One casual Friday, I was walking through Beverly Hills and stumbled upon 9021PHO. The name makes the restaurant seem like a cheap chain, but I figured it'd be worth a try.
I ordered the chicken breast pho with extra vegetables, to go. They package the rice noodles, chicken, and vegetables separately from the broth to preserve freshness. Overall, it definitely wasn't as good as the home-made authentic pho I had prior, but the broth (though fairly salty) was tasty and I liked the assortment of vegetables (mushrooms, baby corn, carrots, broccoli). The chicken was dry and flavorless and I ended up not eating it.
Overall, ordering from 9021PHO made me realize that I want to try more pho places, but not necessarily this one. I'd go back if someone else wanted to, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it or go out of my way to go there. As far as ambiance goes...it was hard to tell because they were redoing their floors, so I can't speak for the feeling of the resturant. I also noticed that the chefs were not Vietnamese...which made the place seem less authentic. Sidenote: it was reasonably priced.
Moral of the blog post...try pho! Just maybe not in 90210.
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