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| - After hearing all the raves and rants from our Asian friends, I checked out the Mekong Plaza today, and of course had to start tasting every single restaurant on that premise.
unPHOgettable was our first choice, because bf wanted Pho. He got Pho with raw beef, I got the combo rice plate (eggroll, grilled pork chop and jumbo chicken wing). We shared spring rolls for appetizer.
Spring rolls show quality. Each roll was packed with thin slices of pork, and 3 good size shrimps. There was not a lot of herbs, just shredded lettuce. While I was impressed by the amount of pork and shrimp, the roll tasted dry and not very refreshing. It felt "over-stuffed" if it makes any sense.
The Pho was alright. Their stock was oily. Most Pho restaurants I've been to here in the US use "clear" stock. Even in Vietnam, my family and I specifically avoid the "oily stock" (you have 2 options: clear or oily). The taste overall was... alright. It felt like it was missing something. It tasted good at the tip of the tongue, but ended there. It was not flavorful enough to make you "want to slurp down the whole bowl" - said bf.
The rice was, again, alright. It came with a small bowl of soup (which is the stock for egg-noddle soup. It's pretty oily as well). The chicken wing would have tasted better had they not batter-fried it. The pork chop was tender and flavorful however.
Overall experience was OK. We were full, but feeling unsatisfied.
Price range: appetizers are about $3.50, main entrees are about $8.50
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