Philadelphia Weekly’s Field Guide feature provides the background of pho (say fuh) and lists its favorites and also runs in the city.

• Pho Cali Vietnamese Restaurant
• Pho 75
• Pho 488
• Pho Ha
• Nam Son
• Pho Xe Lua Viet Thai Restaurant

MenuPages gets in on the fun, listing its 5 most clicked on pho restaurants.

1. Pho Cafe Saigon
2. Nam Phuong
3. Pho Ha
4. Pho Cali
5. Pho 75

Fab Pho [Philadelphia Weekly]
High Five! Pho [MenuPages]

Audrey and Mark head down to Washington Avenue in South Philly for a date that includes some Philadelphia stereotypes (soft pretzels and mummers) as well as some Vietnamese food.

Illadates: Washington Avenue [UWISHUNU]

Kirsten Henri is back doing reviews for Philadelphia Weekly and today she’s giving us the lowdown on Pho Hoa, the first area location of the California based Vietnamese restaurant chain..

Pho Pas [Philadelphia Weekly]
Pho Hoa [Official Site]

Trey Popp tries out the Pho Hua, the month-old fast-food chain that has opened at just south of Washington Avenue on 11th Street.

Pho Hua may be a fast-food chain, but it’s one that plays by its own set of rules. There’s fresh fruit in the smoothies, exotic greens on the garnish plates, and knowledgeable waiters who somehow manage to break speed records without making you feel hurried. I didn’t expect to be won over by Pho Hua, but three visits later, I can actually envision the previously unimaginable possibility of becoming a regular at an eatery offering 60-second service.

Pho King [City Paper]

Adam Erace heads into Chinatown and Pho Cali. He settles into the Vietnamese equivalent of soup and a sandwich, pho and Banh mi.

Pho Cali’s crispy pork hoagie on a griddled roll is easily as good as ones I’ve had at the Vietnamese bakeries downtown.
Deep fonts big enough to baptize a baby are the pho vessels of choice. Shrimp float like buoys in the golden star anise-scented broth of the shrimp pho ($5.50), while tangles of vermicelli and tender beef give the fiery bun bo hue ($5.50) its weight.

Pho Cali offers taste of comforting Vietnamese [Courier-Post]