Vietnamese pho (noodle soup) can be as comforting as chicken soup. The menu here, as in all other pho restaurants, offers a wide variety of meat combinations in the pho. It is served with fresh bean sprouts, a slice of lemon, and some sawtooth. Usually fresh basil leaves also accompany it, but not here. You add the fresh items as you eat, to flavor the broth as you wish. If you have a cold, nothing beats a healthy dose of hot pepper sauce in the pho to clear up the stuffies. Unfortunately, there was none offered here, nor was there any hoisin sauce, which is also usually on the table. Maybe U.S. Vietnamese restaurants are just different.

A mom and a son run the restaurant, and speak a little English. The son is studying English, and knows the basics for taking orders, but don't get too exotic with questions. The restaurant is a small storefront, with little adornment.

I had the pho with chicken -- a change for me because I've usually seen it with varieties of beef. The broth was chicken-y but blander than I've had elsewhere. My husband had the sliced beef, also pretty bland. It was an interesting experience to see how a familiar dish "translates" into another country's cuisine, but I would not go out of my way to eat here. It is in the heard of Camden Town, so if you're visiting Camden Lock market, it's convenient. It is mid-way between the Camden Town and Chalk Farm tube stops on the Northern line (toward Edgeware Rd.)