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| - Let me start by saying I've been coming since they opened and this has been one of my go to spots for Vietnamese food. I think things started off better when I first started coming and lately it has been slightly declining, but it's still very good. It used to be a 4-4.5 experience for me and this last visit was maybe a 3.5.
My wife and I came last weekend with a friend from Cali and he loved the food.
We started off with 2 plates of spring rolls, one with charbroiled pork and one with charbroiled chicken. Both were pretty good.
Our friend ordered the Bun Bo Xao Xa (31) which is the Vermicelli bowl with lemon grass stir-fried beef. He devoured it and said it was right on par with the best places in Cali, and a huge portion.
My wife ordered the beef stew with egg noodles. This is usually one of my go to dishes because I love the flavor of the broth and the texture of the egg noodles is slightly firm and bouncy and the beef is usually fairly tender. Unfortunately, the noodles were really soggy this time and the flavor was pretty good, but it just wasn't the same as times before. She left a little unsatisfied because she was craving the noodles specifically and they just weren't up to par.
When I order pho here, I usually get the combination or some combination of flank, brisket and rare steak. This time I decided to splurge and I got the ribeye pho. I have no idea why I didn't order this sooner because it's worth the extra $2 for such better quality beef and it was extremely tender. The broth was pretty decent, but I seem to remember it being more flavorful in the past.
We also ordered a side of charbroiled beef for $3.99. We usually order a side of charbroiled pork. First few times we ordered it, back when it used to only be $2.99, it was more flavorful and tender. The flavor was decent but it just wasn't the same.
Needless to say, I'm not as happy as I used to be when dining here. But I'll definitely be back, in hopes that things get back to how they used to be.
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