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| - Second visit did not go so well. Showed up around 5:45 PM for dinner, which happened to be during happy hour. I wouldn't have known if I didn't ask, and even then, our waitress only mentioned the drink specials (which were pretty good--dollar drafts on Mondays). She only mentioned the appetizer specials after our orders were in the kitchen and it was too late..
The food was noticeably worse than last time, and I don't think it was any coincidence that it was during happy hour. Our goi cuon app (fresh rolls) was smaller and had very little vermicelli. The accompanying sauce was watered down and very runny. My bun thit nuong cha gio (pork/egg roll vermicelli bowl) was probably half the portion I got last time and even less veggies, and the cha gio (egg roll) was filled with mostly carrots. All unacceptable and pretty offensive. My girlfriend ordered the banh xeo (Vietnamese crepe), which had a pretty large and wellmade crepe, but keeping with the trend, had a modest amount of fillings. We both left hungry.
It's like if you show up for happy hour, you not only get discounted prices but discounted effort and quality. Make no mistake, their drink specials can't be beat in Legacy Village, but expect a tradeoff when it comes to the food. For the most part it was still good, but I couldn't help but feel gypped.
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