19117 Pioneer Boulevard
Artesia, CA 90701

http://www.yelp.com/biz/pho-tasty-artesia

Pho, Fo, Fah, Phoh..

Fuh? Say it like you’re asking a question. For those who don’t know, that’s how you phonetically pronounced this staple of Vietnamese cuisine. Not only is it quick and tasty, Pho is CHEAP! Ranging from $4 – $7, one can usually rely on heading out to a local Pho restaurant for a tasty meal of sliced beef, tripe, beef balls and rice noodles.

Pulling up my trusty Yelp application on my iPhone, I quickly honed in on this restaurant in my neighborhood with 4.5/5 from 140+ reviews.

For the most part, my favorite Vietnamese restaurants consists of a small hole in the wall type restaurant with a short Asian mom manning the cashier. Pho Tasty is anything, but small shanty hole in the wall. It is a modestly sized Vietnamese restaurants with seating for roughtly 40 people.

Ordering is pretty simple here. Find the “Special Combination” or “Special Bowl” and order it. I’m not finicky when ordering my food, so just order the combo and remove anything that doesn’t float your boat.  If you’re feeling extra hungry, there’s always the spring roll or eggroll to order as an appetizer.

Pictured above is the Special Combination Super Bowl with a side of rare beef. Only $0.50 more for a larger bowl and $2.00 for extra meat! I’m starting to feel fatter as I’m writing this.

Also accompanying the meal are mint leaves, lime, chilis and bean sprouts. Once they bring these over, feel free to ask the servers to steam the bean sprouts. They taste much better that way since I don’t like how the raw beansprouts make my meal extra crunchy.

Remember the rare beef? Hold off on it next time. There’s a TON of meat in this Pho! The meat served here is pretty high quality with the noodles cooked just right. Sometimes restaurants serve their Pho still clinging on to each other, but these fell apart nicely.

Lastly, it would be a sin to have a Pho entry without listing the two staples of southeast Asian cuisine. Sriracha and Hoisin Sauce! Sriracha is a world renounce hot sauce that can practically be found at any Asian restaurant. Add it on top of anything and you’re set. I use this combo of Sriracha and Hoisin as dipping sauce to my meats. Yum!