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| - Ate here for the first time today. Nice looking place, just a little odd with the long tables and benches in the back where eight people could sit. I sat at one end, with a couple at the other, no problem, but we shared an eight foot bench, just seems like s strange choice. Ordered chicken wontons, which were very good, and chicken shrimp pad Thai, which had been recommended to me by a friend, plus hot tea. The pad Thai was pretty good, but uneven, a large clump of noodles which had stuck together from before cooking, so no sauce mixed into the solid mass. The chicken was nicely done and the shrimp large, overall a nice flavor. However, typically pad Thai has a hot sweet tang to it and this was not quite up to other versions I have eaten (it is one of my favorite dishes). Nicely chopped peanuts, not enough sprouts. Waitress was very nice, service good. I will be back, there were other very interesting looking dishes on the menu, and the place is worth a second look.
Third time here and I now understand the reviews and stars for this place, which didn't seem to live up to my experience. Six days ago I had lunch here, bun bo hue. It was one of the best dishes I have ever had. The broth was reddish and spicy, needed nothing added, was absolutely delicious, and the beef excellent. Stayed on my mind, that's how good it was
So, today after driving back from Asheville, and after thinking about this dish the whole way, I stopped by for dinner and ordered the same dish. How disappointing!!! No reddish tint to the broth, just brown, spicy, but not the previous spicy that enhanced the broth's flavor, just spicy to be spicy. Not nearly enough salt, had to add quite a bit to give the broth some flavor.
From fantastic to very mundane in just two trips. The lack of quality control will be the downfall of this restaurant. Perhaps a new cook not experienced enough?
Extremely disappointed.
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