Pho Appetite, a restaurant and bubble tea shop, opened in October in Oakland and is consistently busy with takeout orders, owner Lam Pat said. Pat is from Vietnam and wanted to bring the cuisine of his native country to his new home.
“Well, we needed Vietnamese cuisine in the Waterville area,” Pat said. “Pho is my favorite Vietnamese dish, and I want everyone to try it.”
Pho is a soup made with broth and rice noodles with various additions. Pat recommends the Pho Special or Pho Chicken for those who have never tried the popular soup dish. Also popular at the restaurant is bubble tea, a sweet Vietnamese tea with “bubbles” that are tapioca pearls, that is freshly brewed in house.
Pho Appetite is located at 886A Kennedy Memorial Drive in Oakland and open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
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