Video still works. I had to refresh the tab though. I've eaten there since and it's decent. Kind of modern hipster vibe. At least you get the general idea of how to get the basics down.

Yeah, we don't use any Chinese donuts in our Pho in the South. No way, no how. Only congee or some other soups like Hu Tieu (which is also frikin' awesome btw). For me, that would totally get in the way of what Pho is about. Letting fresh, natural, clean ingredients speak through the soup. We also use lots more vegetables and different types of rice noodles in the southern style. The North only uses basil or cilantro and sometimes both, and they prefer slightly wider and very soft delicate rice noodles which are a nice change of pace that I liked at first got kind of bored with after a few times. In the South we use way more basil, cilantro, white and green onions, ngo gai (sawtooth), limes, sprouts, and occasionally whatever else might be laying around a garden. Our noodles are also thinner and have more bite and chew to them like al dente pasta.

Personally, I prefer to add lime to my drinking water and let the Pho broth stand with the herbs on its own merit. I find the lime in my water is enough to linger on my palette and brighten up my Pho just enough for a few moments then lets me return to its sacred purity.

Pho for breakfast is the ultimate power breakfast IME. It can power me through a day like nothing else with energy, zero sluggishness or feeling weighed down, and you stay hydrated longer.

I prefer a Dac Biet. Which is raw filet slices, slow cooked brisket, tripe and tendon. You dip the raw slices in the broth like shabu shabu to cook to taste. I prefer rare. Or I'll go with a large Oxtail Pho which is divine unctuous nirvana.

Also, fish sauce is apparently not a normal condiment in North Vietnam, especially the closer you get to China. You have to ask for it and they give you weird funny looks like you are from Mars. In the South, if you don't have fish sauce on the table you go to jail. That's like a hamburger joint that doesn't carry ketchup or mustard.