Revisits - Pho Cow Cali and 777 Noodle House

A couple more stops for "honey doo" weekends.

Pho Cow Cali:

I really wanted the Banh Mi Bo Kho from Pho Lucky unfortunately, they are still still closed for remodeling. At least the sign has changed and said "closed for painting". So I decided to see how the Banh Mi Bo Kho was at Pho Cow Cali. They sat me in the section by the restrooms in back....then proceeded to forget about me. Luckily, I managed to flag one of the army of servers down and place my order ($7.25).

So, beyond the rather odd serving dish.....I'm guessing there was a sale somewhere, what to say about this. In keeping with "Cow Cali" there's quite a bit of meat....it's flank and brisket and is quite tender. I really missed the tendon though. The broth was much too thin and this was really salty...as in the "MS heebie-geebies" salty. The bread was nice and warm though I'll stick with the pho here next time.

And of course, there's the typical pho shop service.

Pho Cow Cali
9170 Mira Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92126 

777 Noodle House:

Even though I think that Ly Heng has surpassed 777 with regards to Hu Tieu Nam Vang Kho, I still like the folks here, and the variety. I went with the Pork Intestine Egg Noodle Soup, still a bargain here at $5.77.

This was pretty good; the broth was a bit richer than what I've had in the past. The intestine was prepared well; slightly "offal-y", but quite clean. The noodles nice and chewy with a bit of stretch and the blanched bean sprouts adding a bit of crunch to things.

A bit better than I recalled....and a nice choice on this morning.

777 Noodle House
4686 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92105

Comments

[kat]

nice revisits:)

[Kirk]

That egg noodle soup did hit the spot Kat!

[Junichi]

Any recs for Bo Kho since Pho Lucky's closed? I've had a few around town but have been underwhelmed.

[Kirk]

I'm still searching too Junichi!

[Michael]

Is Pho Lucky closed for good? How long does it take to paint?

[Kirk]

I hope not Michael. The good news is that the last time I went it was a different sign. Previously it said renovation; this one said painting. So I'm hoping for the best.