Simply Vietnam — Restaurant in Santa Rosa

On Saturday; May 18, 2024 my family & I came to this restaurant around 1830.

The only reason I am giving 1 star is a huge thank you to our waitress Nicole. It’s common sense, if you are not happy with your job then find another job & do not take your problem from home to work. Anyone who’s had a job for 10+ years will tell you the same thing.

Besides the waitress, my family & I appreciate the respect & understanding from the manager. Especially being able to accommodate our request for another waitress.

I apologize but the food, I had given 1 star because there was no taste. I had to put half the bottle of soy sauce & more than what I usually put in my pho.

My daughters hardly touched their bowls as well. We all tried to eat what we could due to the prices being very high.

We are from Fresno, Ca. The pho bowls are $8 for a small & $12 for a large. Here there are 1 size bowls of phos.

The steamed veggies were not soft. My mom could barely eat her veggies. My mom as well had the bi-gastric sleeve surgery which means she cannot eat much.

Basically my mom only eats steamed soft veggies, jasmine rice, soups, & soft chow mein.

This is why my mom kept asking the waitress Nicole about more details on the plates from the menu.

Nicole should really take into consideration customers not being able to eat certain foods not only this but the portion size.

There should also be a kids menu with the phos as well because the pho restaurant we eat at here back at home in Fresno, Ca, there is a small menu for the kids.

The thai tea had been very strong almost tasted as coffee…

I had given 5 stars for the atmosphere due to the fact of the hospitality & respect from the manager along with her employees.

Hopefully Nicole can learn from her fellow coworkers here on how to treat customers in the right manner.

The only good thing on the menu was the blended drinks which my sister really enjoyed.

A very big thank you to the staff here for letting us feel very comfortable after our request to have a...

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