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Angelina’s Pho & Grill in Glendale AZ – Modern Vietnamese – Worth a Fork!

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Angelina’s Pho & Grill & Sushi is a Modern Vietnamese Restaurant that is unlike any other Vietnamese Restaurant I know of………

It’s next to impossible to do a review on this restaurant because the menu as well as the decor of the restaurant  is always changing.

Maybe all the changing is to keep things fresh and new… or to keep a creative Chef creative! Angelina’s always offers something interesting that nobody else offers that’s delicious and very reasonably priced. Angelina’s Pho & Grill & Sushi just might be the most interesting restaurant in North Glendale.

On my most recent visit we shared an ahi tuna pizza. Have you ever seen a pizza at any other Vietnamese Restaurant?

This was tasty, delicious and really different! The Tuna was sushi grade, with a creamy spicy sauce and a unagi sauce….This was described as being served on a tortilla but it was unlike any tortilla I ever had….It had the texture of a crunchy cheese curl but had a really delicious flavor….I don’t know what it was but it seemed light, tasted very clean and it was delicious.

Most recent dining room photo

For my main I had the Fresh Salmon with Dill under Pho on the Menu.

My bowl was filled with lots of buttery soft melt in your mouth fresh tasting salmon, dill, onions, zucchini, potatoes, mushrooms in low sodium chicken broth with a serving of jasmine rice. It was all delicious and the serving was extra large….maybe it was two or three servings?

My husband had some sort of Pho.

I don’t know if the Ahi Pizza or the Salmon with Dill will be on the menu if you go to visit. Nothing but the basic Pho Soups seem to stick around on the ever changing menu for long.

Some discontinued DELICIOUS dishes That I enjoyed at Angelina’s Pho & Grill & Sushi were-

Crispy Edamame and Vegetable Pot Stickers

Bird’s Nest

Salmon Cakes

Saigon Cinnamon, Winter Vegetables, Green Tea Noodles and Chicken Thigh – This one was really Pho-nominal 

Wild Tuna and Garlic Soba Noodle with Asparagus

Tofu Stack – Eggplant Tempura, Shaved Beet, Cucumber, Gochojang, Garlic Aioli and Basil

Yellowtail Sashimi

The Chicken and Asparagus Salad from Angelina’s Pho & Grill Glendale AZ

They also offer an outdoor patio that is being updated now.

In the past I used to bring my dogs with me to dine here but always at off times so we wouldn’t bother anyone. Then for a long time it seemed like they didn’t use the patio so I stopped bring the dogs here.

I’m looking forward to the remodeled patio. I’ll be dining with dogs again here soon! I was told recently my dogs are welcome.

Here are a few other dishes we had here.

Chicken Pho

Rare Beef and Brisket Pho

Yellow Curry Chicken – super packed with mixed vegetables

Hot and Spicy

Yumi Signature Roll

Luc Lac Beef

I don’t have a good picture of the Cha Ca Thang Long also called Cha Ca La Vong or Hanoi Turmeric Fish with Dill. It’s the most popular dish of Hanoi. It surprises me that this dish is rarely found on Vietnamese Menus…..but it was here for a short time.

You can see that the food at Angelina’s Pho & Grill & Sushi is always delicious, It’s always Creative and It’s always changing.

I hate being honest but to tell The Forking Truth ……Service can be very hit or miss……but who cares……..the food is some of the better and more interesting food in this part of town.

I also note they they offer some lovely changing desserts in a dessert case but I have not tried dessert from here as of this post.

I have to say Angelina’s Pho & Grill & Sushi Modern Vietnamese is Worth a Fork and just might be one of the most interesting restaurants in North Glendale!

Worth a Fork!

I haven’t found a website for Angelina’s Pho & Grill & Sushi but they are on Facebook.

The Forking Truth is that EVERYTHING is Subject to CHANGE (and will for certain here) Your experience may or may not differ.

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Korean Fried Style Baked Tomatoes Recipe

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Korean Fried Style Baked Tomatoes

Korean Fried Style Baked Tomatoes

Did you ever try Korean Fried Chicken? KFC (Korean Fried Chicken) has a crispy skin and is coated in a hot/sweet Asian sticky sauce made with gochujang……….You might be wondering what is gochujang? It’s a fermented savory, sweet, spicy  condiment. It’s a very stylish foreign ketchup….. sort of. I had these leftover smaller tomatoes and most of them were these unusual green ones with black skin. We all know that green tomatoes taste great fried with pimento cheese…..I wanted to swing the fried tomato in a different direction so here they swing towards Korean Fried Style. These tomatoes here aren’t actually fried. I do fry sometimes but I avoid frying when I can.

Ingredients for about 6 servings

13 oz smaller sized tomatoes

2 Tablespoons dijon mustard

1 teaspoon granulated ginger

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic

2 eggs – slightly beaten

2 Tablespoons potato starch

1 cup whole wheat panko (regular panko won’t work out as well or look as good either)

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/2 cup whole wheat panko

Non stick spray – canola or vegetable

2 Tablespoons gochujang

1/4 cup all fruit strawberry jam

1/4 cup honey

2 Tablespoons soy sauce

2 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar

1 Tablespoon sesame oil

1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic

1 garlic clove ground to paste or grated

1 Tablespoon hoisen

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

2 teaspoons sesame seeds to finish

2 Tablespoons scallions to finish

Directions

Set oven to 400 degrees F

Rinse of your tomatoes very well. While they are still damp powder them with the potato starch. Whatever starch stays in the bowl leave there and it will mix with the batter.

Next in a small mixing bowl mix together the dijon mustard, ginger, black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic and eggs. Mix well.

Pour over tomatoes and coat.

Clean small bowl and reuse to add one cup of whole wheat panko.

Spray baking sheet(s) with non stick spray and set to the side.

Coat the tomatoes in crumbs. After one coating you will have used about three quarters of the crumbs. NOW ADD the remaining 1/2 cup of panko and stir in 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne and do a second coat of panko on the tomatoes. After you double coat each tomato set them on the sprayed baking sheets.

When you are done put the baking sheets in the oven for about 20 minutes till they look browned.

While the tomatoes are getting crisp and brown whip up the sauce.

In a small mixing bowl mix together gochujang, strawberry jam, honey, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, fresh and remaining granulated garlic, hoisin and crushed red pepper.

The tomatoes should be brown now and cover them with a spoonful or so of sauce on them. Now they go BACK in the oven for about five minutes to get sticky.

They get finished with a sprinkling of sesame seeds and chopped scallion.

Korean Inspired Fried but really Baked Tomatoes

They have a Sticky spicy, savory and sweet crispy crunchy coating. Make sure you wait for them to cool slightly. Some of the tomatoes do burst when you eat them but they taste good. Especially the green ones.

Korean Fried Style Baked Tomatoes

These Korean Fried Style Baked Tomatoes are really Forking Tasty.

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