Seafood nasi goreng and mixed fritters at Pho Witch, Anyang restaurant

I visited Pho Witch.

The exterior of Pho Witch in Pyeongchon, with a striking witch logo

This is Pho Witch. As the name suggests, it's a Vietnamese food specialist — I think the name plays on 'pho witch,' something like that. The pink logo combining a witch's hat with pho really stood out to me.

The interior vibe and the channel event

A few details about the interior — first, full air conditioning. And there was a channel event running: add the store's channel for a chance to draw. The catch is, you're guaranteed to win something!

The menu board

Here's the menu board. A variety of dishes at reasonable prices and portions, with actual photos of the food on display. Being able to see exactly what you're getting with your own eyes felt like a real plus.

Palate-cleansing candy

Palate-cleansing candy and caramel — that candy is tangy and really tasty. Apparently it's quite trendy these days.

More interior details. I thought they made good use of pop-up decorations. Their Instagram handle was also well promoted.

The basic table setting

The basic setting: pickled radish and pickled onions come out, along with a small plate. Standard stuff.

Set options and prices on the tablet menu

This is the tablet menu. The Banh Mi-chatda ('I'm crazy about banh mi') solo set has great naming sense, I thought. A combo of banh mi and pho for that price is incredibly reasonable. The Vietnamese-style set for 4 is ₩67,000, also a sensible price point. The kids-welcome set for 3 seems great if you have children with you.

The bun cha drinking set is built around bun cha (grilled pork with rice noodles) paired with various dishes and drinks. There's also a Vietnamese-vibe drinking set. And the 'today's the day for me' solo drinking set is fun too. The set combos are so playful that just browsing them was entertaining.

I heard this place is run by a brother and sister. The 'siblings' devoted pho' is a fun name. The 'little sister recommends' spicy pho is also listed as a best-seller.

Sibling seafood nasi goreng. I can't resist nasi goreng. How could I pass up that visual? Ordered it immediately.

Bun cha, so playful. Banh Mi-chatda, and the Pine-nara Yangji Princess spring rolls. Their naming sense here is excellent.

The drink and alcohol lineup is good too. Cider and Fanta Pineapple — Fanta really has to be pineapple flavor — and Welch's is grape, they know their stuff. Pororo turns out to be blue lemonade?! Saigon Special and Saigon Beer are covered, and there's Chang Beer and Terra Beer too.

The mixed fritters are basically four kinds

The mixed fritters arrive. Three types of shrimp fritters, plus karaage (Japanese fried chicken) and tôm chiên (shrimp toast). Since the mini tôm chiên also has shrimp in it, that's technically four kinds. Still, each has its own distinct flavor because the batter differs.

When you order a rice dish, you get a broth like this on the side, which gives you a hint of what the pho tastes like. This broth is deep and rich — the pho is probably delicious too.

The nasi goreng and pad thai arrive and the table is complete. The fried egg on top of the nasi goreng looks perfect.

Sibling seafood nasi goreng — a lifetime-best contender

This is amazing, seriously (tears). The umami is so concentrated. It's been a while since I found a truly great nasi goreng spot. Plenty of squid in there too, plus large shrimp and cocktail shrimp, and the mussels were incredibly fresh above all — the freshest mussels I've seen in a long while.

How's the pad thai?

The pad thai is tasty too. There's something like smoked bacon in it, plus crushed peanuts and crispy onion chips, so there's a lot of variety to enjoy in each bite.

The freshness of the mussels — this photo came out really dynamic. The combination of mussels and nasi goreng was umami on top of umami, which I loved.

A draw event with no losing tickets

A nostalgic draw game — apparently there are no losing tickets.

There's also a spinning wheel and other events running.

I won a fifth-place prize. I'll have to come back and use it next time. This place is definitely worth revisiting — I already love Vietnamese and Thai food to begin with, and their nasi goreng is basically lifetime-best level.