Chan was feeling under the weather so I decided to pick up some pho for dinner. Ribs & Broth recently opened up in Moilili (where the old Sushi King and Post Office is). I called my order in and headed straight for their restaurant after work. I thought of a workaround for driving. This will only be understood by folks who know Manoa – instead of going down University and turning left onto King and making a hard left turn into this restaurant’s parking lot, I decided to go down East West Road and head down the main road that either goes straight down King Street (Humane Society side) or to the freeway off-ramp. Yeah, that was not a great idea. It was crazy backed up for the freeway so I got stuck anyway. I think I’ll try the other way next time.

Calamari (Fried Squid) | $13.95
crispy fried squid served with spicy mayo sauce

This was surprisingly good. Why? Not a single piece was soggy – throughout the whole meal. How is that possible? What kine sorcery batter this? It was very good. Would get it again!

Combination Pho | $17.95
brisket, tripe, steak, tendon, meatball

Chan and I both got the same dish. Sorry it’s not all nicely arranged. I just dumped it in my bowl and had to reheat the soup on the stove before serving. The pho is very good. Do you notice the noodles? I like that it’s a thicker cut noodle, it’s still the same flat noodles as usual but it’s like a fettucine width. I really liked the noodles. The only complaint is that they don’t give a lot of culantro and they do not give any chili oil. I would still order from here again! Yum!

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