Hi Anon,
I guess one person’s garbage is another person’s...snack? ‘Cause I do like to dabble in a Honey Crueller or two every now n'again. I wish Donut King had a Honey Crueller counterpart. Does anyone know if they do? I’ve never seen anything like it during the times I’ve gone to Donut King.

Yes, the beef noodle soup menu is sparse (just beef noodle!) afterall it is a primarily a doughnut shop. Can you imagine if they busted out congealed pork blood for Bún bò Huế right away? Baby steps, Kamloops, baby steps.

For me, pho is all in the broth. Recently, I revisited and had another bowl of pho at Donut King/Pho Viet. The broth is still pretty decent.
(I notice there is new separate signage for “Pho Viet.” I wonder if they are eventually going to have a separate diner for Vietnamese fare...or become a slashy restaurant where Pho Viet and Donut King occupy the same space.)

I like my broth on the peppery side and they do a peppery broth. However, as mentioned in my above post they are listening to what their customer comments regarding the soup and are tweaking the broth to this area’s tastebuds. So I'm sure the pho will go through some adjustments to fit Kamloops.

In my experience, Vancouver has a lot of pho joints that range from terrible to good. So I’ve had both worse and better pho in Vancouver. That’s why I think Kamloops’ first foray into pho is respectable. I mean they could’ve gone “safe” with a non-threatening chicken broth (ahem, Phở Sóc Trăng in Kelowna...), but they didn’t. And dang it, I’m glad I don’t have to drive hours and hours for a bowl of anise laden broth. I wish Donut King served the broth hotter temperature wise though.

Thanks for reading Love of Eating,
Happing Noodling,
L.