Pho Ga Huong is in the same strip mall as DT Dim Sum albeit on the opposite side and at the far end. Years ago, when I worked in the area, it was a Chinese restaurant that I had lunch at on occasion.
Recently, I came across the reviews for Pho Ga Huong Que. The very positive comments made me add this restaurant to my list of places to try.
Last week, we had no plans and lots of time for lunch, so I made the drive over. We arrived before opening and sat outside for a few minutes. When the time came, we entered.
A woman sitting at the first booth greeted us and directed us to a booth. Menus were presented as was hot tea. The restaurant appeared to be clean and well-spaced even though it was not huge. Other guests entered and were seated.
Our orders were taken. Very quickly, the food began to arrive.
Fried Shrimp Cake - 3 - These fried very well, crispy on the outside. Inside, however, the cake itself was very similar to Japanese Kamaboko (Fish Cake). We didn't notice a distinctive shrimp flavor.
Beef Stew Noodle Soup - 5 - She ordered this with Pho Noodles. Everything about this bowl was spot on. From the broth and the noodles to the beef. Perfect cold weather food.
Oxtail Noodles Soup - 5 - I ordered mine with Egg Noodles.
Among the many foods that I'm a freak for; a good Oxtail is something that I'm always on the seeking. I would have to say that this bowl was even better than her Beef Stew.
We ate, we enjoyed, we conversed. When we were done, we asked for a couple of containers. Her for the soup and noodles that she couldn't finish. Me, for the one Oxtail remaining plus the remainder of my broth.
My wife went up to register and paid. Because the receipt had not be delivered to our table, I estimated how much lunch had cost to compare to what she paid. She looked at the receipt and appeared confused before handing it to me. I looked at it and suggested that she show it to the cashier who was once again sitting in the booth behind us. The cashier took a look at the receipt, and then a closer look with an intake of breath.
She apologized profusely and explained that there was an error on our check. The 71-cents that we had paid was incorrect! I told her that we had suspected as much as she worked to recalculate the correct amount. My offer to tell all of our friends, family and neighbors about how inexpensive the restaurant was not enough to dissuade her from charging us the correct amount. Oh well.
Apparently, she entered 59-cents as the sub-total when the correct amount was $59.00. All's well that ends well. We'll be back! read more