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| - Finally made a visit to Bamboo Bistro because my mom wanted me to take her to eat here. Clean, and has more decor than your typical Vietnamese restaurant. Should I be worried?
I was going to try the 7 course beef meal, but some of the dishes have peanuts in it, so i opted for a curry dish due to allergy. Shame, I really wanted to try something different since i have Viet food at least twice a week at home.
- Saigon Curry with Chicken = $17: Not your typical, thick curry, more soupy like Pho. The only place i found that make curry similar to my mom's but not as spicy. Still Decent and has good flavor.
Loaded with bunch of fillers; eggplant, onions, baby corn, asparagus, green string beans, potato and chicken. Came with a side plate of rice vermicelli. It's nice that they put the noodles on the side because there's no way in hell you can finish the curry in one sitting.. The serving bowl was also arranged with a candle set-up underneath the bowl to keep soup warm. Thought that was a nice touch as well.
-My mom ordered her usual; Grilled Short Beef Ribs = $15: Five (5) thick slice of Korean BBQ style ribs (gal bi), side salad, and a cup of some really clean tasty fluffy white rice. I was really impress with how much flavor the rib had when fresh. My mom usually bring leftovers home, so I'd never had a chance to fully experience it. Pretty darn good ribs, but for 15bucks? Hmmm..
Service was non-existent. Water was placed on the table 5min after we ordered. The curry dish came out first wayy before my mom's ribs did, so i made my mom a small bowl and another for myself.
We seriously kept turning our head and looking for her meal for the next 15-20min. How do you expect me to enjoy my meal when my mom hasn't even been served her food yet?
I've actually finished eating before it came out. Not a good feeling to be honest. Had I known it would have take that long I should have never started eating regardless if they bring out two empty side bowl for the curry.
We had to flag them down for everything because they never bother to check up on us. I was mortified. I get it.. I'll grab my own to-go containers, thank you.
food 3.5
service 1
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