The Kansas City Pho Tour!
We begin! Quick question for the crowd: Who is here following from the calzone tour?
We will be visiting 7 locations to get some pho today, rating them on a scale of 1-10 on an average of 3 ratings. Based on deliciousness, vibe, and uh well I guess that's it.
If your favorite place isn't on the tour today, do NOT panic! You may still have your place on a list that we will try a different day, but still feel free to recommend a location!
I'm joined once again by u/joemeister44 but now, first time joiner to the tour, my fiance u/therockstone.
First stop: Bun Mee Phan
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Scores are the average of 3 tasters.
Bun Mee Phan: 4.66
Mr Le's Sushi: 8.66
San's Sandwiches: 5.66
Pho Tuoi: 7
Xuyen: 4.33
Big Bowl Pho: 8.66
This is for users like u/cyberphlash . When we add more pho, we will post that list along with this together.
illhxc9 6 points · Jan 2024
Pho-nomenal! Thanks!
[deleted] 5 points · Jan 2024
How do you handle pre-existing bias or preference? Since u/therockstone had already stated Mr Le’s was the best prior to this tour. I’m seeing Mr. Le’s comes out on top again (in a tie!), which seemed too easy to predict. Doesn’t this reduce the objectivity of your tours?
Dudebug1 [OP] 5 points · Jan 2024 · Calzone Master
It depends on your view of bias.
When I think of bias, I think of somebody I know working at that restaurant and making me food.
My fiance and I go to Mr. Le's all the time because..... they have incredibly good pho.
Handling pre-existing bias was the same as it was in the calzone tour, you just set your mind up differently. Understand that you like the place but put it aside for now, and give an honest to goodness rating.
Our friend who doesn't go there often still gave it an 8 or a 9.
Frankly, she can correct me if I'm wrong, UT u/therockstone and I do not want Mr. Le's to be the best pho in Kansas City. We had verbalozed high hopes for xuyen, (didnt work out) because we'd like to find a new, better place to buy pho so we aren't sick of our favorite. And we haven't even gone to the downtown places yet.
Ultimately, we are not being paid for this, and it actually does cost quite a bit of money, time, and energy to do it. If people come at us for having a poor list, assuming bias, or annoyed with the way I talk.... I don't really care. We are doing this for fun, just a goofy idea my friend and I started last year, and I doubt anyone is looking at us hoping to offer us a food critic position (would be sick, though).
Hope that answers your question.
[deleted] 3 points · Jan 2024
Thanks! Appreciate your time & agree with your sentiments. And continue to appreciate the leg work you all do on these tours! I meant to ask before you all started as I had run into two Pho posts back to back, and seen the Mr Le’s comment they made prior to the tour.
Bourgi 7 points · Jan 2024
As a Vietnamese person I could confirm with this list. Try Nguyen Pho and Grill next, my fav.of the city.
Dudebug1 [OP] 2 points · Jan 2024 · Calzone Master
Thanks! I'll tell u/nastyn8dawg316 !
We are going there probably the next tour!! Hope you can see it!!