjoy some homemade dishes.
I knew this place through Pei-Chen and Yongjin. We four people went there once. However, I did not remember what we ordered before. Roughly recall Pho Vi Hoa's broth is recommended.Navaline said Pho Vi Hoa's spring roll and egg roll were excellent. She said "Pho Vi Hoa's rolls are unlike other Pho places. They are big. The egg rolls are not just with many carrots. They have meat inside". So we ordered some spring rolls and egg rolls. We were happy to have them.
Kitty ate already. So, she ordered a Vietnamese coffee. I never seen Vietnamese coffee before. It was a drip type. The waiter served her a cup with milk and a coffee powder holder. The waiter already put the coffee powder holder on top of the cup. Then, he walked away and returned with a hot water container. He told Kitty to pour hot water to the coffee powder container when all the water inside was gone. So, she could refill her coffee as many times as she want. The coffee device looked interesting. If we were not there for dinner, if yesterday was not a weekday, then I would like to try it as well. Apparently Navaline and Heve thought the same way as me. The coffee thing looked tempting.
What we ordered
Appetizer
- Spring roll: it is fresh. It has shrimp, pork and vegetables inside. It is served with peanut sauce. The sauce is thicker than other places.
- Egg roll: it is deep fried. Normally I do not like deep fried. But this one does not look greasy. The egg roll has ground pork, shrimp, and vegetables in rice paper. The lime sauce matches the egg roll well.
Entrée
- Beef Pho: it has eye round steak and well-done brisket inside. It is a noodle soup.
- Seafood Pho: it is a rice noodle soup with pork, shrimp, crab claw, squid, and fried fish cake.
- Grilled marinated shrimp and pork on top of Vermicelli.
- Grilled marinated shrimp and pork on top of Vermicelli. It has an egg roll on the side.
Drink
- Vietnamese coffee (nice try, Kitty)
Dessert
- Red beans, shredded ice, Vietnamese jelly
Everything looked great. Every dish was tasty. We stayed there pretty long. We were the last people to leave. We were having a lot fun so that after we walked out, we still stayed in the parking lot and continued our chat. A nice dinner. Pho Vi Hoa is not a fancy place. But it warms your heart and satisfies your belly with authentic homemade food.
Location: 4546 El Camino Real Suite A12 Los Altos, CA 94022
