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| - I'll be honest and say I'm not incredibly familiar with Vietnamese food, but my boyfriend loves it, and we were in the mood for some good Pho last night. We tried Pho Hoa in Plaza Midwood, and I thought it was pretty good, but the beef was a little fattier than I would've liked (which in a pho dish, is kind of unacceptable...it's the star of the dish!)
I'm very happy to say we didn't have that problem with Vietnam Grille. We started off with the crispy spring rolls, which we dipped in mirin and chili paste and wrapped in the lettuce--so good!
He got a bowl of flank and brisket pho, and I got a bun dish with chicken (vermicelli and chicken and other goodies at the bottom of the bowl). Mine was fantastic (helped by the fact that the dish came dry, and my BF created a delicious sauce for it from mirin/soy/chili paste/and a little fish sauce). Chicken was lean and well-seasoned, and everything melded together beautifully. His was tasty as well, although instead of cilantro they brought it with Thai mint, and I thought that was a bit overpowering. But it still tasted terrific!
The service was excellent--frequent enough to see if we needed anything, but left us alone most of the time. And the restaurant itself was clean and comfortable and quite nice. Highly recommend this place, and I'm already planning my return trip!
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