Thursday, June 21, 2012

I Love PHO Asian Cuisine


Located at 4175 High Point Road just beyond the Greensboro city limits, I Love PHO offers authentic-style Vietnamese cuisine, including the eponymous noodle soup. It is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday.

This strip mall location had been home to two Thai restaurants prior to I Love PHO moving in. If that’s an omen for things to come, get it while the getting’s good. I Love PHO (the establishment spells its name with a heart symbol) dishes out the signature soup with gusto. The broth is flavorful (and, like any legitimate pho, customizable: you can pick the meats and tinker with the seasoning to your heart’s content) and it comes in three sizes. Considering that the $6.45 “small” will still fill you up, that’s a steal.

The rest of the menu appears to be equally reasonable. Almost all entrees are $9.95 or less, and you’ll find many familiar offerings. Beef basil, pad thai, fried rice, and mixed bowls are all up for the taking as is a variety of exotic beverages (milk and egg yoke, anyone?).

I Love PHO is not large, but the proprietors make good use of the space. Seating appears adequate and the red and black décor is inoffensive if a bit spartan. My server was soft-spoken yet polite, and wait time was minimal. A testament to the restaurant’s credibility can be found in the fact that mine was the only Caucasian face in the restaurant at the time of my visit.

For those who don’t travel High Point Road regularly, I Love PHO is a bit out of the way, and the overall dining experience doesn’t quite measure up to Pho Hien Vuong. But if you are in the vicinity of Jamestown or outer Greensboro and want a cheap, filling meal with flavor, phoget about going anywhere else.

8/10
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2 comments:

  1. Hey Zac!

    My name is Adison, and I am the manager at I Love Pho. I wanted to thank you for the review. I am ecstatic to see that you had a pleasant experience at our restaurant. I hope you choose to join us again when you are in the area! Introduce yourself next time and an appetizer of your choice is on the house!

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