Although Pho Huong Viet has been in the Box Hill restaurant scene for quite a few years now, it is still one of the newest of the Vietnamese restaurants in Box Hill. With fierce competition from many of Box Hill's long standing Vietnamese restaurants, Pho Huong Viet will definitely need to bring something special to the table.
Grilled lemongrass pork rice vermicelli with spring rolls / bún thịt nướng chả giò $13.00
Although the specialty dish at Pho Huong Viet is quite obviously pho, they also serve a range of other Vietnamese dishes. I chose to have the bún thịt nướng chả giò, which was a dish of rice vermicelli topped with grilled lemongrass pork and spring rolls. Even though the fragrance of the lemongrass was definitely present, the pork was missing the essential flavour usually added through the process of grilling the meat. They also used a salad mix over the traditional shredded lettuce which took away from some of the mouthfeel as well as adding a slight bitter flavour.
I wouldn't go as far as to say that they were disappointing, but it was definitely average at best. From now on I would recommend sticking with ordering the pho instead and perhaps visiting a different restaurant for your vermicelli needs.
Food Rating 6/10
Overall Rating 6/10