Pho 88, Orlando

Welcome to go gin chow restaurant reviews by the food ninja. I will be reviewing a nice quaint little place called Pho 88 in Orlando. Location is on very busy street called colonial drive, so it's kind of hard to find parking, but luckily we went on good day. The service was pretty good. We were able to get a seat right away. The first thing I noticed were all the big mirrors, which gave the illusion that made the restaurant look bigger. It was a little bit a distraction, but if you ever needed to check your hair, you don't have to go far. Okay, back to the food, the soup was delicious and so were the spring rolls nice and crunchy and good flavors. The soup was a very nice surprise they kept the broth very authentic and bountiful with the different kinds of meats and noodles and herbs. I can honestly say this soup was the best bowl of noodles I ever had. The server was attentive and polite. The menu had a nice selection of dishes to choose from. The only down falls was that the decor inside was dated and the bathroom needs work and to be maintained better, but other than that the food and service was spot on. So I would highly suggest to stop in if you are in the area and want to grab some authentic Vietnamese  food at reasonable prices, this is your place. For I am the food ninja enjoy.

Shadow here.  Excellent place for Pho.  Hands down the best bowl of Pho I've had in Florida thus far.  Love the broth, very fresh and flavorful.   I could definitely taste the clove and cinnamon in the broth  and it was light and not greasy.  The Dac Biet (special) Pho had all the fixings, eye of round, brisket, flank steak, meatballs, tripe and tendon (something not so easy to come by in the places we've been to so far).  The cuts of meat were not too fatty.  Tripe was tender and not too rubbery. Tendon was sliced flat and thin and was easy to pick up with chopsticks.  Egg rolls were decent, crispy and tasty but nothing special.  Seating atmosphere was acceptable.  Sadly I too regret the bathroom experience.  No customer should ever be exposed to an unflushed toilet.  Granted this was likely the cause of a very inconsiderate customer, however the establishment  should make an effort to check and maintain the bathrooms from time to time to make sure this does not happen.  Despite this shortcoming, Shadow still strongly recommends this place.  Eat well.

                                                             Pho 88
                                                             730 N Mills Ave
                                                             Orlando, FL 32803

Egg Rolls

Pho Dac Biet