Down to the last fifteen bucks of your week’s eating out budget, and craving Vietnamese coffee or pho? Step on down to Pho Vietnamese Restaurant, at 38-02 Prince Street.*
The décor should tip you right off that “PVR” is a no-nonsense cheap eats locale. Wait times here are noticeably shorter than at competing Kissena Boulevard Vietnamese joints. Furniture and wall adornments are unassuming at best, complementing the gruffly-efficient ordering process.**
As for the Vietnamese fare, affordability is PVR’s main attraction. Whet your appetite with appetizers like chewy shrimp summer rolls ($4.50 for two) and crispy spring rolls ($6.50 for five). Then, sip some $2.75 Vietnamese coffee while waiting for the main course(s).
First timers should consider opting for the namesake entrée: large beef noodle soup (pho). $8.00 yields you a bowl of tender rice noodles, thin beef cuts, onions, scallions—all bathing in clear but satisfying beef broth. As at other pho joints, complimentary side adjustments include bean sprouts, cilantro, jalapeños, and sauces like house chili and hoisin.
Another must-try main dish here is the $7.00 cubed beef over rice (bo luc lac). Marinated beef cubes, fried into a happy marriage of sweet and sour, arrive with rice, julienned carrot, and sliced cucumber.
[BO LUC LAC – JANDO S.]
Why are you still reading? Get your cash ready and grab some affordable and quick Vietnamese.
May Flushing Food suggest: coming here as an alternative to Kissena Boulevard, where the restaurants typically have longer wait times.***
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* Also known as Pho 92. However, most locals call it Pho Vietnamese Restaurant (PVR).
**, *** http://www.yelp.com/biz/pho-vietnamese-restaurant-flushing-2?osq=pho+vietnamese+restaurant
Picture credits: Helen Y., Jason P., and Jando S.
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