is a
phở
Phở or pho (, , ; ) is a Vietnamese soup dish consisting of broth, rice noodles (), herbs, and meat (usually beef (), sometimes chicken ()). Phở is a popular food in Vietnam where it is served in households, street stalls and restaurants ...
restaurant chain based in
Sacramento, California
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, United States. It was founded in
San Jose, California
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, in 1983.
, it has more than 70 locations
across the United States,
Canada
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,
Indonesia
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,
Malaysia
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, the
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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* hil, Republ ...
,
South Korea
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, and
Taiwan
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.
History
In 1984, Binh Nguyen and Phan Jiang opened their first location in Lion Plaza, the first Asian shopping center in
San Jose, California
San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popu ...
, based on a restaurant that opened in
Santa Ana the previous year. In 1986, they began manufacturing a proprietary spice blend for their phở. In the late 1980s, they opened their first restaurant in
Canada
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. In the 1990s, they founded Aureflam Corporation to
franchise
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phở restaurants under the and names.
opened its first location in Asia in 1995.
claims to be the first Vietnamese restaurant chain to franchise.
According to company statistics, Asians accounted for almost 90% of their customers until around 1993, but by 1998 about 50% of customers at recently opened locations were non-Asian.
See also
*
List of restaurant chains in the United States
The following is a list of notable restaurant chains in the United States.
Asian/Pacific
Baked goods
Beef
Beverages
Chicken
Frozen desserts
Hamburgers
Hot dogs
Mexican/Tex-Mex
Pizza/Italian
Salad/vegetarian ...
*
List of noodle restaurants
This is a list of notable noodle restaurants, which are restaurants that specialize in noodle dishes.
Noodle restaurants
* Afuri
* Ajisen Ramen
* Bakmi GM, Indonesia
* Boxer Ramen, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
* Hapa PDX, Portland, Oregon
* Ichi ...
*
List of casual dining restaurant chains
This is a list of casual dining restaurant chains around the world, arranged in alphabetical order. A casual dining restaurant is a restaurant that serves moderately priced food in a casual atmosphere. Except for buffet-style restaurants and, mor ...
*
List of Vietnamese restaurants
*
Lee's Sandwiches, another Vietnamese restaurant chain that began in San Jose in 1983
References
External links
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{{Food chains in Taiwan
Pho
Companies based in Sacramento, California
Restaurants in San Jose, California
Regional restaurant chains in the United States
Regional restaurant chains in Canada
Restaurant chains in Indonesia
Restaurant chains in the Philippines
Restaurant chains in South Korea
Restaurant chains in Taiwan
Restaurants established in 1983
Vietnamese restaurants in the United States
Vietnamese-American culture in California
1983 establishments in California