Pho is a big deal in Aurora. It wasn’t easy picking our favorites either. The Vietnamese soup has surged in popularity here and around the country recently thanks to its appeal as a tasty way to wrap up a long night or its favorable cheap-to-gut-bursting-full ratio. Pho is simply this: noodles, broth, veg and meat. That’s really it. But like anything worthwhile, its simplicity is beguiling; pho is easy to foul up. When it came down to picking our fave, we went with Pho 75 thanks to its incredibly rich broth. We understand that just about everything short of the kitchen sink is in that broth, and perhaps that’s what makes it so good. The rich marrow from the bones, meaty flavor from the flank and cinnamon layers flavor for the broth in a way that’s hard to duplicate. Now, how you proceed from there is as varied as the cut of your jib, and we like dosing ours with heavy amounts of the hot stuff to sweat out the hangover we’ll inevitably have tomorrow. But remember, this soup doubles as hydration, so work that bowl till its dry. It’s good for you.