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| - 2.5. Pretty average. After a pretty long day at the office and hearing news that a watermelon had exploded all over my carpet, I decided that it would be best to grab a bite out before heading home. I'm happy to report that they have air conditioning here, since it's been a blistering few days; not ideal noodle soup weather.
Having been here a few times, and with no change to the menu, I quickly made up my mind: some thick rice noodles drowning in chaochou style dried fish and minced pork fish soup, topped with sliced beef briskets and fish filets, and a side of chili oil (you have to ask for it). A short wait and steaming noodles arrived! The soup base is light in consistency, milky in colour with a gentle, rich flavour of which I lack the requisite vocabulary to describe. The bottom line is that it's a good soup. I enjoy adding a little bit of chili oil to enhance the flavour, otherwise I do find that the soup with the noodles is a little on the light side.
The soup comes with an ample amount of napa cabbage (so I don't really see the point of adding extra vegetables). The fish filet that comes in the soup is your standard white fish - the kind that is amply stocked in every Chinese grocery store (probably basa). The brisket was a little on the tough side, but still amply seasoned, even after being immersed in the soup. If you take the time to chew through the beef, you can appreciate this. The noodles were very soft, and I probably would have liked them to be less so, but at least the level of softness has been consistent.
Overall it's not too bad, but for the exact same dish and toppings, you can get better (and slightly cheaper). Would I return? Yeah, but it isn't my top choice for noodles.
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