I want to give this place four stars because I know how hard the family works and how friendly they can be... but there were too many negative factors that leaned more towards three stars.
Beginning with the tables -- sticky and oily! Felt the table sticking to my arms. I didn't let this ruin my dining experience (huge germaphobe). Waters and menus were brought to the table and the gentleman serving us didn't give us a chance to look over the menu before asking "ready to order?". We didn't want him to have to walk away and come back so we quickly ordered. Gio Cuon (Spring Roll appetizer), Mi Xao Don (crispy stir fry noodles) and Bun Bo Hue (spicy beef rice noodle soup).
This place legit will be jammed packed with crowds, tables full of people and they will have your entire order out within ten minutes of ordering. It's amazing how quickly they prepare the food here.
Our food arrived to the table and they brought two of the correct dishes and one incorrect item. Instead of the spicy beef noodle soup, I got thick stir fried noodles. I told the gentleman it wasn't what I ordered and he explained that the server who took my order was still new and had not learned the entire menu. Ah that explains everything. I chose not to be complicated and kept the dish they brought out to me. No regrets.
I mean, for about $6-7 a plate, you get a reasonably sized portion and it's pretty good. Not the best Vietnamese food in the valley but still tasty.
Young lady who works here was wearing tiny shorts. Not a problem with me, I think anyone should wear what they want. The issue was that she kept tugging at her shorts to pull them down and touching food. Not happy with that at all.
I truly hope to see this place improve because they are hard working people and they deserve the business.