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Don't be white; get BEEF!
Posted by Dinner Nomads 2000 on 10/15/2009
The beef pho was off the chain - flavorful broth and decent portion size. We also got down to the shrimp appetizer dumplings. Easy to find, cheap prices for great quality, in a colorful location, pounds other competition in the area. Check out the surrounding Asian supermarkets to enhance overall experience - live crabs in buckets and every oriental delicacy imaginable.
P.S. The desserts looked interesting too.
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do not eat here!!!!
Posted by mb mueller on 09/21/2009
i left my house in dire need of wonton soup!! i pulled in the caravelle lot to get some soup to go and thought as long as i'm out i should get a sandwich from jasmine. stocking up since i had the flu and a fever!!. i had been out of my car for less than five minutes when i looked across the street to see them towing my car! no they would not drop it, not they would not allow me to purchase my soup and they also threatend to call the police when i went inside to sit down to use my phone. there are so many asian restaurants, quang for one, do not eat at caravelle. they were unbelievably rude and in all honesty i would not have been there if quang had been open.
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This is not the place for the best phó in town
Posted by hoimang on 05/03/2009
Having been a frequent diner at Pho Tau Bay for a few years, I always lament that it is closed on Mondays. I recently went to Pho 79 to see how it stacked up and was truly disappointed. The broth was lacking the spicy flavors of star anise and cinnamon that makes pho such a unique tasting soup, and it's color was so dark and cloudy it looked--and worse yet-- tasted like condensed soup. I always get leery when I see the condiments, or lack thereof, at a pho joint. No chili oil, no chili garlic sauce, so diluted red wine vinegar on the tables. The food is still reasonably priced, but this is not a phónatics pho joint.
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Good pho joint
Posted by mrpl763 on 03/09/2009
I like Pho 79 on Energy Park a little bit more than this one on Nicollet. The broth here is flavorful, but not as flavorful as 79 on Energy Park. And the bowls that they serve their pho in is smaller than the bowls on E.P. It might just be a little thing, but there's just something to having your noodles and everything else submerged and drowning in a big bowl of extra broth that makes the soup taste better. The menu here does have a wider selection of dishes to choose from than the 79 on Energy Park. But that could be because Caravelle share the same restaurant as them. But either Pho 79's will do you good when you're looking for quality Vietnamese food in the Twin Cities area.
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Best Pho in Minneapolis
Posted by kimzzzy on 05/13/2008
Best and freshes Pho (beef soup) in Minneapolis :) Very affordable whether you are there for lunch or dinner. Their menu has a lot of choices and the food is authentic to Vietnamese. Go here if you enjoy Vietnamese food. My Mom & Dad will not go anywhere else to eat Pho and they are huge critics of Pho because they are Vietnamese.
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Great stuff!
Posted by m4corgi on 04/01/2006
Pho 79 on Nicolett is great. Pho 79 at Hwy 280 and Energy Park Drive is even better. The Pho is flavorful, hot, and has the freshest ad ins. However, #40, the Bun with Spring Roll is over the top. Don't even think about Hoa Bien or Mai Village. Pho 79 puts them to shame!
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great authentic Vietnamese food
Posted by deannab5 on 10/20/2005
We recently moved here from a city where there is a Vietnamese restaurant practically everywhere. The food here is very authentic, cheap and delicious like a real Vietnamese restaurant should be. The ambience is average, but if you've been to enough restaurants like this one, it's exactly what you would expect. If you're looking for great Vietnamese food, this is the place to go. They also have their own parking lot, so you don't have to try to find street parking. Thanks to lacasabecerra for their review - this is how we chose the restaurant.
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Pho
Posted by kiddy_vangsta on 08/11/2003
They have very good pho, but if you go during the lunch hours, it is very busy. Sometimes it takes a long time to wait for seating, also a long time for the food to come out. But if you're patient and you love pho, this is the place to go.
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caveat emptor
Posted by buckyballs on 11/06/2002
This is a good place for a lunch buffet and the other food is fine so long as you are interested in good bad chinese food (sweet and sour chicken). Not for a second should it be thought of for anything else then what it is... a low end cheap chinese take away and god bless it! every neighborhood should have one.
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Our favorite!
Posted by lacasabecerra on 08/11/2002
This is our favorite place for fresh spring rolls, steaming, amazingly fresh soups (Pho) and great noodle dishes (Bun). Very reasonably priced, appetizers less than $5, entress $5-9, large portions. Freshest, best authentic vietnamese food in Minneapolis.
