Are You Pho Real?

Yes, we are absolutely pho real about our new Vietnamese-style noodle soup. You’ve asked, we’ve listened, we’ve delivered! Brightwok’s Pho Real broth surely smells and tastes like your favorite traditional pho Vietnamese soup, except for the fact that it is vegan. Typically pho is made with a beef broth and many pounds of beef soup bones. Here at Brightwok Kitchen, we challenged ourselves to create that same flavorful full-body broth without beef, chicken, or any animal products.

So how did we do it? Simple put, we brought the flames.

So how did we do it? Simple put, we brought the flames. We make our homemade broth by charring whole sweet onions and fresh ginger until blackened. Next we sautée sliced shiitake mushrooms until they are dripping with umami goodness. We then add all three of these ingredients to a pot with more fresh veggies, whole garlic, and water. After letting the broth come to life for over an hour, we roast whole cloves, whole green cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, and whole star anise and add them in to energize the broth.

Our Pho Real entree size soup consists of this vegan full-body shiitake broth, accompanied by fresh rice noodles, shiitake mushrooms, local sprouts, carrots, onions, jalapeño, cilantro, and lime. Feel free to order your Pho Real Soup with Antibiotic-Free, Halal Certified Chicken, our Organic, Local Tofu sourced from our favorite partner, Phoenix Bean, or just the amazing veggies.