CYCLO洛城牛肉粉忠孝店

A good bowl of noodles is not hard to find in Taipei, but a good bowl of Pho is trying to find a 8 at an all you can drink club. I needed something to soothe my hungover soul, so I dragged my ass out of bed and went to go meet my girlfriend. Cylco has 2 locations, which is great because if one is packed, just walk on over to their other one. When you first walk in the interior is bright, imported sodas on the shelves, and lots of siracha, that you can also purchase and take home. The owners are from LA and you can tell from their decor, menu, t shirts, personalized iPads that take your order, etc. I ordered a bowl of pho, 3 proteins of my choice, I got 2 orders of tripe, and an order of tendon for $190NT. Extra raw onions and bean sprouts on the side (20NT each). I also saw fried zucchini ($75NT) on the menu and I had to order it!

When my bowl came, I asked for more cilantro, threw in some of my extra add ins, and doused the whole bowl in Siracha. The noodle to protein ratio was kind of off in my opinion. Too much carbs and not enough protein. But the bits of tendon and tripe I got were delicious and really wish I had more. The soup can be thicker and more flavorful or maybe because I was hungover, I burnt my taste buds off with vodka the previous night.. Either way I slurped down everything and cleaned my entire bowl. I liked how with the extra side orders of onions, I have enough to put in my pho and enough to eat raw, topped with Siracha (kind of like Viet style kimchi). The fried zucchini came, it looked crisp and plentiful, and also came with a side of RANCH! I was slightly disappointed because the zucchini was a little too hard and the batter a bit too thick. But the batter had a great seasoning and I really appreciated the fact that they had ranch. Sorry, forgot to take a picture, I suck as a food blogger...

All in all, Cyclo is a place that I frequently go to. The prices are a tad higher than other places but I would say it's pretty worth it. They have a large menu, I saw Bun Bo Hue and chicken pho on the menu, plenty of appetizers, your standard crack cocaine Vietnamese coffee, and much more. So, next time when your hangover has taken full control of your life or you're missing LA style pho, come by CYCLO and put yourself out of your misery. Trust me, you'll be back to 100% in no time.