Comments on: The Pho is not faux, it’s fo’ real!

By: If I Rest, I Rust « the Duchess of Amboy

If I Rest, I Rust « the Duchess of Amboy — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:45:49 +0000

[...] renewed library books, cooked delicious, whole food, written, brought good company and lunch from Pho Minh to dear friends recovering from illnesses, gone to Storytelling Night with Yim and his boys, had [...]

By: Good Morning, Vietnam | Bloomfield Now

Good Morning, Vietnam | Bloomfield Now — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:07:19 +0000

[...] A Pittsburgh foodie recently gave a nod to Pho Minh, located on Penn Avenue, and known for having one of the best spring rolls in town. Food Vigilante blogged that the pho (pronounced fuh), a Vietnamese beef and noodle soup often eaten for breakfast, is “fo’ real!“ [...]

By: FV

FV — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:00:38 +0000

Thanks, cuz! Keep on reading, tell your friends, alert the media!

By: FV

FV — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:58:59 +0000

I’ll save you a bite!

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:37:26 +0000

I’m hungry

By: The Duchess of Amboy

The Duchess of Amboy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:40:46 +0000

I am familiar with Ali Baba’s and of course I love it. Also, I grew up practically in Khalil’s parking lot.

By: Arg

Arg — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:51:07 +0000

Jim!
Love you’re blog and the duchess too! I know this is an older post, but my favorite spot in the ‘burgh was always Ali Baba’s on Craig in Oakland/N. Oakland — if it’s still there. The Fasooli (or green beans in tomato sauce)
with rice is the best. Also- Khalil’s if it’s still there has amazing kababs. Don’t forget your middle eastern cousins!!! Xoxo

By: UB

UB — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:05:09 +0000

Want to taste great Italian/Polska chicken soup try a bowl Zia’s! Yours might be Pho real but hers is to die for. Best I have ever ate and I thought my mom’s was tops. Nope Zia got her beat by a mile! It’s so good our neighbor Tyler never turns down a bowl. He calls it broth. But with pastina and some Regiano Parmesano it’s smatcznego!

By: FV

FV — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:38:06 +0000

Kevin,

I’ve been a dishwasher, cook, baker, baker trainer, server, opener (Franklin, PA) and manager for Eat’n Park Restaurants. I even had a small stint with Parkhurst Dining (I’ve only drove past SixPenn, I’ll get there soon). I personally don’t think that I’m too far off base on my evaluation of Eat’n Park’s menu. It has been years, things may have changed. I accept the challenge though, to eat my words. I propose an opportunity to show me that the Eat’n Park menu avoids hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup (It’s definitely in your soda), preservatives and a slew of other ingredients with a less than nutritious value. My offer comes with no malice. Call Jeff or Mercy, or who is ever at the helm these days (is it Mr. Sites?) and let’s put this long time community favorite to the test. I would love to be wrong, but usually low cost and long shelf life means preservatives, added sugar and oils and meat raised in substandard conditions. This has become the American way.

Please let me know if you think we can work together.

By: Kevin O'Connell, Eat'n Park

Kevin O'Connell, Eat'n Park — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:31:47 +0000

Hey, Pho Minh sounds great, but don’t lump Eat’n Park in with Denny’s and the rest of the family restaurant crowd! We’re family owned and operated in the ‘burgh since 1949. Also, processed food isn’t where we’re at. We hand-bread our fish, make our stuffings and prepared salads from scratch, hand-cut our lettuce and vegetables, bake our Smiley cookies and baked goods fresh every day. And that’s just a start. We get much of our produce straight from local farms in season. In fact, we helped invent the distribution system that makes it possible for local farmers to get their product to market.

Those are just a few examples. Give us a try and you may find that Eat’n Park is a lot better than you think. It may even bring a smile to your day.