Rate-A-Restaurant, #26 in a series
Restaurant: Pho 2000
Location: 667 S. Western Avenue (Western/Wilshire)
Type of restaurant: Vietnamese noodle ("Pho") shop
They stipulated: Seat yourself.
What we ordered: Summer Roll: Goi Cuon (appetizer: Shrimp, dried onion, vermicelli noodle wrapped in a softened rice paper served with lettuce and special peanut sauce dip); Pho Ga: Chicken (broth with Shredded chicken, cilantro, onion and green onion)
High point: Pho 2000 is open 21 hours a day -- from 7 a.m. to 4 a.m. Perfect place when you've got late night hunger pangs, but don't want something too heavy. The location we visited was right across the street from the Wiltern, where we had just seen the Short List Concert.
Low point: The wrapper on the summer roll was just too tough for my teeth, which are super-sensative right now because of my braces.
Overall impression: If you haven't had Pho, it's a natural Vietnamese cousin to ramen or Saimin. Which means there's a little more kick. Pho 2000's chicken was nice and tender, while the broth was even good on its own. A definite late-night choice, along with BCD Tofu down the street on Wilshire.
Chance we will go back: Yes.
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