My boyfriend and I ate here for lunch today after Judd L. sent me a recommendation.The boyfriend wanted to go to Lemongrass because they have banh mi.. but I really wanted to try this place especially after we were able to locate it when we went to Lee's the night before.
It is very nice and clean. They have booths as well as tables. The service was very good and always made sure to fill waters and check if everything was good.
I do feel the the menu does lack some variety. No banh mi, so boyfriend ordered pho instead. I got the rare steak and tendon (as usual!) and they gave a good amount of beef and tendon. The beef was nice and soft and the tendon was melt in your mouth with a couple exceptions for some chewy peices. I did find the broth to be a little more sour/too citrusy than I'd like. But besides that it had a nice flavor.
Prices are not too bad either at $6.50 for a small and $7.50 for a large. They did give 20% off our bill for the grand opening.
Personally, Lemongrass is still my favorite in the area but Pho MaiLan is definitely a good alternative as well. More than I can say for Pho Saigon 8, and Pho Little Saigon. Will definitely return in the future.. I wanted to try to bun bo hue that the previous reviewers tried! I saw it.. but decided to go with my normal pho!