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| - Usually, my vegetarianism doesn't have much of an impact on me enjoying a restaurant (excluding steak houses and BBQ pits that, unwisely, don't have awesome hushpuppies or cornbread for me to stuff my face with). At Truc, it takes what could be an amazing, authentic experience, squeezes it through an ameri-chinese tube and onto my plate, which I sit sadly staring at, envious of other, far more interesting dishes and bowls being distributed to other diners.
There are 8 things to order from on this 100-item plus menu, if you don't eat the meat. They range from lo mein to chop suey to what I got, lemongrass tofu and hot peppers. I asked for very very spicy, and it got there very very spicy, bird's eye chili's abounding, which was rad, and bumped this review from 2 to 3 stars. Maybe I've just been spoiled by umpteen million choices at Lang Van and Ben Thanh... but the last thing I wanted when I came to Truc was boring Chinese, no matter how hot it was.
Fresh durian shake and a friend's cravings for bubble tea will bring me back, but I wish there were more here for me to eat. Ah well.
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