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| - I have cravings for the food from this place; it never disappoints. My first dish that I had tried there, and honestly the main reason I had visited, was the deep-fried salmon served with grilled rice and nuoc mam (legit fish sauce for dipping, drenching on the food for sure ... and maybe drinking?). I was in love with it. My partner usually requests the grilled rice to be extra crispy. Since this is a preference, I would suggest to not request it unless you know the level of crispiness of their typical grilled rice. This is such a simple dish but it just hits the spot right. I am a bit biased though, because I love me some Vietnamese food.
Oh, I forgot to mention that before you even get your food, you are asked for some delicious nuoc mat, which I believe is sugar cane juice - and it's free! You can drink a whole cup, get a refill, and have another refill for the refill and it won't even be on your bill.
They have a list of appetizers to choose from. I have only tried the nem nuong (bbq pork sausage, some thin [rice?] noodles, pickled daikon and carrots, a sprig of lemongrass [i think it's lemongrass], sliced lettuce, a deep-fried, rolled up sheet of egg roll paper resembling a cigarette all loaded and wrapped with rice paper). The orange, yellowish sauce that goes along with it is smashing and necessary. If you go alone, you can order 2 of these for $3.99 - and you will live life!
They also have this deep-fried chicken and deep-fried sticky rice dish that is so decadent, especially with the fish sauce mixture they serve it with. (We actually had showed them a picture of the dish from another restaurant in Westminster, CA, when they didn't serve it. Nha Trang basically adapted the same concept for the dish.)
If deep-fried is not your thing then you can also order from the soup dishes. I haven't tried them yet.
Back to deep-fried - specifically, the clay-pot dishes. The prawns caramelized in fish sauce dish was very good. However, the cat-fish version of that dish, Ca Kho To, is simply amazing. I am not really sure how they cook it, whether it is purely from the clay-pot, or if it's a mixture of deep-frying the fish then transferring to the clay-pot, but the texture of the fish is just slightly crispy and the caramelized fish sauce is just the right amount of sweetness. I would say that this is a definite must try. I am salivating now just thinking about their food.
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