Pho 999

Pho 999 Restaurant Review:

If you live in the Valley, you don't necessarily have to make the drive to Orange County’s Little Saigon to find an authentic, inexpensive and good Vietnamese restaurant. Customers are practically guaranteed to leave with leftovers, especially if they order the seven-course beef menu that includes beef salad and cook-your-own beef, which one wraps in paper-thin, rice-flour crêpes with lettuce, basil, mint and unripe banana shavings. Ask for help with the gargantuan menu, which lists more than 150 items, with a large variety of soups with ingredients like rice noodles; egg noodles; and rice porridge topped with shrimp, crab meat, rare beef, duck and meatballs. In addition, specialty dishes include sizzling catfish, salted fried shrimp, and mushrooms with tofu. For dessert, down a durian shake or jelly with dried plums and lotus seeds.