Pho Hung Vuong, Springvale

I've found myself in Springvale a lot recently. After my last "pho" post at Pho Hoang Dakao, I've clocked up at least five separate visits for shopping/eating in the span of just a few weeks - with most grocery stores closed for the Christmas holidays, Springvale remains a reliable source of fresh meat and vegetables.

I went there with just mum the other day which is a rare occurrence. It turned into a good 'what's up in your life?' talk, as we'd both been preoccupied with our busy lifestyles lately. Aside from shopping, we grabbed a quick bite at our old favourite - Pho Hung Vuong.

Pho Hung Vuong is a tiny place, a lot smaller than the aforementioned Pho Hoang Dakao, with the menu being accordingly smaller as well. They serve pho and a few traditional Vietnamese dishes, but none of the other regular staples of such establishments - spring rolls, rice and stir-fry are all noticeably absent.

I ordered my usual - sliced beef with rice noodles ($7.50 for a "small" serve). I found Pho Hung Vuong provided a more generous serving of beef compared to Pho Hoang Dakao at the expense of a slightly less noodles. The beef was nicely and evenly cut, and didn't shrivel up in the hot soup.