Pho Tay Ho - Salt Lake City

Best pho in the valley. Ever since I discovered Pho Tay Ho, I make a point to go at least once per show (I work in theatre) and I am NEVER disappointed! The broth is rich but not overpowering or too greasy, the serving sizes are amazingly generous, and they actually cook their meat additions properly. The rare steak comes out rare, but the tendon is soft and tender.<br/ <br/ And their chanh muoi is top-notch!<br/ <br/ The only thing that makes me sad is that I don't live closer.

The large is LARGE!. Pho Tay Ho has amazing broth. Be warned, the large is VERY large! I couldn't finish it.

Yummy pho. Perfect place to stop when it's cold out for a big steaming bowl of pho. Great broth and noodles and very reasonable prices.

Huge portion, good price, best pho in Salt lake!<br/ <br/ And say hi to the grandma in the back doing all the cooking. It's always a plus when you get to see the people cooking your food for you.

Pho King Good. We literally almost drove past this little gem. Tucked in a converted bungalo, this quaint little restaurant delivered on all fronts. A one hit wonder, they know how to do pho right. I measure a good pho establishment by the quality of the broth foremost, then the quality of the beef, and finally having the right condiments. The broth was full bodied and the flavors came out in the right order; beef savory flavor, a hint of anise, cinnamon and a slightly sweet taste. The broth glistened with tallow, which is what a good bowl of pho is supposed to be like. Next, the beef came out rare. I find this to be very 'rare ' in the pho industry. Most often, the beef has sat in the kitchen a few seconds too long and does not hit the table in a beautiful pink medium rare hue. The bo vien meatballs had the dense almost spongy but melt in your mouth texture with a rich savory goodness to boot. Finally, they had all the right condiments for good pho: sprouts, sliced chilies, limes and thai basil of course, and naturally sriracha in the commercial bottle, hoisin in a squeeze bottle, but they also had REAL chili oil, and fish sauce. I usually don 't do fish sauce, but the chili oil was a nice touch. Most places don 't have chili oil in their proper oily form... I ate at a pho place a few days ago that gave me chili oil, but it was flakes in a light smattering of oil, not chili oil. Rice noodles are pretty hard to do bad, which is why I never judge a pho staurant by their noodles. Needless to say, these noodles were cooked properly and cut to the right size; small to medium thickness.<br/ <br/ For me, the service can be terrible but as long as the pho is great I don 't really care. In the case of Pho Tay Ho, the service was just fine. The hostess seated us, took our order, brought our food, and left us to eat it. I really don 't like to be bothered too much when eating like at a chain. If you see my diet coke getting low, just fill it up and leave me alone. I ordered a specialty drink, 'salty lemonade ' so there wasn 't refills anyway. So it really was perfect. At 5:15 (we went right after work) the place was empty ours for the taking. At 6 a horde of pho feeding food zombies lumbered to the restaurant the dinner rush.<br/ <br/ The salty lemonade was amazing. Literally talking angel 's tears here people. You get this punch of sour, then salty and then sweet in the same sip. It was the coolest thing I 've ever drank. They say its an acquired taste, and I had already acquired it. I 'll be honest. It looked terrible. It literally looks like wilty decroded lemons in ice water, but don 't let its simple looks fool you. I 'd suggest drinking by pulling your straw up above the preserved lemon to avoid sucking in the pulp.<br/ <br/ I 'm a big fan of hole in the wall, divey mom pop places much more than a trendy national chain with $10 chicken nuggets or mac n cheese on their kids menu. Support local business. Go to Pho Tay Ho, order a bowl of pho 'n goodness, and get a salty lemonade. You won 't regret it. <br/ <br/ Pho $5.50<br/ Lemonade $2