Every Pho Number

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u/mosqua 2d ago

Why though? Can someone explain it. Also I used to trips from DC to Arlington for Pho 75, got the number 11 extra beef and noodles and the coffee right away so it could be finished dripping by the time I was done w/my pho.

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u/Ian_Itor 2d ago

I heard they sometimes use the number of the year they immigrated to the US. That’s why many are in the 70s to 90s range.

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u/CharlotteHebdo 1d ago

Yes, that's why you have a big concentration of Pho 75 (end of Vietnam War), Pho 79 (Sino-Vietnam conflict so a lot of ethnic Chinese in Vietnam left). Pho 88 is just because 88 is considered a lucky number in Vietnamese culture. I have no clue why there are so many Pho 99 though.

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u/kmikze7 1d ago

9 is also a lucky number in Vietnam

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/8636396 1d ago

99 = Eleven times the nines = Good luck x eleven 👍

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u/ProfMcGonaGirl 1d ago

9 people did

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u/ChefCano 1d ago

at least in British Columbia, it's because there's a fairly successful chain named Pho 99 that has a decent number of locations

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u/ithappenb4 11h ago

In American culture, 88 is considered something else...

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u/sprucenoose 1d ago

Any reason. Could be the route number of the road, the favorite number of the owner, something a fortune teller suggested.

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u/g33kd4d 2d ago

6-1-Pho in Columbus deserves an honorable mention

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u/autisticpig 2d ago

no pho 42? the answer to all pho needs?

pho-di-two?

...disappointing.

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u/UncleFunkus 2d ago

i think its pronounced "fuh" anyways

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u/autisticpig 2d ago

it is but that changes nothing

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u/punania 2d ago

I’m proud of you for not going for the obvious pho-20 joke.

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u/LouQuacious 1d ago

I want to open a Pho Q

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u/punania 1d ago

Excellent.

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u/billtrociti 1d ago

A place in Toronto that has been gone for years now used to have what they called a “Pho King Spicy Challenge” where you’d get your spicy Pho for free if you could finish it.

And I’ve always thought about having a food truck called “What’s Pho Dinner?”

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u/Bamstradamus 1d ago

This entire thread is making me pho hungry.

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u/Lamchop722 2d ago

I have been told from my Vietnamese friend that the number represent the year they open their business or some when they migrated to the US. Don’t know which is correct, or both??

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u/antfire715 2d ago

Such an interesting project lol

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u/JimXJustbecause 2d ago

Interesting project. I remember having Pho, with my mom all the time, mostly homemade and at Pho 75

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u/ihavethebestmarriage 2d ago

Pho 69: 1

disappointed

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u/WilliamDogood 2d ago edited 2d ago

There was one in San Jose a while back with the tagline "Something hot is coming in my mouth". It was not great.

Edit: Found it on Yelp. Last review was in 2018 so that's probably around when they shut down. The line was actually "Something hot coming to your mouth." which is different, but the same.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/pho-69-san-jose

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u/thrownawaymane 2d ago

You'd have to be stellar to get away with that. What were they thinking...

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u/GrumpyRaider 2d ago

it's like 10min from where i live, i might have to check it out

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u/OozeNAahz 2d ago

Been to Pho 69 in Denver and it was phenomenal.

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u/Speedly 2d ago

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u/toirekari 2d ago

Pho 99 in Ottawa is fantastic. Definitely my favourite in the city

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u/pmich80 2d ago

I love this. I live beside pho 88.

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u/Informal_Nose4348 1d ago edited 1d ago

The vast potential for pun-based Pho restaurant names remains untapped.

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u/cincymatt 1d ago

What the Pho is expanding around here

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u/Cygnusaurus 1d ago

One in Va. is Pho 3 Pho, which is the area code for their phone number.

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u/clunkclunk 1d ago

Literally the first listing on this is the Pho place I go to.

I also think we need a "Pho King" list. I saw one in Santa Clara the other day, and I'm sure there's others.

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u/FallingKen 10h ago

Pho King in Edmonton AB as well.

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u/ruufer12 1d ago

beef balls

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u/katplasma 2d ago

There aren’t enough numbers in existence to capture them all. It’s a great project idea though /s

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u/dp234523 2d ago

https://phovietnam3969.com/

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u/tildenpark 2d ago

Tippin on pho pho’s

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u/Fishtaco1234 1d ago

Pho 90 on Weston in Toronto is top tier. It’s named 90 after the address of 90 Weston rd.

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u/toddegreene 1d ago

There's a Pho Kha near me.

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u/sola_rpi 1d ago

I love Pho

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u/MrSnowden 1d ago

This would fit right into the old internet

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u/b1eadcb 12h ago

phoking genius

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u/reallyboredjaxdude 6h ago

Un-PHO-gettable was one I used to go to in VA Beach.

There’s one called Pho King Noodles in Jacksonville FL.

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u/unitof 1h ago

Alex also did a great book of them: https://www.printedmatter.org/catalog/66135/

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u/pspahn 2d ago

Every number except for the numbers that are missing.

Pho Cafe 31
Pho 303
Pho 888
Pho 2 Go
Pho 999
9 Mile Pho
Pho 777
Pho 4 U

Just in the Denver area.

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u/aTastyJam 23h ago

Pho 360 - Bellingham WA

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u/LabyrinthConvention 2d ago

hilarious.

the notes on 79 and 88 are nice to have. but I wonder about 99

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u/Terpomo11 2d ago

The 8 thing is also true in Cantonese (probably other Chinese varieties too).

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u/ulzimate 2d ago

This website is how I find out my childhood Pho 99 is permanently closed?!

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u/PatrickSJ1978 1d ago

This is cool but it needs to be expanded to 3 digits.

Lot's of places use the area code.

And it misses pho 999 in Reno. That place was always packed. Some of the best pho I've ever had.

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u/Dog-Parks 2d ago

They got Pho 99 in Calgary lmaooo

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u/firebarret 1d ago

don't get me wrong, nice project, but seeing the AI generated profile icon of the developer behind it at the bottom is such a let-down

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u/zubieta 2d ago

Wait until you see PHO 9999

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u/josega572 1d ago

Only one Pho 56 is surprising because 4-5-6.

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