It may be spring, but some nights are still really chilly. Here’s where you can warm up with a nice bowl of pho — one of my favorite comfort foods.
Cuu Long Vietnamese Restaurant
Enjoy authentic Vietnamese cuisine at Cuu Long Vietnamese Restaurant, where you can find a plethora of pho options to choose from that come in sizes medium ($16), large ($17.50) and extra large ($25) and are all served with beef noodle soup. Bestselling items include pho with rare steak, pho with beef balls and a combo. The latter comes with a variety of cuts of beef, tendon and tripe.
Cuu long vietnamese restaurant
Pearl Kai Shopping Center
98-199 Kamehameha Hwy., Aiea
808-488-6041
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Pho One Kapolei
Enjoy hearty bowls of pho soup, banh mi and other classic comfort eats at Pho One. One of its most popular items is the pho tendon ($16.99), which is tendon with rice noodles in a traditional beef broth garnished with green onions. Customers may also order their pho with slices of rare steak ($16.99), chicken ($16.99), or rare steak, brisket and beef balls ($16.99).
Pho One Kapolei Vietnamese Cuisine
777 Kamokila Blvd., Kapolei
808-674-8189
Pho Time
Find noodle soups, banh mi and more at Pho Time in Aiea Town Square. Its pho ($14.75, medium; $15.75, large) comes with beef noodle soup topped with green and white onions. Popular items include the eye-round steak, which can be made into a combo with options like meatballs, brisket, tendon and flank. The pho beef stew ($17.99) and and oxtail pho ($21.99) are also customer favorites. The biz also has specialty items, including its bun bo hue ($18.99) — a spicy beef noodle soup —and its mi la cay ($18.99). The latter is the chef’s special egg noodle soup boasting crispy chicken, fried shrimp, pork belly, romaine lettuce and fried onion.
Pho Time
Aiea Town Square
99-080 Kauhale St., Aiea
808-762-8989
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Pho Bistro & Niu Baguette
Pho enthusiasts can get their fix at Pho Bistro & Niu Baguette, which is known for its homey and welcoming atmosphere. The biz’s pho boasts a rich, aromatic broth and is topped with green and white onions, vermicelli and other Vietnamese specialties. Its pho-noodle combo ($18.25) features a combination of meats consisting of steak, brisket, tendon, tripe and meatballs. Other top-selling items are its steak pho ($17.25), steak and meatballs pho ($17.25), and one of its newer dishes — the beef back ribs pho ($22).
Pho bistro & Niu Bageutte
94-210 Leokane St. ste. 105, Waipahu
808-678-8066
