Pho, a Vietnamese soup heavy on the cilantro, is a fabulously filling dish with just the right amount of "DIY" to make it fun to boot!
In my Arlington, Virginia neighborhood is Pho 79, one of a group of highly rated - and delicous - pho restaurants. Never one to pass up an opportunity for pho, when Chris (of Countrypolitancooking fame) suggested we go to LemonGrass while I was in St. Louis, it was a no brainer.
Driving from the Missouri Botanical Garden, we took a quick driving tour of Tower Grove Park before turning up Grand Ave. and parking outside LemonGrass.
Walking in past the cook "lobster lights"(see below) we were seated and dove into the menu. I selected the Pho Tai Chin (sliced beef). We also split an appetizer of summer rolls.
When the pho arrived, I added fresh cilantro and bean sprouts to taste and a healthy dollop of chili paste (which I could eat all by itself!). Between the heat of the soup and the chili paste, I was good and warmed up on a slightly rainy Missouri afternoon.
FYI, just to mingle some botany, some taxonomy, and some cooking, visit the Biodiversity Heritage Library to learn more about "lemon grass" or Cymbopogon citratus)
Dish: Medium Rare Beef & Sliced Beef Rice Noodle (Pho Tai Chin)
Meal: lunch
Rating: **** of 5
Date: 27 March 2008
Address: 3161 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63118
Website: http://www.lemongrass-rest.com/
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