Manh Nguyen, right, owner of Superior Pho, enjoys at least one bowl a day of his favorite soup. His girlfriend and business partner, Hoa Vu, oversees a kitchen that simmers up to 640 quarts of pho ...

Ngo “Cindy” Nguyen is the chef-owner behind Mama’s Pho House, which she opened in September with help from her second husband, Stephen, and her adult children, who came from Boston and ...

If you go Pho Country House, inside the H Mart building, is at 3301 184th St. SW, Lynnwood. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Call 206-349-8511 for more information.

Inside, old photos of three generations of the Nguyen family bring the restaurant authenticity. So while there is a modern feel inside, Pho King’s menu is rooted in family tradition.

Nguyen knows, for instance, that Vietnamese like their noodle soups far more fattier than Americans do, which means that a pho house in the U.S. may skim much of the fat from the broth.