Alrighty...so I'm Vietnamese and for me to give a high rating for Vietnamese restaurant is a mighty challenge in itself.
If I end my meal with out drinking all the broth (for Pho) or throwing back the shot of fish sauce then it's not high on my list.
This place is close to home and we didn't feel like putting on our kevlar to head over to my fav Vietnamese restaurant.
Got seated right away, but took a bit for our order to be taken. I make it a point to order in Vietnamese with hopes they prep the dish with a little bit more of an authentic touch. Call me crazy but that's how my mind works.
For the food, we ordered the lemon grass pork on rice which came with two spring rolls and fried egg. One large pho sate chicken and also one large pho sate beef.
The rice dish, is ok. I don't know how to explain it, nothing stood out to me and screamed eat me! It wasn't bad, just ok..
The pho sate, I honestly believe they just used the regular broth and added the sate hot sauce to it afterwards and in my humble option that's a no no.
I love pho sate when the broth is specifically made with the intent to be sate, my absolute fav is the sate that has a strong peanut flavour to it. Unfortunately this wasn't that.
Again it was alright. Next time I get a craving from the motherland, I'll make the trek across town.
Oh, and no complementary hot tea, what!?