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| - Came here for lunch today. Having seen the various reviews, I wasn't expecting great food.
I ordered the small special pho. It is a decent size, with the thin dry noodles, that I prefer. Toppings were good too. Real standout was the tripe and tendons. Tendons were not slimy and too soft, still had a bite and hard texture. Tripe was fantastic, if you like it not overly bleached, like most tripe. Still had some colour, bite and had some of the beef offal taste to it. I thought the bowl was of a good size and quality.
Then why the low rating? Well it was the service. The owners were both waiting tables with 1 lone, not very experienced waiter. The noodles took 15 minutes to come, I've never waited that long for a bowl of pho before. What pissed me off was the table next to us knew the owner, so he ordered after us but got his bowl in 5 minutes. We asked for the bill and it never came, had to ask a second time. The worst was when we left, the owner just blatantly stared at us, I was expecting him to acknowledge us and say bye or thankyou but he never did. I love to support local family owned places, the food ain't always the best but you feel welcome and appreciated.
Good luck staying in business with just your "friends", I for one will never come back again.
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