tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271114985238405847.post4054758090810174339..comments2023-10-25T07:30:10.678-04:00Comments on Chopsticks Optional: A Take on TU's Review of Kim's VietnameseJMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06736095563000491882noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271114985238405847.post-23649213732356347472014-03-11T23:16:09.707-04:002014-03-11T23:16:09.707-04:00I think I'd have to have a full bowl of beef p...I think I'd have to have a full bowl of beef pho with the works to truly compare. Good Night Noodle has such a different approach than Kim's. I loved how clean GNN's broth tasted but Kim's speaks more to my own taste in terms of spices. Chopsticks Optionalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462445520505061464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271114985238405847.post-88418139394270321842014-03-11T22:55:26.196-04:002014-03-11T22:55:26.196-04:00I returned to this after last night's tasting ...I returned to this after last night's tasting at Good Night Noodle... what did you think? In the beef pho stock I tasted lots of beefy goodness, char of onion and ginger, the stuff you expect. To me much better than Kim's.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990243940747522812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271114985238405847.post-41625630930680288442013-11-13T15:17:53.767-05:002013-11-13T15:17:53.767-05:00Like I said, I don't doubt inconsistencies. I ...Like I said, I don't doubt inconsistencies. I haven't had much from Kim's other than the banh mi and bun thit nuong, and they were just ok. I just wanted to write about the pho from my own perspective as someone who grew up with this stuff! Thanks for the support! Chopsticks Optionalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462445520505061464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271114985238405847.post-3959867298657815262013-11-13T13:46:43.107-05:002013-11-13T13:46:43.107-05:00Thanks for writing this. I thought of you immediat...Thanks for writing this. I thought of you immediately after I finished reading Bryan's review. After he either got the cilantro wrong at La Mexicana (or didn't call out the taqueria for an inappropriate use of lettuce) I'm starting to question his judgement.<br /><br />As far as I can tell there are many more in the pro-Kim's pho broth than those who think it's lackluster. Maybe there is some inconsistency in the kitchen. But that's why it's important for reviewers to visit a place multiple times (and also to do some research to see what people have been saying about a place before they go).Daniel B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12353177111795607733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271114985238405847.post-33417636002525241852013-11-13T09:23:20.546-05:002013-11-13T09:23:20.546-05:00Hi Otis. No tripe or tendon, just can't compar...Hi Otis. No tripe or tendon, just can't compare to the pho of the bigger cities! For more exotic cuts of meat, check out Pho 88 in Lowell, Mass: http://bit.ly/1aThqGbChopsticks Optionalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462445520505061464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271114985238405847.post-15598946906989756562013-11-13T08:48:10.885-05:002013-11-13T08:48:10.885-05:00Great analysis and now I really want to try the ph...Great analysis and now I really want to try the pho at Kim's. (As a former San Franciscan I have pretty high expectations and standards.) Do they offer a version with tripe and tendon? That would make me really happy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990243940747522812noreply@blogger.com