Than Brothers Restaurant

This is a cheap option when hungry. Go for the small portion and expect to be filled up for the day. For those not big on meat, choose the vegetarian pho with tofu and mushrooms. Very good!

I would review it, but TaffyAnne already reviewed it perfectly and hilariously! And the profile she depicts is hardly away from reality! lol But I guess that’s part of the restaurant’s folklore ;)

You must learn to appreciate the abuse.

This is like a compressed version of NYC. I love it. You walk in, you give the number of people in your party, the host glances around at a sea of potential seats, barks a table number at you, waves in some nebulous direction—and then you damn well better find it. Once seated, you have all of 1.5 minutes to figure out what you’re having, because the waiter will suddenly appear at your table, bearing spongey little creampuffs, and basil and limes and beansprouts. And if you miss your opportunity to speak, you’re screwed.

Be decisive. Feeling pressured? Go for a small or medium #2. DO NOT HESITATE. Do not ask: “Is the pho tai nam better than the Chin Nam?” Or make extraneous comments: “Wow, I’ve never tried tripe before.” Just don’t do it. You will lose that server and sit there in Soup Purgatory, watching bowl after steaming bowl parade past you, for a good twenty minutes.

These people appreciate decisions. And this soup is worth it.

The new Ballard location just isn’t nearly as good as the Capitol Hill or University Village location. You don’t get nearly as much abuse and I think the soup suffers for it.

i love this place. where else can you eat dinner for $4?! seriously. it doesn’t hurt that it’s actually good too. this is our default restaurant because the service is fast, the food is cheap & good, & we’re always satisfied when we leave (those little cream puffs really round out the meal).

Holy crap I love their Pho.

I do wish they offered more vegetarian or seafood choices since my darling love can’t have anything other than the one veggie option they have as opposed to the 14 combinations of meat and meat by-products they offer. Mmm, tripe, where’ve you been all my life?

Their cream puffs are of course well noted elsewhere as the greatest follow-up to Pho.

Now, if only they didn’t insist on the horrid local tradition of closing around 9pm… sigh, Capitol Hill, sometimes you’re so damn provincial.

Lightening service, hot food and free cream puffs! the coffee is reallllly good too! The servings are from large to gignormous.