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| - This review is only for the Bun Bo Hue. Always ordered to go, but the staff seems very nice. First impression: the soup is incredibly oily with a thick floating layer of orange grease, but somehow it had no flavor, complexity, or spice. All I tasted was oil, even after I tried stirring to get to the broth. It was almost inedible. However, the tendons were absolutely perfect, gelatinous and tender, so I gave it another shot. Second time around, I asked the kitchen for less oil. Once I got home, I skimmed off the top layer of orange grease using a spoon. I added two lime slices, basil, additional chili sauce, and a squirt of hoisin. It was incredible!! I think reviewers who are commenting the broth is flavorless is drinking the soup as it comes. It needs some doctoring, but my experience the second time was outstanding, and I am now addicted.
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