Pho Hoa: Vietnamese Noodle House @ Holland Village

Stumbled upon this place many moons ago by chance when we were walking around at Holland Village looking for a place to eat. We were having a late lunch and decided to give Pho Hoa a try. I had some Vietnamese beef noodle elsewhere before but it didn't leave any impression on me.

But Pho Hoa is a different thing all together. I am no pro when it comes to Vietnamese noodles but this place was good for me cuz of it's oh so tasty soup. It's got quite a range of noodle soups to choose from, mainly beef but you can choose chicken ones too. You can also choose to make your own combination of meats for your beef noodle which is good if you're fussy about what you eat.

We went there again today for dinner after a long break and left the place totallt stuffed. For appetitisers, we got our usual spring roll. It's served warm and it's nice and crispy when you bite into it. Also try the sweet chilli dip sauce that comes with the spring roll.

We were feeling hungry so we ordered a few more appetizers that we didn't try the last time. The meat on skewers were tasty with a nice mix of onions and capsicum. I didn't use the sauce that came with it cuz the meat were tasty on their own.

We also had the steamed chicken with egg which was also okay but might leave this out the next time round unless I am really really hungry. You can taste the minced chicken when you bite into this. They definitely do not stinge on their meats.

Moving on to the main meal, I got my favourite there is the Adventurer's Choice ($11.00) which has a mix of various beef parts such as brisket, flank, tripe and tendon amongst others, boiled in tasty hot soup. I love the chewy tripe and gooey tendon that has been cooked till it's so soft. Yum yum!

Bless them for serving their bean sprouts or taugeh separately cuz I am no fan of these stringey things so was thrilled when they brought this separately. If you're a taugeh fan, dig in!

If you want something simple (or safe), no worries, lots for you to choose from. They also have rice dishes on their menu if you're not into noodles. And for noodles, you can choose to have the regular size (good when you're hungry) or the large bowl (when you're very very hungry). After slurping every single bit of goodness and soup in the bowl, am too stuffed to try their dessert. Will have to try and do that the next time round cuz eyed the Vietnamese Chendol and Fried Banana with Ice-Cream Tower which sounded real good. Will keep that for our next visit.

What brings us back to Pho Hoa - the staff are generally very nice and very obliging, the place is simply decorated yet cosy and the beef noodle soup tastes great. Good enough reason for me.

Photos and post by Zilla.