Posts Tagged ‘Vietnamese food’

Pho Western Restaurant 24 Hours

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Westminster Square is a small, dingy strip mall on Western Avenue between 4th Street and 5th Street. The businesses there include a nightclub, coffee shop, beauty salon and Pho Western Restaurant.

Westminster Square strip mall

The only thing that Pho Western Restaurant has going for it seems to be the fact that it is open 24 hours and offers takeout.

It was last inspected by the Los Angeles Health Department on March 25, 2009. For three years now, it has consistently received a letter grade of B in the lower numerical range. Every six months they are inspected and their score is almost always between 81 and 83.

Address: 425 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Telephone number: (213) 387-9100

PHO 2000 on Western Avenue

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Pho, the Vietnamese noodle soup, is very popular in Koreatown, especially in the early hours of the morning. One of the most popular pho restaurants among Korean-American 20-somethings is Pho 2000.

PHO 2000 Restaurant Egg rolls, spring rolls and summer rolls for appetizers. Their Pho selection includes Super Bowl (seafood and beef), the House Special, a Special Combo (rare steak, brisket, tripe, tendons), Pho Bo Vien (with meat balls), Pho Seafood (shrimp, squid, fish balls), Pho chicken, Pho Tai (rare steak), and Oxtail Noodle Soup.


Pho 2000 Restaurant Among their many grilled BBQ dishes are Com Thit Nuong (pork) and Com Ga Nuong (chicken). Drinks offered are “Thai” iced tea and “Vietnamese” iced coffee.

The intense passion for pho in Koreatown has sort of died down in the last two years, and PHO 2000′s other location on Western Avenue (667 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90005) closed in 2008.

The location in the pictures above is still open and thriving. Address: 215 N Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004

Note: Cash only, no credit cards accepted. Strip-mall parking lot.