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Born in Vietnam, Nguyen saw an opportunity to serve up his version of the signature Vietnamese pho soup to Northerners. So, about a year and a half ago, he moved to Hay River from Calgary with plans to open the restaurant.

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At his pho shop on 1 Lepine Road across from the Ptarmigan Inn, Nguyen starts his broth by simmering beef bones for 10 hours to extract the natural sweetness of the bone marrow. Herbs and spices are then mixed in SA国际影视传媒渢o create a distinguished flavour.SA国际影视传媒�

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The pho is available with cuts of beef, in addition to slices of rare beef that are inserted into the hot broth, where they cook just before serving.

PhoSA国际影视传媒檚 House also offers a number of other Vietnamese specialties, including banh mi sandwiches stuffed with satay beef, sweet and tangy pickled carrots, herbs, cucumber and onion, which are filling, yet refreshing.

For dessert, traditional Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk or the bubble tea is on the menu.