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| - Mekong Plaza consists of an ethnic supermarket and a few dozen small stores, almost all Thai or Oriental themed. Tucked within the mall is a food court with four offerings. Com Ga Hai Nam was the busiest of these the day we stopped by, so we ordered a couple of Viet Nam-style lunches: vegetables over rice noodles, and fried chicken with fried rice.
As with a typical food court, there are tables shared by all of the food stands, and on the Sunday when we visited they were virtually all occupied, almost uniformly by people of Oriental descent. The reason is probably that people not used to this style of cuisine are hesitant to try it. But we felt adventurous enough to order dishes that were not too unusual by our standards.
I think the food was competently prepared, and most everyone else seemed to be enjoying their lunches, but alas it was a bit too different for me. For example, the wide rice noodles were gummy by my standards, and the chicken was not well cleaned - too many veins and "stuff". This is not to say you won't like the food, and it is a fun experience.
Note: For a food court, a 26-minute wait to get the ordered food seemed excessive but no one was complaining, so I guess that's the way it is.
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