Seoul Pho

Seoul Pho is a casual Vietnamese restaurant from Korea inside the third-floor food court above Koreatown’s California Marketplace, and its noodle soups are screamo covers of the gentle classics. The flavors are loud here, even in the classic pho that’s dark brown color from the charred green onions and beef shank simmering in the broth. There’s a sweet, delicious garlic pho that tastes like liquified garlic confit and, our favorite, the meaty Seoul pho with a giant, Flintstone-esque beef rib bobbing at the surface (call it an extra snack). If you’re a pho purist, maybe Seoul Pho isn’t for you, but if you want a solid bowl of soup that won’t lull you to sleep, check this place out.