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| - Really a 2.5 star - Mediocre Vietnamese food with service that needs a revamp. I've been here twice now, and I tried a bit of everything off their menu. With regards to Don N.'s comment, I have included an explanation at the end of my review.
First, their smoothies are a disappointment especially at a price of $5.95! Trust me, I've tried three different ones (coconut, green, tropical). They look gorgeous and pretty in that tall glass but that's about it. There's only a faint taste of the fruit/flavour... sometimes it feels like I'm drinking ice water. Of the three flavours I've tried, the green smoothie was the best - I could actually taste the avocado.
Their beef pho was decent (nothing out of the ordinary), and I found the broth a bit salty for my taste. Again, their spring rolls were good and crispy but nothing special.
Off to some of the good things to try!
- I like their shrimp chips which came with a satay style dip (yummy!). It was a good amount to share as an appetizer.
- I also enjoyed their special nam style wings which came with a lemon black pepper dip. The wings were crispy and tossed with some bell pepper/onion.
- Their rice dishes are plentiful, which might explain the higher price for it. I've tried the chicken one, and it came with two large pieces of chicken, rice, sunny side up egg and vegetables.
As mentioned before, their service (slow and poor) needs a change. Food came out slow, with the exception of pho arriving within 5 minutes. Don't expect to eat at the same time. My friends were 3/4 finished before my rice dish came... We didn't get to enjoy our smoothies with the meal since the order didn't go through. I reminded the server of our smoothies and even then, it came after 10 mins and we were practically finished with our food.
All in all, would I come back? Probably not, unless I'm craving those shrimp chips.
---- Message with regards to Don N.'s Comment to this review ----
I edited my review in order to include my message back to Don. This is because I do not want readers to misunderstand my 'two contradicting' review on Nam on Instagram and on Yelp.
With regards to my Instagram and my Yelp review of Nam, I never provided any 'opinion' on my Instagram (on both occasions) other than 'feasting it up.' Yelp would be my first time providing a review of the food I tasted unless you count 'feasting it up' as a positive feedback. So, I'm sorry if there is a misunderstanding with this aspect.
Furthermore, yes, half my review covers the food that I received for free through your Instagram contest. However, I also had another full meal prior to that (drink, pho and apps) that I paid for. This was also reviewed - so my review regarding Nam would still stand for the smoothie, the pho, the apps and the service. As a practice of mine, I try places twice before I write and post reviews because I understand that hiccups (as mentioned by you) occur.
---- Message with regards to Don N.'s Comment to this review ----
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