Pho 95

Website:http://www.pho95md.com/
Location: 785H Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
Hours of Operation:

Sunday-Thursday: 11:00AM - 8:30 PM
Friday-Saturday: 11:00AM - 9:00PM
Tuesday: Closed

Phone: (301) 294-9391


Introduction
This place is my favorite and the best place to get Pho. The restaurant is clean and is very colorful compared to any other Pho locations. The walls are decorated with yellow and white tiles. The back walls are painted green. The chair cushions are green. In addition,the chopticks and spoons are green too!

Food
I only get three things each time I am here. First, for appetizer, I always order Vietnamese fried spring rolls and Shrimp rolls. The fried spring rolls are a must-have. If you come here, you MUST and I mean MUST order this. The fried spring rolls consists of chicken , rice noodle and vegetable wrapped in a spring roll sheet and deep fried. The spring rolls always come out fresh and hot. Never once have I been disappointed.  The fried spring rolls are complimented by fish sauce and garnished with a piece of lettuce, some shredded carrots, a slice or two of cucumber and cilantro. I am not sure, if the garnishes are to be eaten, but I dip all of the garnishes into the fish sauce and eat everything. The Shrimp rolls consists of three pieces of shrimp, rice noodles, and lettuce wrapped in rice paper. This is a cold dish and is meant to be served cold. This is just as mouth-watering. The rolls are served with a brown sweet sauce with some sriracha sauce. I don't know how else to describe these rolls. The shrimp is well cooked and NOT overcooked. The lettuce is crisp and clean. The rolls are obviously hand-made and you can tell. Finally, for the Pho, I always order #1. The #1 consists of a slice of eye-of-round steak, well-done brisket, well-done flank, fat brisket, soft tendon and tripe. This has a bit of everything, that is why I order #1. The Pho broth at is what makes this specific Pho the best. The broth at is clean, yet strong and flavorful. It has a bit sweetness to it too.  The broth is very fragrant and there is just the right amount of star anise. The serving size is just right and each time I eat here, I just want to eat more and more!

Overall
The service is great here, the waitress or waiter really attends to the customers. My boyfriend's neighbors are actually the owners of Pho 95. The wife can speak Vietnamese and Cantonese. I guess the only thing that I do not quite like about this Pho place is the fact that the restaurant's Pho scent is very very and I mean very strong. I do not wear my wool coat into this place, becuase if I did, then my coat would smell like Pho forever. Well, that wouldn't be such a bad thing, except for the fact that I will be hungry for it all day and everyday. Personally, I would rate this restaurant 5 out of 5 stars. My opinions may be biased becuase I have never ordered anything but #1 and the rolls, but they just too good. Plus, when your there, look around, almost everyone is ordering Pho and the rolls.