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Pho Dzung - (03) 9663 8885 - 234b Russell Street Melbourne 3000

The Pho Dzung empire casts a wide net over Melbourne. Richmond, Footscray, and Russell Street in the city. Personally I think they should continue their conquest. I’d be happy to see one on every street corner, mercilessly conquering enemies like McDonald’s. As the singer, with English as a second language, impersonating John Lennon, crackling out of the speakers put it, “Imagine!”

Today I went to the Russell street outlet. It was quiet, as it’s a public holiday, but they were still dishing out large piping hot bowls of soup. I decided to have the Bun Bo Hue. This, as the name suggests is a soup that originates from Hue in central Vietnam. In my soup the broth was flavoured with lemongrass and chili oil. The rice noodles were different to Pho, they were thicker and round like spaghetti. It contained braised beef and some kind of garlicky sliced pork loaf. I added some basil, lime juice, chili and bean shoots. It was really good. I bit heartier than Pho, but I was hungry.

Onward Pho Dzung! You’ve got to love that smiling cow mascot.