City: Birmingham, AL

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (205) 942-5400

Address: 430 Green Springs Hwy.

Description: Where do you go to get your pho? In Birmingham the go-to for traditional Vietnamese cuisine has been Pho Que Huong. Steaming bowls of noodles with various shrimp, pork, or beef options with mounds of bean sprouts, jalapeños, basil, and lime are the big attraction, obviously. Cucumber and shrimp salad, banh mi sandwiches, or a plate of fried tilapia with a cilantro and tomato sauce are just some of the other options. If they’ve still some left—it’s a popular dish and they tend to run out—try the bún riêu (#22A on the menu). It’s a tomato broth soup with shrimp and crabmeat balls along with tofu. Delicious! A iced cup of Vietnamese coffee and condensed milk polishes off the palate just right. A recent sprucing up of the interior makes for a nicer dining experience, though it’s still a bit short on atmosphere. Nearby in the same strip mall you’ll find a Korean restaurant and a Middle Eastern market.