Pho Chau

When you start to tire to the homogenized vanilla blandness that permeates the area around Temple Center in the middle of downtown Salt Lake City, and you feel like putting a little color, variety and spice into your stay in Utah, all you have to do is go 7 miles away to the other side of the tracks.
West Valley City.
West Valley is much more ethnic. In fact, I am not sure if the LDS church is the dominate religion here. I was driving by and found a shopping mall anchored by the Rancho Market. The name?
Latino Mall!
Inside this clean mall are a cluster of Latino businesses underneath a US and Mexican flag hanging from the ceiling. Taco stand. Huaraches. Arcade games upstairs. Kiosks with odds and ends for sale.
And in one corner is a clean, large new restaurant, less than 1 year old. What is it, inside the Latino Mall, in Salt Lake City?
Vietnamese Phở noodle restaurant!
Phở Chau to be exact.
Is this a cross between a Phoa Hoa and a Mr. Chau’s?
Phở broth was good. Prices were high compared to the west coast, a regular size at $ 7.10, large $ 8.25. There was good portions of beef, the brisket being real brisket. Veggies were fresh. They had Sing To, too, even Jackfruit with Boba pearls. They do offer a Phở «Happy Hour», from 3 — 6, Mon — Fri. Phở for only $ 4.99!
The cashier was from Saigon, came over in 1992. Her brother owns a Phở Hoa near by, which is a franchise Phở restaurant with franchisees all over.
The Phở was satisfying, and pretty good for Salt Lake City, not exactly the Phở capital of the world.
This is Phở Wanugee, finding and trying yet another Phở restaurant in the oddest places.