I will preface my reviews for Asian restaurants with the fact that I just moved here from…read moreCalifornia not too long ago - with California being one of the "Meccas" of Asian food back in the United States. I have tried several other "Asian cuisine" spots in the Graf/Vilseck area, and for some reason had slightly higher expectations than what I should have had. The matter of fact is that Asian cuisine adapts to the local taste palette wherever it decides to entrench itself in. Therefore, your typical "chinese" General Tso's dish will be different in New York City, compared to Germany, compared to China - in fact, they might as well be completely different dishes because of the chef's adaptation of that plate toward the accustomed taste palette.
For those of you that know me personally and follow me on Yelp, my all time favorite food is Pho. I feel like I don't need to explain what Pho is because it has become so popular back in the states. If you need explaining, please watch the following videos on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SjoE5F8EbY and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvhEPc2ABIk.
In any case, I happened to walk across this place in "downtown" Weiden during my morning jogs and noticed a decent sized sign advertising Pho. Naturally, I was excited to find a pho spot in Germany and took a mental note. A week later, I came to the restaurant around lunch time. It's a really quiet spot (I guess it's typical of German restaurants?). The staff is really friendly. I ordered the Rinderbrühe mit Rindfleisch (I think the menu was just Rindfleisch). The picture seemed to depict how pho should "naturally look." When it was served, it was quiet different and I immediately knew it was not going to taste like what I am use to. All the "accouturements" such as your mint/basil leaves and bean sprouts were already in the soup instead of it being on the side. The meal was served with lemon, which I don't mind, but I am more inclined and use to line instead. There was also sliced chili peppers in the soup, which gave the soup an overpowering spicy note that seemed to drown out the taste of the broth. So bottom line is that it was ok, and again, I held higher expectations than I should have. I miss my Pho - need to go back to a Pho Bang in NYC or Pho To Long in Santa Clara.
I may venture back to try something else, or if I'm really desperate, I may have their Pho again. For now I will stick to my Shin Ramyun Ramen packets from the Commissary.
Cheers!