Pho Cong Noodle& Grill — Restaurant in Covington

One of the best restaurants I have dined at on the north shore. A kind and thoughtful waitress highly recommended P15 (hot spicy beef soup, Hù tiêu sa tê), which was recently modified and could use an updated glamour shot framed up on the wall, and C7 (chunky beef, Com bò lùc låc). If you must watch television while dining, focus on the television on the back wall with the minimalist animatronic youthful Asian stepford wife, who is eternally preparing food in her countryside villa while earnestly waiting for you to arrive home after a long day of vigorous manual labor in the rice patties, and wear equine blinders and/or a brimmed hat with the visor tipped slightly downward (see review by John Evans) to avoid the faux news on the side wall teevees (if you have one of those fancy old school Casio watches that doubles as a universal remote control, do us all a favor and change the channel to something more peaceful/less Animal Farm). Make sure to open the fortune cookie and read your fortune; try to avoid eating the cookie with the fortune inside, although I think the paper and ink from the fortune will be less harmful to your overall health than the cookie, which is likely to contain partially hydrogenated trans fats. The phó I had was fresh and delicious, including the side veggies; my only minor recommendation for the restaurant regarding the food would be to consider flavoring the chicken just a little (for example, by letting it steep in some salty phó broth before cooking it). The recently added coconut shrimp appetizer could compete with Royal Thai in Harahan, another high quality Asian restaurant. The iced coffee hit the spot, not too sweet or too bitter. Also, nothing to do with the food, but the restaurant's money tree appeared to be suffering in a dark corner, and the orchids were plastic. Regarding the plants, I would like to recommend a book from the late mid-century called Success with House Plants. A little more light and perhaps a repotting with some high quality potting soil (Happy Frog brand or similar) might revive the money tree, and real orchids, or maybe just some floral essential oil sprinkled on the fake ones, might add to the aromatic aspects of the...

The food is wonderful, but the restaurant is dishonest when it comes to charging for takeout orders. I love this restaurant, so I ordered takeout for a long time without checking my receipts. One day, I ordered two items as usual without looking at my receipt. I came home for a nice meal, but my bank notified me of an unusual charge, so I ended up reviewing all the charges for that day. I noticed they had double charged me. When I called them right away, they said they didn’t double charge, even though I was looking at my bank statement.

I had to drive back and show them the bank statement to prove the double charge. However, they still weren't willing to solve the problem. One of the employees said, “I don’t know, you need to call your bank to get a credit back.” I was like, ummm?? It’s very sad how people can be dishonest, especially those...

You may have noticed the recent proliferation of Vietnamese places on the Northshore and wondered which one to try. The answer, hands down, is this one. We had the fried tofu appetizer, which was huge and came with flavorful dipping sauce. And it was only five bucks. We also had the steamed buns with pork-deliciously fluffy and sweet with savory pork filling (also only $5). The pho was the best I've had outside of southeast Asia, deep in color and flavor with flat noodles and lots of floating goodies. They also have a version of the classic vermicelli bowl with salad greens instead of noodles which appealed to this veggie fan, as well as the classic version, huge and loaded with two meats. The service was super friendly and helpful and will help Viet newbies navigate the menu. Forget the rest, this one is clearly...