Kravin Pho — Restaurant in Hartford

Recommendation: highly recommend to Vietnamese people, who want an automatic meal. Duck Bamboo Noodle (special - off menu), Special Bun Dac Biet (B1) . Detailed Review: It's a Saturday morning, we went to a groceries store and my wife was hungry. We picked Kravin Pho. We parked our car right on treet side, in front of the restaurant. There are two parking lots on the same side with the restaurant (before and after you pass it). My first impression when I got inside is that the restaurant is clean and roomy. It took 13 minutes for our food to come out, which is reasonable. Duck Bamboo Noodle: Very tasty and authentic. Bamboo shoots were plentiful, duck meat was tender, and the bowl was garnished with fried shallots and tons of herbs, completed with ginger fish sauce on the side. Special Bun Dac Biet (B1): very authentic and delicious. The spring rolls are crispy, grilled pork is well seasoning. The mixed fish sauce is good. They have everything an authentic Vietnamese grilled-pork noodle should have. I'd give it 10/10 if they have bigger shrimps. But 9/10 this time. . My bill total is $36.5 (excludes tips) . According to the price, I would say I give Kravin Pho 5/5. If I want to have an authentic Vietnamese meal, I will...

We also went several more times to this nice and clean eatery since our first post.

The most recent time:

The appetizer of 2 big Vietnamese summer rolls , non fried, was full of big shrimp, lettuce and cilantro . It was accompanied by a wonderful peanut buttery dipping sauce. It was delicious!

The flank steak bahn mi sandwich was very tasty. The slices of pickled white turnips, cucumber, shredded carrots, cilantro and couple of slices of jalapeno in the sandwich gave the right amount of crunch and flavor to the thinly sliced flank steak sandwich.

The first time: The pho with the tendon and rare beef was so delicious. The mi ga , noodle with chicken in broth, was delectable as well. The broth was so satisfying in both types of soups. The lemongrass chicken was well seasoned and satisfying as well. The cold soy bean drink was refreshing. The Vietnamese iced coffee tasted wonderful , however less ice and more coffee would have made it better because within a blink of an eye, the...

The meat in my pho was bland, there was ZERO service. We had to stare the woman down as she was actively not looking at us walking around near the registers and talking to her family that was hanging out, my friend had to stand up twice just to ask for waters and finally the check. We were a four top and nowhere on the menu did it mention auto gratuity nor did she say anything to us about it, which is ILLEGAL for it not being posted or mentioned, and my father thankfully noticed the 18% “service charge” — for what service? There was no service. I honestly would have understood the shitty service because places like this tend to just be like that, but then you can’t go and charge a auto gratuity when you only spoke to us one time when we first sat without us having to get up and get you. And again, the meat in my pho was completely flavorless...