Well, you've found mmm-yoso!!!, the food blog. Kirk is busy recovering from the last leg of his vacation, ed (from Yuma) is busy recovering from events occurred in Yuma and Cathy, recovering from a sunburn, is able to blog a short post today.
Hi. The other day, it was chilly and The Mister and I both wanted noodles and broth. We could not agree on the type of broth, nor on which the animal we wanted to eat. It occurred to me that we hadn't had any Vietnamese food lately and so we headed to Linda Vista and Pho Hiep & Grill, which I've posted about, and so has Kirk. This location has been here more than 20 years (it originally was Pho Hoa Hiep and the first place The Mister and I ever ordered pho). It is our favorite place, with Pho Lucky Seafood being a very close second.
Not much has changed in all these years.
The condiments on the table are standard. The tables are highly laquered. There are two televisions and on this day, both were playing a black and white Mexican (not translated) Cowboy movie.
The Mister's Dac Biet (small, $5.50)- a rich beef broth, noodles, onion, herbs and thin cut rare lean beef, rare brisket, fatty brisket, flank, tendon and tripe.
The pho add-ins at the top, which includes sawtooth. The Mister and I shared that plate. The ginger sauce is to add into my to my Pho Ga ($5.50) -a very rich chicken broth, noodles, onion, fresh herbs and -my reason for eating here- you are asked if you want only chicken breast meat, or "all of it". Of course, since The Mister got just about every part of the cow, asked for every part of the chicken. As you can see, there was chicken liver and also heart with dark as well as white meat from the bird.
A favorite place where each of us can get exactly what we want, when we want everything. I hope everyone is having a good weekend and will have a nice week.
Pho Hiep and Grill 6947 Linda Vista Road (at Ulrich) San Diego 92111 (619) 268-8406
open 7 days, 7:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
This location has no website, but the other two locations in Chula Vista share This Website
This place is also rated as one of a few very clean Vietnamese restaurant.
Posted by: yummieyummy | Sunday, 10 June 2012 at 08:16 PM
We haven't been here in ages. We might need to go back.
Posted by: Janfrederick | Monday, 11 June 2012 at 07:51 AM
I always go "ahhhh!" whenever I see a bowl of pho, especially on a chilly day.
Posted by: Carol | Monday, 11 June 2012 at 09:56 AM
Yes, it has always been clean, YY. Subconsciously, maybe that's another reason we've always liked it.
It's still as good as ever, JF. Plus, I like that you can have an order of 3 or 5 of the cha ngo (spring rolls).
Pho is the perfect food, Carol. You can just eat the noodles and meat or just the broth and meat or all of it.
Posted by: cathy | Monday, 11 June 2012 at 10:09 AM
They have another Pho Hiep & Grill in Chula Vista off of the 805 and Telegraph Canyon Road. But this original one on Ulrich is our favorite! Thanks for posting!
Posted by: Shirley | Monday, 11 June 2012 at 04:59 PM
There's also one in Eastlake, Shirley. It's a chain! The original location is closest for us.
Posted by: Cathy | Monday, 11 June 2012 at 07:58 PM