May Pho Culture is one of those establishments that we had previously visited that left us pretty impressed — whilst their original location at Fook Hai Building has been opened for quite a while, these folks seem to have recently expanded their operations with a second outlet named May Pho Culture 2. Unlike the original store, May Pho Culture 2 operates as a stall situated within the coffeeshop; these folks are located within the Chang Cheng Mee Wah coffeeshop at Blk 9 Telok Blangah Crescent; the HDB block itself being within the same neighbourhood as where Telok Blangah Crescent Market & Food Centre. As the namesake suggests, May Pho Culture is a stall that serves Vietnamese cuisine; the menu comprises of quite a variety of Pho dishes as well as other Northern Vietnamese noodle dishes — aside from pho, there is also a small variety of dry noodles and Banh Mi items listed on the menu. Those looking for something to share can opt for fried / fresh spring rolls to go along.
Having tried their pho during our visit to their Fook Hai Building outlet, we decided to go with the Tenderloin Pho when we went to their Telok Blangah Crescent stall. May Pho Culture 2 does not describe the elements that are included in their dishes — that being said, we did observed elements such as various herbs as well as the use of tenderloin beef and onions coming together with the rice noodles; typical elements that one will expect in a bowl of pho. What we really liked about the pho previously is the soup stock that was immensely flavourful; savoury, yet clean-tasting in its finish — all that whilst the tenderloin comes thinly-sliced and easy to chew without any veiny parts. The rice noodles do come silky smooth, while the onions provided an element of crunch for some contrast. Overall, a pretty well-executed bowl of pho though the prices of which can be a little out-of-touch to the typical coffeeshop-going audience being priced at $11.90 for the regular-sized bowl; those looking for something more wallet-friendly can opt for the Brisket Pho, Beef Coins Pho and Beef Ball Pho which costs in the range of $7.90 to $9.90.
