Pho Huynh Hiep ll is Kevin’s Noodle House in San Francisco
Red Awning Helps a lot
The temperature has still been cold still around here. I find myself choosing soup and noodle places for lunch again and again. Here in San Francisco, we have lots of noodle places to choose from – like Sapporo-ya in Japantown – but one of the best Vietnamese noodle shops has got to be Pho Huynh Hiep 2, also known as Kevin’s Noodle House. It is on a really busy street but you can find it by the bright red awning over the front window.
This is one of my favorite lunch spots in the city for hot and savory bowls of noodles – “pho” real. Pho noodles are delicious Vietnamese rice noodles that in come in different sizes.
Kevin’s Noodle House runs four noodle shops around the Bay Area so you have no excuse not to try some for lunch or dinner. You can spend less than $10 for a huge bowl or get something smaller and share appetizers like the fried shrimp cakes.
Fried Shrimp Cakes
What a so great about coming here is that the servings are always generous, and you can tell they have a solid reputation because the flow of people is constant. And we have been here at various times of the day and day of the week – yet we always are taking one of the last small free tables when we arrive.
Be ready to customize your choice with: a choice of egg or rice noodles; wide, thin or paper thin noodles; three different size bowls too. There are lots of condiments to add based on whether you have a cold or are hung over (or that might be just be my criteria).
The best way to start any meal though is with an order of their fish cakes – so tasty and unique. You can’t go wrong with any of their selections but some of the best dishes we have tried over the years are the seafood noodle soup and the beef tendon or the soup with flank steak.
1833 Irving St
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 664-0469
Photos credit to Kevin’s Noodle House.
Locations in Daly City, Oakland and Concord too!
www.kevinsnoodlehouse.com
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5 Responses
Oh hell ya! I’m sitting here in my pj’s trying to figure out an excuse to go the city today. I NEED this pho real. I NEED it bad. My mouth is watering for the fish cakes. Alas, I’ll probably have some crappy oatmeal and go to the gym. I love this review.
Sharon you would love this place! Pho sure….hmm, shrimp cakes.
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In San Fran, I love King of Thai noodle house, too! If you live in SF, I’m sure you know of this chain of noodle houses. However for those of you who haven’t heard of them and/or plan on visiting SF, keep King of Thai in mind. There are a dozen or more of these noodle houses scattered around the city and they offer good, cheap reliable asian soups and stir fries.
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