text: I would never have assumed that I would have so many options for pho in Phoenix Looking on Yelp quite a few Vietnamese restaurants were received very well I settled on Da Vang which turned out to be exactly the kind of place I picture when I think of a pho restaurant Well the outside was a little more plain than necessarynnBut you cannot read a book by its cover you know Da Vang was actually having a lunch rush with people coming in and out all the while The decor is nothing fancy The chair I was sitting on was pretty worn out and the brown walls could use repainting It is definitely a place with historynnDa Vang has a big menu with all the standard fare plus some family meals Chinese dishes banh mi for only and even lau Vietnamese hot pot Pho was really cheap here ranging from for regular sizes and an extra for large I had my usual pho tai nam at and it came out in five minutesnnFor the first time ever the pho arrived before my garnishes though they were delivered soon after The first taste of the broth was pleasing It was light and clear with a skilled use of spices I thought it had the perfect degree of saltiness and it was a little tangy even without lime As for the meat the rare steak was almost fully cooked unsurprising because it was placed under the flank steak Personally I would have put it on top but what do I know The slices of flank were the fattiest ones I have ever eaten too Regardless both types of meat were tender and had good flavor The noodles were cooked to perfection toonnnRating BreakdownnnTaste nBroth flavor nNoodle meat quality nGarnish selection nPortion size nnRestaurant nService nCleanliness nAtmosphere nSpeed of arrival nnTotal nnRead more about my phoventures at wwwphoacrossamericacom