Wagyu Beef Stew (Bò Khô) in Garden Grove, CA - Pho REDBO

Slow-braised Wagyu with lemongrass, ginger, and Vietnamese spices. Served with French bread or noodles. Halal-certified. $21.

Bo Kho is Vietnamese slow-braised beef stew – a dish that deserves its own consideration separate from the pho menu. Where pho broth is clear and subtly spiced, Bo Kho’s broth is richer, darker, and more intensely flavored from the lemongrass, ginger, star anise, and Vietnamese five-spice that build into the long braise. The beef becomes fall-apart tender. The sauce thickens into something closer to a stew than a soup.

At Pho REDBO Garden Grove, the Bo Kho uses Wagyu beef briskets and shanks – the same sourcing standard as the pho menu. The higher fat content in Wagyu brisket means it stays moist through the long braise rather than drying and tightening the way leaner cuts do at the same cooking time.

Served with crusty French bread for dipping, or with noodles. Either way, the sauce is the reason you order it again. Halal-certified. $21.

Bo Kho vs Pho
Bo Kho is the heartier, more intensely flavored alternative to pho. If pho is the delicate expression of bone broth, Bo Kho is the bold expression of braised beef. For a table that wants both, one bowl of pho and one Bo Kho between two diners covers the full range of what the Pho REDBO kitchen does with Wagyu beef.