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How we read reviews →Footscray's legendary pho institution. rich broth, huge portions, brutally fast service.
A no-frills, high-turnover Footscray institution. bright, busy and loud with queues out the door at peak times; efficient rather than cosy.
Free self-serve hot tea thermos at every table, a single-page menu built entirely around pho, slow-simmered bone broth, and staff who take your order while you're still queuing for a seat.
Reviewers repeatedly call it authentic, traditional Vietnamese pho, comparing it favourably to its Springvale sister restaurant and describing bone broth made without heavy artificial flavouring.
Exceptional value. most bowls sit under $20 for a genuinely filling, large-format pho, repeatedly called some of the best-value Vietnamese food in Melbourne's west.
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