Is Bowl of Pho still good?

Started by TheCat, January 26, 2015, 05:10:34 PM

ProjectMaximus

Quote from: 02roadking on January 27, 2015, 10:58:47 AM
Quote from: ChriswUfGator on January 27, 2015, 07:27:55 AM
The best I think currently is the one that opened up relatively recently in the first floor of the Ashley Towers apartments. I can't remember the name, pho something of course, but it's delicious. I've been there three times since a buddy turned me on to it and each time has been incredibly good.

Pho Fever   http://www.yelp.com/biz/phos-fever-jacksonville

Pho Fever is legit. Finally tried it yesterday. Will definitely be going back often  ;D

ChriswUfGator

Quote from: ProjectMaximus on February 11, 2015, 10:16:22 AM
Quote from: 02roadking on January 27, 2015, 10:58:47 AM
Quote from: ChriswUfGator on January 27, 2015, 07:27:55 AM
The best I think currently is the one that opened up relatively recently in the first floor of the Ashley Towers apartments. I can't remember the name, pho something of course, but it's delicious. I've been there three times since a buddy turned me on to it and each time has been incredibly good.

Pho Fever   http://www.yelp.com/biz/phos-fever-jacksonville

Pho Fever is legit. Finally tried it yesterday. Will definitely be going back often  ;D

Agree wholeheartedly, I think Ennis caught them when they just opened and were catching their stride. He ought to give it another shot. Place really is good.


Josh

Quote from: 02roadking on January 27, 2015, 10:58:47 AM
Quote from: ChriswUfGator on January 27, 2015, 07:27:55 AM
The best I think currently is the one that opened up relatively recently in the first floor of the Ashley Towers apartments. I can't remember the name, pho something of course, but it's delicious. I've been there three times since a buddy turned me on to it and each time has been incredibly good.

Pho Fever   http://www.yelp.com/biz/phos-fever-jacksonville

I'll have to check it out while it's still around. That location has to be more cursed than The Bungalow on Park St.

ProjectMaximus

Quote from: Josh on February 12, 2015, 08:59:19 AM
Quote from: 02roadking on January 27, 2015, 10:58:47 AM
Quote from: ChriswUfGator on January 27, 2015, 07:27:55 AM
The best I think currently is the one that opened up relatively recently in the first floor of the Ashley Towers apartments. I can't remember the name, pho something of course, but it's delicious. I've been there three times since a buddy turned me on to it and each time has been incredibly good.

Pho Fever   http://www.yelp.com/biz/phos-fever-jacksonville

I'll have to check it out while it's still around. That location has to be more cursed than The Bungalow on Park St.

Yeah, that's my concern. We went in at 7:15p (online says they close at 8) and it was empty, but I was thrilled that over the course of our meal three more tables were seated.

Tanto Gusto

The owner of Pho Fever actually wants to move to the space on the corner of Adams and Julia. However, his main is concern is that he isn't getting the foot traffic he would like. His lease is up in May at his current location and he is hoping he makes it until then.

ben says

I guess I'm in the minority....didn't have a good experience here at all. (Went for lunch.)

Got a number of dishes. Everything was extremely one-note.

The chicken in the lemongrass chicken (rice vermicelli dish) tasted like it was bourbon glazed or teriyaki chicken off the Avenues Mall food court. There were only 4 pieces for a lunch dish...the rest of the bowl was just noodles and lettuce you'd get from a bag of salad lettuce at the supermarket.

The spring rolls, like the bun, were ALL noodles with a single tiny piece of pork.

Flavors weren't there.

I'd go back just to see if my initial analysis was wrong, but otherwise, it was a huge miss.
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I got tired of searching for a more recent relevant thread, so consider this one revived...

I was shopping at Hung Thinh this morning and noticed some renderings on the wall as I was checking out that suggest they are looking to create a LIttle Saigon District on that property. 

I don't know if this has been the plan all along, or if this is something more recent, but I'm curious if anyone else has any insight to their plan.

Either way, I would love another Asian-influenced restaurant in the neighborhood. 

And after reading the comments, I tried Han/Hon Korean off of Beach recently and thought it was really good.  I can't remember the names of the dishes, but we had a whole-snapper fish-stew and some sort of rice dish in a hot stone bowl to cook the beef strips and a plethora of side dishes to go with everything.   It was pretty fantastic and stew definitely got better as the night progressed as the broth reduced tableside.
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ProjectMaximus

Those "plans" have been up there for at least about 3 years. They have been making progress with the parking lot/asphalt so it's not like nothing has been done over that time period, but somehow I doubt we'll see those renderings become reality anytime soon. I have no insight or knowledge behind the scenes.