Pho Place

Birmingham


We give Pho Place credit for not exactly shooting for subtlety in their restaurant naming conventions. This is a strip mall Vietnamese spot with excellent fare, ranging from beef noodle soup (of course) to lemongrass chicken, deep-fried snapper, and spicy Hue-style noodle soup. There's a kids menu for the little ones.


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