Pho Pasteur: A Different Kind of Comfort Food

It is easy to forget that it is spring in Boston.  The weather has been cold, gloomy and rainy.  If the weather wasn't enough, I've also been suffering from some of the worst seasonal allergies in my life.  It is understatement to say that I desperately need some comfort food to perk me up.  My friend Karen must have been reading my mind when she suggested that we meet at Pho Pasteur for lunch yesterday.

I have actually never been to Pho Pasteur before but I have heard really great things about their pho.  Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup that is served with chicken or beef and garnished with cilantro, bean sprouts, lime juice and Vietnamese basil. 

I ordered the chicken pho with rice noodles and it certainly didn't disappoint.  I added generous squirts of Sriracha to my bowl to add some spice and I felt my sinuses clearing. 

I happily slurped up the rice noodles and broth and already felt my spirits rising.  While pho isn't an obvious choice as comfort food, I couldn't have asked for a better meal while I caught up with one of my good friends over lunch.

Pho Pasteur is located at 682 Washington Street, Boston, MA.