Pho 2000 Dorchester

 

We kind of had a late introduction to Pho and Vietnamese Cuisine in general during our time here in Boston.  We had heard about Dorchester being the place for authentic homely Vietnamese cuisine, but for whatever reason, we did not venture there to check out the yummies until last Fall.

I read about Pho 2000 being one of the best in Boston and we went to test the claim out :)

 

 

 

Vietnamese Fried Spring Rolls with Pork and Veggies--delicious, came out piping out, nicely crisped but thin skin and loads of flavor in each bite with meat too, sometimes these can be kind of tasteless or the skin is more chewy/old tasting and you can't even tell that there is meat inside...not the case with these yummy ones :)

 

 

 

Some kind of Vietnamese pancake...quite tasty too...though I have to admit that anything with that sweet chili sauce is yummy haha

 

 

 

Vietnamese Garden Rolls--I always LOVE these, so refreshing and the peanut dipping sauce was amazing!

 

 

 

Our Pho, I think we ordered the 1st one on the Pho list at Pho 2000, basically a combination with everything from flank steak to tendon and tripe MMMMMM so good and perfect on cold Boston nights!

 

During my research about Pho 2000, I also saw the "Seven Course Beef" being brought up repeatedly.  Upon further reading, I found out that it's a traditional Vietnamese dish(es) consisting of 7 courses involving beef and special sauces and side dishes...we figured, why not? 

 

This pot came out with some light dipping sauce for the beef, and you're meant to cook the thinly rare slices of Beef in there for a minute or so and then eat it with the other condiments they laid out...well, unfortunately, just about all of us could not handle this sauce.

The best way I could describe it was like eating Apple Vinegar mixed with something quite strong in scent...it was like the moment we sniffed it (or when I did anyways), I was totally turned off by it.

So sad to say, but we basically did not really touch the Seven Course Beef dishes AT ALL =X

 

Thinly Sliced Rare Beef with Raw Onions--Peter ate some of the beef on its own boiled in the hot pot water, but I felt like the beef was also flavored with some weird sauce already and just couldn't even bring myself to eat one bite =X

 

 

One of the Seven Courses involved Beef with Butter in a Hot Sauce Pan like the one above, but yah, after the scent of that "apple vinegar-y" sauce placed at the table, I pretty much lost my appetite.

 

 

 

But we still had an awesome time eating everything else and trekking out to Pho 2000 with Tiffany, Petah, Debbie and Lukas :)

PZ--Kid Robot Hot Pink Dunny Tee

 

I think this may have been the last dish of the Seven Course Beef, some sort of congee, it was good but I think we were all quite happily stuffed from the first half of yumminess at Pho 2000...

 

 

 

Tiffany, Lukas, Debbie and Me :)

Me--Juicy Couture Grey Fur Reversible Hoodie Jacket (and yes, I brought home a snack drink, it was so yummy)

 

 

 

Comments

[Cory Style]

Thanks Christian for the tip!

[Christian]

Of all the carts in this area of downtown, Pho Le has the best velmrceili bowls. His noodles are not overcooked and he has ample veges. However, he makes everything fresh that's not a bad thing, but expect to wait 10 minutes for your plate. I haven't tried any of the pho soups, but I always see others eating them. The vietnamese sandwiches were good, but not great. He's usually open M-F, 11am-4pm. It helps to call your order in if you know what you want. 503-484-6486, I haven't called in an order for months so I don't know if that number is valid I think he'd have a lot more business if you didn't have to wait so long for your food but then again, if he preped more, the flavors and texture wouldn't be as fresh.