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| - My fiance and I were roaming around while running some errands and decided to explore something new. Of the choices between Korean and Vietnamese, the warden wanted Viet freshness, so that was the verdict.
I jumped on Yelp to check out Viet diners other than the normal spots. I bumped into a place called Da Lat, liddat lol. The place had good reviews and was worth a shot since we were close by.
Upon entry, the place was a small mom and pop joint, which I like, and was 4/5 full, a good sign I thought. The menu offered a lot of the same in addition to some traditional dishes.
I went with the sate pho and pork skin summer rolls. I had a craving for Brodards rolls from Westminster, Cali, but was not expecting this to even come close. I was looking for Mì Quang, but did not find it on the menu. Its pretty hard to locate this dish unless its homemade.
As the food arrived, which was pretty quick, I instantly regret my decision. The sate I was thinking of was more of a garlic oily broth that was still soupy, however, I got something that was more stewy. I was the only one to blame for this and won't factor it into my review. Although the rolls were plain and tastless. It would help if they added that one little fried strip of roll wrapping to add some texture, but no joy.
I heard others saying that the place wasn't all that while eating pho, but I would have to try it for myself to make that determination. Otherwise, my lady got the Bún Thit Nuong, hard not to get this right. She didn't say it was anything to get naked and go streaking over though.
l can only assume that the reviews are likely based on late night pho fixes. At a drunken stooper, almost anything is good and will have an after taste of bourbon (or whatever you drink). They didn't have my soda hot ga (club soda with condensed milk and a raw egg), which was factored in this review.
By the way, I added a pic of the banner that read, "the best hangover...what the pho," I shit you not. That earned them an additional star, otherwise it would be a two star experience.
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