Armed with chopsticks in right hand and pho spoon in left i leaned in close savoring the aromatic basil wafting up and commingling with the rich beef and onion scents

From there i added the basil removing leaves from stems and most the bean sprouts a few jalepenos a dash of black pepper and a dab of sriracha and squeeze of lime

White onion and scallion mixed in to the perfect thin sliced ribeye and flank not too fatty or grisly and a nicely sliced meatball