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College Station, TX

Vietnamese

If sounds of light oriental music and the rhythm of waterfalls is humming in your ears, then you have rightly guessed this to be an oriental place. Pho John’s is Vietnamese. The food is healthy, yet spicy and also super-spicy (called the thai hot). I will always thank the MEPS students for introducing me to this place. My prejudice of only Indian food (apart from the middle east) being flavourfully spicy totally vanished after I ate at Pho John’s.
The ambience is nothing fancy, but the food is absolutely great! So far in my 4-5 trips to the place I have had the Vietnamese fried rice (Very much like an Indian Chicken Biryani, although I felt it had more variety of flavours with the sweet-sourness of pineapple, the meatness of chicken and the spice and chillies). Cashew chicken is next on my list is served with  a bowl of jasmine rice. The square serving plate is appealing to the eyes with  a handful of cashews (where you can actually see 1/2 the ingredients are cashews), onions, squash, eggplant etc cooked in the spicy red hot thai curry, with  a basil aroma that immediately activates your salivary glands. An excellent flavor of nuttiness of cashews, pungent taste of spring onions and the heat of the thai sauce!! all in all an orgasm in your mouth.!!Alternately  if you are not a big fan of nuts you can also try the thai red /green curry, Vietnamese orange chicken and a variety of healthy appetizers like spring rolls wrapped in steamed rice sheets, dumplings etc. And some day if you decide you want to go low on the spice and have something really healthy but filling, do not hesitate to order a bowl of Vietnamese Soup, topped with lots of sprouts and fresh basil. Its a relief not just for your digestive system but also to your eyes!!
And while you are relishing your food, an old Vietnamese gentleman will stop by you with a very soothing smile, twinkle in his eyes and a happy and light pat on the back to the men and a slight bow down to the women, he will ask if you like the food. With mouth stuffed, activated taste buds you can only afford to “thumbs up” and express you loved it!!
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