[CHOWTIME]: Pho(24) the First Time!

After the long over time at work, Jcel and I decided to go to Shatin for early dinner.

At first we wanted to eat at Triple O but decided against it because we just had burgers the day before then we thought of Oliver's Sandwiches which was right beside Triple O, but it was way to expensive for a small portion of food. So we ended up with the restaurant called PHO24 and see what they have to offer. From the name itself, we knew that we were in for a Vietnamese treat.

First off, the receptionist was not too keen to have us. She was just staring at us and did nothing to convince us or bothered asking if we wanted seats. Good thing we did not need too much convincing since we were both famished and wanted food ASAP! The Staffs were stiff and seemed really busy even though there weren't a lot of people dining in. We felt like they were pre-occupied with their own things and not once have I seen them smile.

For the food, as mentioned earlier I was famished and so I decided to have beef curry brisket with steamed rice and Jcel had Pho noodles with sliced pork, mainly because she just wanted to say the word Pho as in pronounced as "fah". Moving on to our side dishes, we ordered stir fried vegetables, spring-rolls, buttered chicken wings and for drinks we both had lime sodas.

In all fairness the beef curry was just right for my taste the meat was properly cooked and soft thus not being too chewy. The curry was enough for 2, but knowing Jcel hates to chew (particularly pork and beef) I had it all to myself. The chicken wings were delicious as well and were good-sized wings and the flavor was just right. The vegetables were also good and of course the spring-rolls were amaze-balls dipped in vinegar and onions! We enjoyed every bit of it.

The Pho noodles on the other hand were a bit off, and I can see from Jcel's reaction that she did not enjoy her food. She said she has tasted better and opted to eat more chicken wings and most especially the spring-rolls wrapped with lettuce instead.

As for the place, it was an open area so people can just go in and out since there are no walls except for the divider in the middle. But also, the place was clean and the food was well presented. Despite the less enthused staffs, our dining was pretty much perfect.

Would I recommend it?! 

- Yes, even though the staffs weren't as friendly as they should be, I do recommend their food besides the Pho. I would think that there are better tasting Pho out there. But their beef curry brisket and spring rolls are a must try. Also their prices were reasonable so I will definitely dine there again.

Food: ♥♥♥♥

Staff: ♥♥

Place: ♥♥♥

Price: ♥♥♥
Location:  G/f, City Plaza, Shatin 

Feel free to let us know your experience dining in this restaurant and if there are any places you would like us to check we are all ears.

Til our next food post,

-= bex =-