Phở 18 — Restaurant in Prague

I know times are tough for restaurants and corners are cut but for me this one one corner or two too many. Had a Tom Ka soup with prawns and fresh spring rolls. The cook here is using all the chef tricks. The prawns were sliced in half with perhaps 2 medium size prawns for the whole soup in total, the same for the spring roll. Not good but what was worse was the coconut milk severely diluted and the soup instead sweetened with sugar. So it was tasty for the uneducated palate, however, anyone eating decent Thai food regularly would have noticed how watery and over-sweetened the soup was. Oh well, won't make a mistake of going to a random Asian medley place where the prices look too good to be true. Btw, what is it with Prague being full of Asian food combo places where you get Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese all...

I loved the experience here!! The waitress was absolutely adorable in her way of serving us. She was nice and gave a vibe of enjoyment and fun while doing her job. Her English was okay so we could communicate on a basic level without problems. She also told us about important information about the food, e.g. if it's vegan or things like that. The Food was also more than good! I'm a pho enjoyer and ate some here in Prag before, but at Pho 18 it was clearly the best. Thank you for that

🚲 Remember that song: 9 million bicycles in Beijing? I know it's a Vietnamese place, but the 9 million pages of the menu made this track play in my mind. Almost every dish is customisable with the protein of your choice (and yay for the tofu options). The decor is a cluttered industrial chic in technicolor plastic, the only thing lacking to make it more authentic is an old fan slowly turning in the corner.

🥭 😍 The mango salad was a discovery of the month! Imagine the Thai papaya salad, but with mango instead of papaya, no shellfish, some deliciously friend tofu, and the perfect level of spiciness (for me)!

ℹ️ Fast service. The staff knows what is vegan and what's not (I'd estimate there are around 10 vegan options available including fully vegan California rolls). The portions are generous...