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No. 43 in the world · November 2026

Tank Noodle

Argyle Street, Uptown · Chicago, United States

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The one bowl to order

Pho dac biet, the house special

The line to expect: Weekend lunch is busy; it's big and moves.

The Argyle Street pho house that anchors Chicago's Little Saigon.

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Hanoi beef phở, the clear broth

Hanoi beef phở, the clear broth

5 hr (40 min hands-on) · 6 bowls. Phở is all broth: beef bones simmered with charred onion and ginger and a few warm spices, then poured boiling over raw sliced beef so it cooks in the bowl.

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