New Tu Do
“I've tried just about all the pho shops in Chinatown, and I vote Tu Do as the best in town.”
“This dish comes with succulent marinated grilled beef cubes sitting on top a bed of rice vermicelli.”
“I thought the pho was delicate and delicious and the pork chop makes the pork chops that white people make look stupid.”
New Tu Do
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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3.5 stars, but I'll round up 🙂
I did really enjoy this pho. The beef and the beef balls (and basically all the 'toppings') in my pho were exceptional relative to most pho this cheap. The beef was still rare, allowing you to cook it longer in the hot broth if you wanted or eat it as is. This meant, too, that the beef wasn't chewy or dry as can often be the case when you get well-done beef put into hot broth and it continues to cook.
The broth, however, was bland. It was very unnoteworthy and lacked flavor. I doctored it with some hoisin, sriracha and lemon (not lime 🙁 ) and it was rescued. But you don't get a deep, gentle pho broth. Instead, it's a very, very light standard beef broth.
I also had a red bean ice drink, which had coconut milk in it and was delicious. The staff was quite friendly as well. All that being said, for $7, New Tu Do deserves 4 stars, but my hunt for great pho in Chinatown/anywhere in New York continues.
Wth rising heat and humidity, I went for Bun #58 Bun Bo Lui (grilled beef with rice vermicelli $6.95) instead of what most of customers werer having, Pho.
Grilled small beef rolls were tough, but that usually the case in Chinatown. Light on veggies but more on noodles. What's different? Soft rice noodle: it was thicker than what I used to but it was a nice change. Also, Nuoc cham wasn't sweet but sweet pickles (carrot and reddish) gave enough sweetness to the bowl.
I won't come back for Bun but definitely I would try Yelpers pick, Pho, next time.
You can definitely call me a fake pho connoisseur. Ever since my friend (phriend) introduced me to this place, I've been back three times. I also live almost an hour away from this place. That is how dedicated I am to eating good pho. I used to think the best pho was in Queens, but I was wrong.
This place embodies everything I love about Asian cuisine. The food is flavorful, the price is low, the portions are huge, and the service is fast. I always get their #1 which is the standard pho with various cuts of beef. The beef is tender, and the broth is so good.
There's also a lot of seating, so you're always welcome to get good pho without worrying if the place will be too crowded. I should really try other things on the menu, but the pho is just too good.
Did I mention that the pho is good?
New Tu Do
NY: Manhattan: Chinatown
7pm Wednesday 22nd June 2016
Three Stars
With such good reviews, I expected better of this place. Their leather bound menu had an engraving of the Statute of Liberty. The laminated pages inside had a little white stickers with written prices (basically everything is about a dollar more than when it was printed).
I had my classic order: Pho Bowl #1: Extra Large with "six types of Beef." The broth had a lot of fat, salt, but was darker than usual and bit cloudy with bits of oil floating at the top. I like my pho broth to be like consommé. Cloudy means old and Darker means cheap. The noodles were okay. There was only brisket and tripe. I didn't see any of the other four types of beef. They serve it with lemon (I prefer lime). At least we got a big plate of bean sprouts unlike Pho Mama in Williamsburg.
The Summer rolls were long and skinny and nicely fried where the skin was blistered. The inside was a bit dry and didn't have much flavor.
Overall, I wasn't a real fan of this place.
It's a gloomy chilly autumn day in NYC, and what better way to help make my sore throat and cold go away would be a big hearty bowl of pho. Except the first slurp of my broth was warm, not even hot! Big disappointment. No hot broth to soothe my sore throat today.
My friend ordered the bun bo hue (which did not have the typical red spicy colored broth) and the broth was also warm as well. We were both able to just slurp and eat our broth right away.
4 stars because while the broth was not hot, the broth itself was very good- simple but flavorful. Plentiful of noodles, beef balls and rare beef. There is an extensive menu, and this place accepts credit cards.
Hands down this is one of the best Vietnamese restaurants in China town. The place is pretty clean, service is acceptable (it's Chinatown), and food is affordable & delicious. The portions are generous and not at all skimpy. Coming from Cali I'm always seeking authentic Vietnamese cuisine, especially Pho, so this place for sure hit the spot. Their pho is on point. It's Light, full of flavors, & not too salty, just perfect!
Oh yeah almost forgot… their DURIAN shake is a must try! This shake will make you forget about the horrible lingering smell because it's just that dang good!
Would I return? Writing this review makes me want a bowl of pho right about now!
Decent place for big portion decent Vietnamese food. The service is decent and the venue look is ok like any other place.
This is my all time favorite restaurant. I haven't had Pho anywhere else that can compare. The flavor of the soup and texture of the noodle is perfect. Sure, there are some areas of the restaurant that may need a bit of improvement but the perfect bowl of Pho is most important. I've been a customer of this restaurant since I was a little girl and always will be.