Showing posts with label Xiclo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Xiclo. Show all posts

Saturday, January 31, 2009

In Search Of The Best Pho

Benchmarking

It might seem like nothing much doing, but I am interested in finding the best pho in Sydney. That's right. If you'd asked me 10 years ago, I would have said, 'Pasteur' on George Street. It might still be the case, but there are some good ones out on Cabramatta way. 
Still, Cabramatta is a long way to go, just for a good pho, so I've been digging around a bit. 

The benchmark pho, I think is at Xiclo. They have a shop in town and in Chatswood and Hay Market. It comes with a good soup, with good basil and meats. It's important they come with the obligatory sundry combination of meats, otherwise it's not a proper pho. The beef comes with 2 different cuts, cuts of beef balls, some tendon and tripe. It's pretty good even with a $11 price tag. You can get good laksa for that price, but you can also get some awful soups for that price too.