PHO 321 — Restaurant in Melbourne

I received a coupon by responding to a Facebook advertisement. There was a variety of different coupons to choose from but I was most interested in the soup. So it was a buy one get one and I chose to get the shoyu with pork and the beef noodle soup. It was a to-go order and they are smart in separating the broth from the other ingredients so that when you get home everything is still fresh. I also had a little thing of hot oil with it.

The shoyu had a very deep complex flavor without being overly salty when added to all the other ingredients. I'm not exactly sure what the flavors were but they were fantastic very very complex. The ingredients were all very fresh tasting and went together beautifully. There was plentiful meat and other ingredients and a onsen egg that was cooked perfectly for what it was. It looked like you see in the videos of Japan when they make an onsen egg!

The beef noodle soup might be the best soup I've ever had in my life. And is definitely the best soup that is still available because my favorite soup was a pho from a business that no longer has a business. The beef flavor is super pronounced. The fresh onions both red and green as well as the cilantro and the beef flank and tendon combined with the broth is perfectly balanced. It's fresh it's clean it's both light and complex somehow. And I added the chili oil to this and it was phenomenal. Although it's not a huge bowl of broth and ingredients it is very filling. More filling than you would expect. You can also add extra broth for an upcharge which I will probably do next time just because the broth is so elite.

The employee was friendly professional the place looked very clean and well decorated for like a modern sort of anime vibe and the food came out in a reasonable amount of time for the broth being very hot and all the ingredients being very fresh. Altogether I would totally recommend this restaurant and will be back especially for...

This is hard because the food is good. I go here pretty often, but the 3 stars is for how the owner shows his/her true colors when responding to reviews. Someone wrote a very fair and understanding review, simply stating that their delivery order was incorrect and their ramen came without broth. Any normal owner would simply offer a refund and apologize for the fact that it was forgotten, and then encourage them to try them again sometime and they’d be sure to get the order correct. Instead… well, read the response for yourself. I cannot stand when owners get personally offended and literally insult their own customers for giving fair reviews. It’s okay and expected that sometimes in a busy restaurant, broth or some other aspect of an order may be forgotten. It’s unacceptable and unprofessional to leave responses like that to your customers. That response, despite always getting delicious food from here, typically in a timely manner (unless they are slammed, then the wait can be a while) and kind service from your employees, swayed my review and has made me second guess coming here again. Please, whoever is responding to the reviews on behalf of the owner, take a second and think about what you say to the people who keep your restaurant open.

Edit: How can you not understand that it is your fault that the food your customer paid for did not arrive? As stated, since you opened I have come there many times and I do not want you to fail. If you want to fail though, keep insulting your customers instead of just stating that their order will be correct next time and to try your restaurant again in the future. Customers are allowed to have a bad experience, ie not getting what they ordered and only being able to review based on what they received, without it being...

Bakudan Bomb—Asian Street Fair, 1270 N Wickham Road, Suite 1, Melbourne, FL 32935- 4- Stars

Tony N., the owner of Bakudan, owns both Senzu Noodle Bar, which I gave one star at the beginning of the year; and So-Ju Chikn (co-owned with his brother, Hung), which I gave four stars in the spring.

Today is the proverbial rubber match.

You might claim I am a fabulist, but I am not telling tall tales. All three restaurants actually appeared on the random restaurant generator in the span of a year. To me, this is akin to being called for jury duty three times the same year. At first, you get upset. Then you realize it is your civic duty to go.

So, I went.

From the “Street Fare” section of the menu, I chose Fried Oysters, which were cooked properly and had a nice taste, although not what you would expect from oysters.

Next up was Beef Noodle Soup from the “Noodz” section, which had loads of flavor even though it was not the Spicy Beef Noodle Soup, both of which contain rice noodles, beef flank, beef tendon, scallions, cilantro, bone marrow, baby bok choy, and bean sprouts. Liking onions is a must to enjoy this dish.

Of the “Bakudan Specials,” I selected the Braised Pork Belly, a conceptually bizarre dish to this non-East Asian, and I applaud them for the foresight. The cold veggies contrasting with a warm pork belly were a delight!

The Big Boy says, “Avoid Senzu Noodle Bar and come to Bakudan....