San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | July 2023

DINING FEATURE Pho Tháison Eatery serves authentic Vietnamese cuisine for decades in Austin, Kyle F ollowing the Vietnam War, Thailai and Son Nguyen immigrated to Austin in the 1980s and by the early 1990s had begun to live out the American dream with a restaurant of their own, Pho Tháison. More than 30 years later, they have since retired but not before opening three addi- tional locations throughout the Austin area, owned and operated by family. “Me and my siblings, we’re all rst-generation here,” said Lamson Nguyen, owner and operator of the Kyle location. “I was pretty much born and raised in the restaurants.” The Kyle location of Pho Tháison opened in November 2008 and will be celebrating its 15th anniversary by the end of this year. “We were one of the rst full-service restaurants that opened here in Kyle,” Lamson said. “Back then, there wasn’t much here; it was just us, Subway and Whataburger.” In the late 1990s and early 2000s, lots of people didn’t really know what pho was, he said. “We’re blessed to still be around, and that’s a testament to my parents’ recipes,” Lamson said. “Our recipes have become more and more authen- tic because more and more people understand what Vietnamese food is and are asking for authentic home cooked meals.” He says pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup, simi- lar to ramen, but much lighter. The menu features other authentic oerings, such as banh bao, or steamed buns, braised pork belly, Singaporean stir fry and more. “We’re your neighborhood Vietnamese restau- rant,” Lamson said. “It’s all tried and true.” For the time being, Lamson and his brother Thaison have no plans for expansions and want to focus on improving their existing restaurants. BY ZARA FLORES

BUILD YOUR OWN BOWL The menu at Pho Tháison oers various bowls of pho with dierent broths, including beef, chicken and vegan broth. The bowl of soup comes with a choice of protein, including: • steak • brisket • beef meatballs • tendon and tripe • bean sprouts • cilantro • basil • jalapenos • lime

Lamson Nguyen is part-owner of the Pho Tháison chain.

The beef broth pho ($12) is served with beef, onion, basil, jalapeno and more. (Photos by Zara Flores/Community Impact).

The Tháison steamed buns ($8) come with scallions, cilantro and hoisin sauce.

Pho Tháison 5401 FM 1626, Ste. 370, Kyle 512-268-3205 www.phothaison.com Hours: Thu.-Tue. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., closed Wed.

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The grilled pork and egg roll entree ($12.50) comes with rice.

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