Superior Phở — Restaurant in Cleveland

I had the Phở dặc biêt (Pho noodle soup with well done brisket, fat brisket, flank, eye-roundsteak, beef tripe, and beef shank) and Thịt nướng cuốn (Summer rolls with grilled marinated pork, herbs, and vermicelli noodles). My girlfriend had the Phổ chín nạm gầu (PHOTOS HIGH IT TTÞ%noodle soup with well done brisket, fat brisket, and flank) and chả giò (fried pork spring rolls). We also shared cà phê sữa đá (Vietnamese iced coffee) and hot jasmine tea.

I am a long time phở lover and both soups were well seasoned, cooked well, and overall delicious. As with most phở , the meat and broth had light flavors to allow for individual preferences. The table had the standard condiments (Sriracha and hoisin) as well as a fish sauce which was a nice surprise. The serving size of the soups were gigantic (as with most phở) and came with the standard assortment of additions (beansprouts, Thai basil, green serrano chilis, and lime). I had to ask for soy sauce but, that seems to be the case with most vietnamese restaurants.

The summer rolls had a nice, fresh, and light flavor that paired well with the accompanying sweet chili sauce. The spring rolls were amazing with a blast of flavor. However, I would have paired the spring rolls with a different kind of sauce than the sweet chili sauce that came accompanied them.

Finally, the hot jasmine tea was pretty good but, I would have liked to personalize it a bit with some lemon or honey which were not available. The iced coffee had a really strong coffee flavor and a creamy, sweet kick from the condensed milk. It was my first time trying cà phê sữa đá and I absolutely loved it; I think I'm hooked.

The service was fast but, it was hard to get the waitress' attention. Overall, it was a pleasant experience and I will definitely be making Superior Pho a part of my regular restaurant rotation whenever I head up...

This Vietnamese restaurant in Cleveland's Asiatown district has been lauded by many food reviewers for its dishes, and my experience lines up with them. My wife and I stopped by for dinner on a Sunday evening and were seated right away in a busy but large dining area that consisted of two large rooms. The service from start to finish was friendly and attentive, even though the place was pretty packed and was near the end of the nights service.

We started out trying the house Bahn Mi as an appetizer (which they nicely offered to cut in half for us without asking), and as a true lover of this sandwich in all its iterations- this is one of the best ones I have had. The filling was plentiful and had a perfect balance of savory and spicy and sweet, and the bread was basically perfect- very crispy on the outside while being very soft on the interior.

We then both sampled Pho, my wife getting the standard rare beef round and me getting a mix of all kinds of available cuts, which is something you don't often see at other Vietnamese restaurants with a price that is very cheap considering. The meat was of very good quality, and the noodles were done just how you'd want them with Pho, though I feel like the broth lacked a bit of flavor, but had a nicely rich complexion.

Overall, this is a must try place for anyone in the Cleveland area who enjoys Vietnamese cuisine, and now all I feel is missing is the ability to buy the really cute Cleveland oriented cat shirts some of the staff were wearing, since they were...

This pho house is supposedly "superior" to all the rest?!?! But coming to try out the best, it seems inferior to the quality an award winning restaurant should possess.

First let's start with the broth. With great pho, the broth has to be rich and flavorful where hoisin and siracha shouldn't be needed to enrich the soup. It was very diluted that you couldn't see the "tinge" of a rich broth.

Having ordered an XL sized bowl, you'd expect a "bigger" bowl w/ a good ratio of broth/noodles as well as meats. But come to my surprise, it was just a deeper bowl with a bit more noodles and less broth than the size of a regular.

I also ordered hot Viet coffee. They had the traditional drip but the coffee cup was a plastic soda cup!?!? I had to ask for more hot water because you only got about 2 ounces of coffee.

As for service, there was a lot of personnel standing around, joking behind the cash register. Only the runners and bussers were working. Took a couple minutes to get service even when standing in front of the register.

Cleanliness- looking around and especially up^! You'd be surprised how they passed health inspections. Lots of accumulated dust on the lighting fixtures. If a gust of wind was to come by, you're guaranteed to be covered in a cloud.

Overall, this pho place has gotten many awards over the years only to degrade and forget what true pho should taste like. Do yourself and favor and...