Phở Bar Vietnamese Kitchen

"If you’re looking to have a great solo meal or a casual date with someone who you don’t know well enough to share food with yet, come eat pho at Pho Bar. The menu has a few different beef broth variations that correspond to how long they’ve been cooking (8, 16, and 25 hours). Which explains the neon sign on the wall that says “crazy rich broth,” and the 25-hour soup is predictably rich and beefy. In the event that you and your date do want to split something, though, make it an order of lemongrass chicken wings to start - they’re messy and coated in a sweet chili sauce. photo credit: Noah Devereaux photo credit: Noah Devereaux" - Hannah Albertine

"Yes, the pho with silky noodles is every bit as incredible as it should be at a place whose name is 50% “pho.” But everything on the menu at this Vietnamese restaurant would be worth jogging from Coral Gables to Davie on a July afternoon. Start with the grilled mussels and the bánh xèo crispy enough to wake a person during deep REM. Then supplement your pho with a beefy main like the “Vietnamese lomo saltado” or a bò né, a sizzling platter of steak and eggs you can build into your own little breakfast bánh mì. Pho Bar works best for groups, especially if you want to take advantage of the other 50% of the name. Come during daily Happy Hour from 3-6pm to drink "phojitos" and order some combination of noodles and beef. There's also a second location in Pembroke Pines, in case that's more convenient." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino