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| - My meal here turned out to be a very odd experience.
The good:
I was greeted and seated right away, a glass of water and menu were provided immediately. The water was refilled expeditiously.
While it didn't smell as fragrant as Pho Nhan did when I entered, it did smell good.
I saw a mix of Asians and others (including one not-too-polite redneck farmer who talked way too loud on his cell phone at the table) but enough of the former to feel this was a popular place for Vietnamese. I wouldn't trust a pho place full of only white people. Scary thought.
The eggrolls were delicious! They were more garlicky than ones I've had in the past and it was that kind of garlic that you keep taking bites of and wanting more of. The veggies were fresh and crisp, the shell was crisp and delicately flaky, the dipping sauce was perfect. I could have eaten a whole meal of just these.
The bad:
After being seated and provided water and menu I was summarily ignored for at least 15 minutes. THIS I'm not used to. Someone else would have left. The waiter was sitting a a table in full view of me about four tables away and purposely did not make eye contact or walk by, much less come to my table. What's the problem, Dude??
Well, you know what, I can usually out-stubborn anybody, though thankfully don't often need to, so I decided to sit there till Hell froze over. Eventually an older man came out to bring another table their food. He saw me sitting there, hands politely folded on menu, smile on my face, obviously ready to order, snapped some orders at the younger guy, who then came over to take my order at long last. I got the aforementioned eggrolls and a bowl of soup that included duck leg and bamboo. My phone died before I could take a photo of the menu as I sometimes do to remember the name of the dish. The guy checked with me if I wanted the one with bamboo and I said yes, but my antennae went up. As he was leaving the table he hesitated and asked, "You work over there?" Pointing to the west. I told him no, I was visiting from San Diego because I had a new granddaughter. He brightened up at that and was perfectly nice after, so I can only guess he thought I was someone else initially, someone not worthy of his attention. Working where?
After eating the delectable egg rolls and being extremely impressed, the large bowl of soup arrived and emitted such a putrid smell I didn't know if it was from the person serving it or the dish itself. It honestly smelled like someone had pooped in it, or in their pants nearby. I told myself not to let my imagination run wild, thinking of stories describing slaves who defecated in their owners food, ewww. I had gone through so much to get it that I didn't want to send it back. As I took bites and spoonfuls I pretty much narrowed it down to the bamboo being the culprit causing the bad smell and taste. And it was not inedible, just took some getting used to. I kept telling myself I probably had just never eaten bamboo before and maybe it's an acquired taste like Limburger(sp?) cheese, or liver. Whatever, I ate it and while I barely made it to my motel bathroom after leaving the restaurant (don't ask), I had no further gastronomic problems from the food, and that could have been caused by eating exotic food after having nothing to eat all day. If the food had been "bad" I'm sure I would have reacted to it during the night or next day.
I'm trying to talk myself into giving them three stars because those egg rolls were so good but the more I remember sitting there being purposely ignored, the more I acknowledge how impolite and unprofessional that was so I'm going to make it two stars. Sorry guys, next time tend to your customers. I eat out every day and this place is very near my motel so I would have loved to add it into my rotation of eateries.
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