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| - My girlfriend and I were shopping at Mekong Plaza for the second time together and, after having tried one of the restaurants on our first visit (see our review of Deer Garden Signature from 9/24/16) we decided to check out the food court.
We shared a bowl of Bun Rieu Cua, which is noodle soup with pork spare ribs, meatloaf, crab paste, tofu, blood cake, and veggies.
The portion size was plenty for the two of us.
First, and most importantly, the broth was excellent with good depth of flavor. I suspect that including a greater number of ingredients in the soup does positively contribute to the flavor of the broth, however we felt that this broth could also stand on its own quite well.
All of the ingredients were flavorful and properly cooked, which is especially important when it comes to the blood cake since many uninitiated diners may be a bit hesitant to try this.
My girlfriend, who is a native of mainland China, said the soup was "Very yummy, if you know what I mean ;-) ;-)"
There are as many as five Vietnamese restaurants located in Mekong Plaza, we've tried two of them thus far (the other was Binh Duong Quan - see our review from 11/6/16), and this our favorite of the two.
Prompt, courteous service, reasonable prices for a mall restaurant, and a nice place for lunch.
We will definitely be back.
Photo design by Billie Z.
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