I came to this pho restaurant after reading the great reviews about the unique Viet dishes that Bong Lua offer. We ordered the Bun Rieu as it was the dish most highly recommended on Yelp and Pho Bo Sate.
Bun Rieu: When I saw the multiple photos of this dish on Yelp, I was anticipating this dish might be too strongly flavoured for my liking. But after tasting it, it was actually a really mild flavour, and didn't have the zing that I expected it to have. It tasted like a watered down tomato soup with some pieces of crab in it. Not to say it didn't taste good, but it was definitely not up to the hype.
Pho Bo Sate: Contrary to other satay pho's I've had in the past, this soup was much thicker than regular pho broth and tasted more like a curry soup or laksa even. I was surprised by the blend of different flavours in the soup; I tasted some tomato elements, curry, and other flavours that I never tasted in other satay pho's. Overall I really liked this satay pho as I thought it was a refreshing spin on the dish and had multiple dimensions of flavour.