Probably one of the few, traditional style Vietnamese restaurants out there that provided surprisingly amazing service that was thoughtful, considerate, and warm-welcoming; not to mention the food was delicious and did not feel heavy on the MSG. Additionally, as locals all know, the addition of free Nouc Mat (translated literally as "liquid of refreshment" and is a sugarcane pressed beverage), was just icing on the cake; all things considered, especially with how awesome our server was.
I had the Bò lúc lắc, which is the stir fry filet mignon, had a nice savory sauce that adhered to the beef in just the right amount, avoiding any judgements of being too saucy and flavored the beef just right to be enjoyed with the optional crispy rice (alternative to regular steam rice). Although it may be said the rice was a bit heavy handed, there was also plenty of beef to go alongside it which just makes it a great value.
The story fry combination rice noodle had great flavor and was slightly too light for my heavier sodium tastes but for an average person I'd guess it's just right.
From beginning to end, we were fortunate to come at a slower time and, while this place is known to be extremely crowded at peak hours and pre-COVID that meant lots of bodies stuffed into a tightly packed, crowded room, the now available outside dining tables provided a roomy, spacious, and under appreciated level of comfort, sort of dining environment, for enjoying our late lunch on a bright spring day. It was almost as if we were sitting at a mid-scale restaurant's outdoor patio seating as maybe seen in rural...
Read moreEverytime I come to this area, it's obvious to eat Vietnamese food and this joint has some delicious dishes. My friends brought me to this location since they've never been to this first store. I ordered the French style beef rice pot and it was full of flavor. The sauce was just sweet enough to enjoy with the rice. What I hoped the rice pot was like was how Chinese and Korean food have their stone rice pots, all hot and crispy all around. Since it's a Vietnamese restaurant, I couldn't compare it but it was still amazing nonetheless. What's also great about this spot was the free herbal drink with every meal you order. I believe it was iced chrysanthemum tea they give you and there's...
Read moreWhen I first bought here to go the short lady was nice and must be the boss when I come on a weeknight around 8 something pm . I come back today looks like they change owner and owner seem so dam rude when we order in person and eat there . Got us waiting like 5 min . They did not give us a cup of tea. They give us a glass of cup . So when we got the food they didn't tell us what number is the order they like handle it us but when they come to give us our drink they the lady said excuse me . U guys don't respect Cambodian ppl . Not expecting to come back ever from this place . U guys do put a lot of onions on pho with rare steak and my mom other diff pho...
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