141396 Mon Oct 15 11:52:41 -0700 2001 7 12 Boston Area 0 755444 My wife and I are new to Pho. We were wondering where the best was. Preferably in the Cambridge/Somerville area. Mon Oct 15 11:52:41 -0700 2001 0 ScoobieSnack 1 755452 In 'the Garage' at Harvard Sq is Pho Pastuer. Cheap and good, with noodle dishes as well as Pho. Mon Oct 15 15:32:32 -0700 2001 755444 0 Hugh DeMann 2 755469 Pho Pastuer in "the Garage" is not bad. But, if you want REAL good pho and are willing to go out of the way, there are several Vietnamese places on (and around) the Dorchester Av off Columbia Road in Dorchester. They are much cheaper, as well. One in particuliar is a place called Pho Hoa. Tue Oct 16 10:43:33 -0700 2001 755452 0 slade 3 755472 My friend teaches English to new Vietnamese citizens at her Dorchester church, and they brought her to Pho Hoa, as the most authentic pho around.....My favorite Vietnamese place in Dorchester is currently Pho 2000, right off Dot Ave in Fields Corner. I don't eat pho(non-meat eater) but their take on Fisherman soup, steamed fish, jellyfish salad and that fish in caramelized sauce,(can never remember how to say it in Vietnamese!!!) makes it MY favorite in the Boston area. I really think Pho Pasteaur, which I swore by for years, has gone totally white-bread. Whichever of them I have gone to in the past year or so, it seems the flavors have been tamed so much, they may as well say, "Vietnamese Style"...Yeah, it's nice that they have a liquor license, and the kind of decor that's comforting to people who are convinced they're going to be served dog, but I only go for convenience's sake, or as a compromise with a friend. Tue Oct 16 11:22:41 -0700 2001 755469 0 galleygirl 4 755483 My wife (who is Vietnamese) and I like Pho Hoa off Dorchester St. We are looking for another good place to try maybe we will try Pho 2000. After we eat we always head to Super88 Asian market off Mass Ave, it's close to Pho Hoa and it's the biggest asian market I've ever seen. Tue Oct 16 13:10:40 -0700 2001 755472 0 fatboy 4 755598 Thanks for the introducing me to Pho 2000. I took my wife there Friday night. We ate pho and Bo Bay Mon- which is the first time we've ever seen it offered in New England. The food and service were good. Pho 2000 is at the former Pho So 1, so I had to get my Yahoo driving directions to that place since Pho 2000 doesn't show in the search. Sat Oct 20 20:28:03 -0700 2001 755472 0 fatboy 5 755612 Glad ya liked it! I'm having a craving right now. What is Bo Bay Mon? Sun Oct 21 11:02:52 -0700 2001 755598 0 galleygirl 6 755642 Bo Bay Mon (it says Bo 7 Mon on the menu) means "seven kinds of beef". They bring a hotpot over a sterno flame and you cook the beef at your table and then wrap it with vegatables in rice paper. It's a lot of fun. Mon Oct 22 08:43:46 -0700 2001 755612 0 fatboy