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Address: 7958 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60634
Phone: (773) 417-7645
Website: https://www.toasttab.com/pho1brewing
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I stepped inside, the door sighing shut behind me, and the air wrapped around me thick with the scent of star anise, charred onion, and slow-simmered bone broth that had bubbled for two full days in the back, as though the cooks had summoned the very essence of endurance from the marrow of the earth. The bowl arrived steaming, a cauldron deep enough to drown a hobbit’s doubts, the broth dark and rich as the waters of the Anduin after a long rain, flecked with scallions and cilantro that floated like green banners on a battlefield. The beef—filet mignon sliced thin as parchment, rib eye marbled with quiet promise, short rib falling from the bone—sank into the liquid heat and surrendered without protest. Noodles coiled beneath like the roots of an ancient tree, springy and obedient, and with every spoonful the cold that had lodged in my bones since morning began its slow, grudging retreat.
It was hearty, yes—more than hearty; it was defiant. The broth carried the weight of winter itself and turned it into warmth, the spices rising gentle yet insistent, star anise and cinnamon whispering of distant southern lands while the chili oil offered just enough fire to remind a man he was still alive. I sat there in the bright, unpretentious room—walls lined with the quiet gleam of brewing tanks, the hum of conversation low and companionable—and felt the meal do its work: shoulders loosening, fingers thawing, the ache of the day dissolving into something almost like peace. This was no thin, apologetic soup for timid palates; this was pho forged in the smithy of necessity, a bowl raised against the long northern night, the fellowship a weary traveler hungers for when the wind howls and the miles stretch dark behind.
I have not yet ventured into the rest of the menu—the grilled beef skewers that promise the char of open flame, the roasted quail slick with butter or chili oil, the clay pot clams that must sing with lemongrass and fish sauce—nor have I tasted the brews that Son Ton conjures in those gleaming tanks: the pandan-green lager, the imperial coffee stout that mimics Vietnamese cà phê sữa đá, the experimental stout laced with pho spices that must taste like a winter march through the Dead Marshes turned triumphant. Those remain quests for another night, another frost, when the cold returns and the body demands more than broth alone.
But the pho—ah, the pho—stands as covenant between cook and cold, a steaming shield against the siege of Chicago’s winter, the steadfast companion that lets a man endure when the wind would have him yield. Very good and hearty? Nay, it is more than that; it is obdurate, life-affirming, the kind of meal that makes one believe the thaw will come again.
Ten stars out of five, though the heavens are sparing with such reckonings. I would sup it at the gates of Mordor itself and fear no frost on the long ride back to River Grove.
(Already planning the return, swifter than Gimli could bellow “Nobody tosses a dwarf!”—and the winter has not dared bite so deep since.)
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The dining area is aestheticly nice with bright lights that give a more modern vibe to it.
I was surprised to see that Pho No.1 Brewing Co doesn’t serve banh mi sandwiches on their menu. Banh mi sandwiches is a staple and a well known Vietnamese cuisine that many Vietnamese restaurant serve it. But I guess Pho No.1 Brewing makes up for that with other cuisine on their menu.
Now imagine NOT driving that far for top-notch Pho / Vietnamese ever again.
Pho No 1 Brewing Co is authentic and delicious. The restaurant is incredibly clean, serves pho with elevated meat options (aged NY beef!!) that rivals any pho shop in America, and best yet, they’re not stingy portion sizes. I also noticed they’re opening an outdoor patio
So so good, thank you for coming to the western suburbs!!
I live walking distance from this place and been in the neighborhood long enough to see a few bars and a soda fountain shop come and go at this location. This place is a nice change and I hope it sticks around. We will definitely go back to try other items on the menu and when their craft beers are ready.