stories like this make me rell sad

I think there may be some crimes being perpetrated in that photo

why is the Buddha so fat if he's all about forgoing earthly pleasures?

his chef cooks stuff that is simply OUT OF THIS WORLD

td11 wrote:

Reminds me of

Houshphandzadeh wrote:why is the Buddha so fat if he's all about forgoing earthly pleasures?

indian version of buddha is skinny. chinese version is fat

td11 wrote:

Y,Y,Y

I think that photo was taken during a plane crash

Bill McNeal wrote:I think that photo was taken during a plane crash

it's not like i have the highest standards... but that's still not the way i would want to go out.

Trent Steele wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:

The Nightman Cometh wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:also look what happens to non-teaching poly sci majors

You are fine if you get a graduate degree. Dick.

that seems like a harsh response to my good-natured jab at jerseyhoya and TV

98% of law school population

At least 50% of whom made a mistake going to law school.

SK790 wrote:there's a pho place opening down the street from me that's going to be called pho shizzle. not sure how i feel about this development.

Been looking for good pho in NYC for almost a decade now. Nothing. At. All. I'm not talking as good as my mom's, I'm talking about even average pho for say the DC/Philly/Boston area.

Better pho restaurant name, "pho shizzle" or "what the pho?" (Seattle area for you, SK).

td11 wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:why is the Buddha so fat if he's all about forgoing earthly pleasures?

indian version of buddha is skinny. chinese version is fat

tibetan buddhas are chubby

lethal wrote:

SK790 wrote:there's a pho place opening down the street from me that's going to be called pho shizzle. not sure how i feel about this development.

Been looking for good pho in NYC for almost a decade now. Nothing. At. All. I'm not talking as good as my mom's, I'm talking about even average pho for say the DC/Philly/Boston area.

Better pho restaurant name, "pho shizzle" or "what the pho?" (Seattle area for you, SK).

That's bizarre. I had a similar but reverse thing going on with Thai, where I feel like Brooklyn (not as sure about Manhattan) is just crawling with decent, cheap Thai places but the ones in Philly are bland and unsatisfying. Although I recently discovered Erawan, which is pretty good.

I vote "what the pho?"

Houshphandzadeh wrote:

lethal wrote:

SK790 wrote:there's a pho place opening down the street from me that's going to be called pho shizzle. not sure how i feel about this development.

Been looking for good pho in NYC for almost a decade now. Nothing. At. All. I'm not talking as good as my mom's, I'm talking about even average pho for say the DC/Philly/Boston area.

Better pho restaurant name, "pho shizzle" or "what the pho?" (Seattle area for you, SK).

That's bizarre. I had a similar but reverse thing going on with Thai, where I feel like Brooklyn (not as sure about Manhattan) is just crawling with decent, cheap Thai places but the ones in Philly are bland and unsatisfying. Although I recently discovered Erawan, which is pretty good.

I vote "what the pho?"

Thai in Philly is rough. My favorite is probably the takeout joint in Reading Terminal, but I was in San Francisco and went to some totally random, unheralded place and it was infinitely better than any Philly joint. And it was like $5 a plate.

There's some awesome Pho in Philly, for sure, though.

guy i work with just opened up a Bahn Mi place with his family. he's vietnamese. i asked him about his pho and he was liek "yo, ours suck. don't even bother trying it." said it just takes too long for them to make for it to be worth while. there's a place near work though that supposedly is good pho though.

his Bahn Mi's were pretty fucking killer though

Voted Pho Diddley

Pho Pho Pho

jamiethekiller wrote:guy i work with just opened up a Bahn Mi place with his family. he's vietnamese. i asked him about his pho and he was liek "yo, ours suck. don't even bother trying it." said it just takes too long for them to make for it to be worth while. there's a place near work though that supposedly is good pho though.

his Bahn Mi's were pretty #$!&@ killer though

A good pho place should specialize in it, as in 2/3s or more of the patrons are eating it when you walk in. The key is the broth. The noodles and meat, you or I can buy from the store. If they overcook the noodles or serve low quality meat, that's one thing, but possibly correctable. If the broth is bad, that's a recipe flaw that can't ever be overcome.

Turnover should be fast, you don't want broth that has been simmering for too long. Water will have evaporated off and the proportion of spices won't be right.

Lastly, any decent place should be able to get you a bowl in front of you within 5 minutes of walking in. Any longer and they're just too slow to be very good.