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Show HN: I'm eating at all the phở restaurants in Portland, at least twice

oregoncurtis Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Google reviews piss me off because it's either 1 star or 5 stars and who knows if the person actually ate the food. I wish people had to visit a place multiple times, spaced out, before their ratings would even count. I decided to take that philosophy and apply it to one dish, Phở.

I'm going to all the restaurants that serve phở in Portland, Oregon's city limits and rating them. You can see the ranking, but not the point values until I've visited twice. Technically you can go get the data as it's open source and get the scores, but most people are too lazy to do that. It's a simple static site built with astro, so hammer away at what I did wrong.

I've been going in spurts over the past couple years and I'm hoping to get through the first round within the next month or two. I'm a white guy that doesn't know anything so of course the ratings are completely subjective.

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The article explores the history, uses, and cultural significance of pho, a popular Vietnamese noodle soup. It provides an overview of the dish's origins, key ingredients, and its evolution as a global culinary phenomenon.
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