Pho Restaurant Business Plan, Part 2: What's Sexy About It?
Both a business plan and pro forma for your pho restaurant serve as a critical tool to run your new business successfully. They force you to look at all important aspects of your pho restaurant during...
View ArticlePho Restaurant Business Plan, Part 3: The Nuts and Bolts
Your successful pho restaurant starts even before serving your first bowl of pho. A successful pho restaurant starts with a solid business plan and a detailed financials called the pro forma. These two...
View ArticleCustomer to Pho Restaurant: These 5 Things Can Hurt Your Business
Pho restaurant owners: Are you getting the right feedback to fix your pho restaurant's problems? As I help pho restaurateurs improving performance of their businesses, there's always a few common...
View ArticleSigns That a Pho Restaurant Is in the Process of Failing
This is the story of a failing pho restaurant I tried but couldn't help. It has lots of potentials, but sadly it's probably not going to make it. No pho restaurant fails all of a sudden. Either it...
View ArticleHey, What's the Cost of That Bowl of Pho?
Ever wonder how much a bowl of beef pho costs to make? If you're a customer, when you pay $8 for a bowl of beef pho, what are you really getting? And if you're a pho restaurant operator, do you know...
View ArticleVietnamese Pho, Phở Bắc (Northern Style Pho) And The Reality of Pho
There's little argument that Vietnamese Pho came from North Vietnam. Personally I like Northern Pho a lot. But the state of pho today is what it is, that is, many people around the world know the...
View ArticleHow Long To Cook Pho Spices In Pho Broth
Spices that are used in pho are critical ingredients that can make or break your pho pot. In general, it makes sense that the longer you cook the spices, the more you get out of them. Conversely, the...
View Article5 Ways A Pho Restaurant Can Beat The Competition
Pho restaurant business is highly competitive. The good thing is pho is still very popular, and customers are still filling up dining rooms to slurp on their favorite pho. For those pho restaurant...
View ArticleWhat's Your Pho Type, Beef Pho, Chicken Pho or Vegan Pho?
Beef pho, chicken pho, vegan pho. What's the most popular pho that customers are ordering at pho restaurants? Here are interesting results from the pho polls. If you're a pho restaurant operator, you...
View ArticleWhat Beverage Pairs Well With Pho?
What beverage pairs well with Vietnamese pho? I have a poll running for a while to collect some interesting results. Water is top, but tea, Viet coffee and beer are the next 3 popular beverages for...
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Shallots - One of Many of Pho's Critical Ingredients - Part 1
ShareShallots are ubiquitous in Vietnamese cooking, pho included. If you look at many recipes for pho, you will see that shallots are an important ingredient along with fresh ginger to help give pho...
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Shallots - One of Many of Pho's Critical Ingredients - Part 2
ShareIn Part 1 of this two-article series on shallots and pho, I discussed shallot and its origin, how it is grown and harvested, and how widely it's used in Southeast Asian cuisine, especially...
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Online Coupons and Offers - What's In It For Pho Restaurants?
ShareOnline coupons can be an effective way to help promote your pho restaurant and bring in traffic. Offering online coupons is not just for the big chains. Just as the Internet has helped level the...
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What Pho Restaurants Can Learn From This Poll: Have you found your favorite...
ShareI have this running poll asking pho eaters the question: Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. If you haven't taken the poll,...
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3 Reasons Why You Need An Architect For A New Pho Restaurant
ShareIf you plan to open a pho restaurant, you will most likely need an architect to help you. In every city and county in North America and most probably in many other countries, the local regulatory...
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On Pho Restaurant Quality And Service, And Pho 79 Revisited
SharePho 79 sign off of Brookhurst St. In the early days of lovingpho.com, I did a review on Pho 79 in Garden Grove CA. I gave it a stellar 26 out of 25 points - due to a system of extra points a pho...
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What Pho Restaurant Experience Causes You To Never Come Back?
ShareHave you ever had a real bad experience in a pho restaurant that when you left, you thought to yourself: "I'm never coming back here again"? Well many Vietnamese and pho restaurants are...
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A Discussion on Banh Pho Quality
ShareA reader asked me the other day about fresh banh pho and quality of fresh banh pho. The question is based on his personal experience and observation, but it's also based on some misunderstood...
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Selling Pho Secrets - With A Catch
ShareI was discussing a new pho restaurant concept with an entrepreneur the other day. Our discussion turned to the topic of whether or not there are pho secrets out there that can be found and bought....
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A Conversation With Pho Restaurant Architect Quynh Tran
ShareI had the pleasure of working with architect Quynh Tran in a San Jose pho restaurant project. If you've read any of my other posts on pho restaurants, then you know how highly I value an...
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