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| - We walked into this place, and was greeted with that authentic Vietnamese greeting - dead stare and no "Hi" We whispered "this place is going to be gooooood" LOL. We ordered a banh thit nuong, canh chua and ca kho = $27! Not bad.
Canh Chua: Was awesome. Flavor was on point! Just wish the veggies were chopped a little smaller, but that's not a deal breaker. Still at 5 stars here
Ca Kho: Was awesome too! The broth wasn't as thick as I'm used to, but the flavor again was on point! Perfectly paired with the Canh Chua. Still at 5 stars.
Banh Mi: Hmmm I picked up the Banh Mi and the whole side that was down was wet. Okay, weird but I could get pass it. First bite, was great. I believe that section had mainly meat and soy sauce. Second bite, not so much. I tasted something bitter and heavy, I figured it was the pate that i asked to be added. So I opened the sandwich to examine what was happening. The pate looked a little like the store bought ground liver $2 roll, which I would have been ok with it. I know a lot of places don't make their own pate. The next part is super offensive, which I confirmed with the staff - they don't use Vietnamese mayo. This is straight up American Mayo. Yuck!!! Not on a Vietnamese sandwich. No no no no! Never again will I order a banh mi here. You cannot serve american mayo with a banh mi, that is just lazy. It changes the whole flavor. I couldn't finish it. Thumbs down on this one. This could have been a really good sandwich had they used vietnamese mayo.
Because their other food was good, I will only deduct 1 star due to the banh mi. Everything else I ate was great. I will come back for their other food though.
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