Vegetarian Pho in San Diego

[Saabiar]

Any options for Pho with a vegetarian broth?

[jennywenny]

I had a good one at phong tran, but I did notice shrimp tails floating around in there, so I'm not entirely sure quite how veggie it was! I think you'll get properly veggie stuff at sipz but I'm not sure how really truly veggie any of the others might be.

[Josh]

Saigon on Fifth in Hillcrest will make it with vegetarian broth on request.

[aherr22183]

OB Noodle House in OB has a Veggie Pho made with a veggie broth and has lots of veggies and tofu instead of the thin steak.

[daantaat]

can't vouch for it, but Kim's in Encinitas has faux pho.

[SeanT]

Wouldn't really be pho.

[Freddie Freelance]

It would be Faux Pho...

[trentyzan]

Right, it's not like there are any Buddhist vegetarians in Vietnam...

[Bobierto]

Good point but I was stunned by the number of Christian churches!

[Josh]

Not true. Pho Ga is made with chicken broth.

[chow_eb]

There oughta be a law ...

[epicureous eggplant]

Another is Sipz Vegetarian with locations in Clairemont Mesa and Sorrento Valley
http://www.sipz.com/
The Sorrento Valley location has vegetarian pho (haven't tried it though) and they are located right new to Pho Station!

[Bobierto]

Interesting, i thought the whole point of pho was the delicious beef broth. That certainly seemed to be the basis of the all the pho I ate in Vietnam a couple of months ago! But ... i don't speak Vietnamese so maybe some of it was extremely amazing vegetable broth and I didn't realize it!!! Good luck ...

[DougOLis]

you are correct. It traditionally is a beef broth and I imagine it would be difficult to replicate the taste with a vegetarian broth given how important the beef is to it.

[Josh]

Actually, I think a vegetarian broth should be very doable. The beef bones aren't roasted for pho broth, so it's a relatively mild beef flavor.

[epicureous eggplant]

Pho Station in Sorrento Valley
Besides the beef based, they have chicken, and vegetarian broth.

[phee]

There is a Pho Super Bowl in La Mesa at 8342 Parkway Drive, and they have a vegetarian pho listed on the menu (#19). It comes with tofu and broccoli, plus the usual accompaniments. You may want to call to ensure the broth is vegetarian also, but I can tell you their pho is pretty darned good. Our daughter has an art class on Wednesday nights off University, and we hit Pho Super Bowl afterward. The couple who run the place are the nicest people, the food is very good, the shaken teas with boba are delicious, and their prices are extremely reasonable.

[Josh]

I'd suggest making your own.

[trentyzan]

Can't vouch for the quality, but...

http://www.vegsandiego.com/veg/listin...

...or there's Pho Super Bowl in Alhambra. You could also just make your own, most Viet markets sell powdered vegetarian mushroom broth in those big silver bags.

[Fake Name]

never seen one. The base for Pho is a broth made with dead animals.

Very tasty.

: )