Well, the very first menu tasting was last night, and it was a relatively successful evening! First off, we would like to thank our loyal followers on Facebook and Twitter for spreading the word, and providing invaluable feedback. Our goal last night was to create a "standard" pho recipe which could be the base for the other variations we hope to bring in the future. While the recipe was adequately good, I would not say it was much better than you can find in local restaurants. For us, that is simply not good enough for you, the customer. We know there is no shortage of Pho restaurants around town (especially in our hood) and if you can't compete, you will just get swallowed up.
So the experiment went well over all. Head chef, Tim Given, was able to bring together the smokey flavors from the meat and bones and bring the Texas flavor he was looking for. While the flavor could use some tweaking, the overall idea of the flavor concept we are going for (Texas/bbq fusion) seemed to work. This is good news, as our goal is to bring something new and different to the world of pho. Time is always critical to building the right flavors, and as we are always running short of time, that would have given the stock more flavor had the bones used for the stock, been smoked longer (or even overnight). Something we will work on for next time!
The spring rolls were a surprise for us as we had never had any experience in rolling them before. The flavor was good, but rather classical, and less Texas flavor than we were going for. With sweet peppers, jalapeno, vermicelli, bean sprouts, lettuce, hot chili sauce, smoked jalapeno sausage, it just was still not were we wanted to be. More development (and suggestions) is needed!
Thank you again to all of our friends and fans, we are nothing without you, and look forward to serving you in the future!
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