In Morris Park in the Bronx, on an otherwise unremarkable stretch of Williamsbridge Road a few blocks from the 5 train, there's an unusual (maybe even magical?) place that serves extremely satisfying renditions of two very different, but equally appealing dishes: Vietnamese pho and classic New York pizza.
It's called VPho & Pizzeria, and Elizabeth Lee, the cofounder and acting manager, explained how it came to life.
"We took over a pizza parlor about three or four years ago," she told Hell Gate. "It's our first restaurant so we just stuck to pizza in the beginning, but then we decided to spice up the menu by slowly adding in Vietnamese food. We were a little afraid at first because there are not a lot of Vietnamese people in this area, but we thought, let's take a risk!"