DOIDEP Philippines Restaurant and Café (Pampanga) — Restaurant in Angeles

Been to Saigon last Jan 2023 for a food trip and while it may not 100% capture the real deal, I'd say the beef pho we ordered was still good on its own merits. On my first sip of the broth, it reminded me a little bit of "nilaga" taste (perhaps to cater Pinoy palate).

Fried spring rolls were also good and taste is amplified once dipped on the sauce that comes with it.

Vietnamese coffee was super strong but mixing it with condensed milk will somehow mellow it down (wc we prefer).

Carrot walnut cake was decent. It's moist and serving size was pretty generous but I can't find a wow factor for each bite.

Customer svc is good. Waiters are...

Doesn't even deserve one star. We came in and there was one customer there. The staff were talking amongst themselves as a group in the front while looking at us (very awkward and totally unprofessional!). They said the spring rolls were out of stock, which is a huge red flag! This means they don't make them fresh on order, and it's been probably pre-prepared hours ago. We left immediately.

By the way, their pricing is quite expensive. Our go-to is Banh Mi Thuuhuynh in Porac which is always super delicious, has reasonable pricing, and run by a legit Vietnamese family. Don't go to these nonsense restaurants in these...

Overpriced and pretentious just because of its location and maybe because locals don't have a clue what Viet food should taste like. The menu pricing is unbelievable for what's being offered, nobody cares for the stone bowls - just serve good tasting pho in a bowl just like in Vietnam.

If you want real pho and cafe su da (iced coffee), there's a little humble resto at the intersection going to Porac that is run by Vietnamese folks. It's called Banh Mi Thuuhuynh. They do it right and for the...