Every day, Chicken Pho - Grilled Lu (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) is crowded with customers coming to enjoy the strange grilled chicken pho .
Talking to the reporter of Lao Dong newspaper, Ms. Le Phuong Lien (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) - owner of Chicken Pho - Grilled Lu restaurant said: "Every day my family grills about more than 200 whole chickens, both for cooking pho and for storing. Sell chicken separately for customers to take home. On average, the shop sells about 200 - 250 bowls a day. The chickens used are hens, imported mainly from Son Tay and Hoa Binh.
The owner said that to get a delicious bowl of grilled chicken pho, there are two important factors: chicken and pho broth. In addition, food safety and hygiene issues and a welcoming attitude when serving customers are also things to pay attention to.
Grilled chicken pho at the restaurant ranges in price from 30,000 - 60,000 VND/bowl. Pho broth has a clear yellow color, shimmering with chicken fat because it is simmered from bones, chicken bones and chicken feet. Soft, chewy white pho noodles served with grilled chicken with crispy golden skin are extremely unique.
In just one year, Ms. Phuong Lien opened 2 establishments on Hoang Van Thai street (Thanh Xuan district) and on Thanh Cong street (Ba Dinh district). In the near future, the restaurant is preparing to open its third location in Thai Thinh (Dong Da, Hanoi).
Mr. Nguyen Tran Hoang Thien (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) - diners came to the restaurant to experience grilled chicken pho.
“I find this grilled chicken noodle soup dish very unique. I ordered a bowl of pho with grilled chicken thighs, chewy chicken meat, crispy yellow skin served with soft noodles and a slightly fatty broth flavored with chicken fat, everything blends together very harmoniously" - Mr. Hoang Thien shared.
Ms. Le Hoang Mai Phuong (Dong Da, Hanoi) and her family are regular customers at the restaurant.
“Every day I'm too busy and don't want to go to the kitchen, so my family and I go to the restaurant to eat grilled chicken pho. This dish is very delicious and reasonably priced. In addition, the service staff is also comfortable with customers so I am satisfied. On days when I don't eat pho here, I buy a whole chicken to enjoy, it's both convenient and delicious" - Ms. Mai Phuong said.
Besides chicken pho , the restaurant also sells chicken vermicelli, Hoang Pho chicken sticky rice and sells whole chicken separately to customers. The price of a grilled chicken when purchased separately is 160,000 VND/chicken.
