Tái, Nạm or Gầu? What the Beef in Your Phở Means and How to Order at Phở Hà Plus
The House Special at Phở Hà Plus is listed on the menu as Phở Tái Nạm Gầu Bò Viên, and underneath, in English: rare steak, flank, fatty brisket, beef meatballs. Those four words are the whole vocabulary of beef pho. Once you know what each one is, every other bowl on the menu, and every […]
Beat the Heat: Why Cold Vermicelli Bowls Beat Hot Phở in July
Let’s address the obvious tension directly: Phở is a steaming-hot bowl of broth, and July in the San Gabriel Valley regularly pushes well into the 90s. If your instinct is to skip Vietnamese food in summer because “it’s too hot for soup,” you’re not wrong to think about it — but you’re also missing half […]
Phở Hà Plus at Diamond Creek Village: Your Guide to the Golden Springs Corner
Some restaurants you have to plan a trip around. Phở Hà Plus isn’t one of them — and that’s by design of where it sits, not just what it serves. The restaurant is located at 21090 Golden Springs Drive, Walnut, CA 91789, inside Diamond Creek Village Shopping Center, positioned right at the point where the […]
Ordering for a Group at Phở Hà Plus: A Family-Style Guide
Vietnamese dining, by tradition, is built around the table, not the individual plate. Phở Hà Plus says as much on its own About page: the restaurant describes itself as “always open for family gatherings,” and its menu is explicitly built from “recipes contributed from families across the world” — a structure that happens to make […]
What Is Bánh Mì Thịt Nướng? The Charbroiled Pork Sandwich, Explained
Walk into Phở Hà Plus and you’ll see Bánh Mì Thịt Nướng called out by name right on the homepage, listed alongside the restaurant’s signature pho as one of the dishes worth knowing before you order. If you’ve never had a proper Vietnamese bánh mì, here’s what you’re actually getting — and why it’s worth […]
Phở Hà Plus: Walnut & Diamond Bar’s Vietnamese Kitchen on Golden Springs Drive
If you’ve driven the stretch of Golden Springs Drive where the 57 and 60 freeways nearly touch, you’ve already passed Phở Hà Plus. It sits inside Diamond Creek Village Shopping Center, the retail hub anchored by Hannam Chain Market World, Goodwill, and a cluster of everyday-errand businesses that make this corner of Walnut one of […]