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| - I have been here twice. The first time they had a tough time because there was a group of eight people who got there before us, and there was so little wait staff that everything took a very long time. Just eight people! Anyway, I had the seafood pho. The broth was very good, and I would say it was on a par with Saigon 8, which is one of the best. The bowl of pho was interesting in a good way. The fish pieces were actual good sized pieces of fish, not fish balls. There were even baby octopus.
I was there a second time about a week later. Service was faster. However, there was a bit of a screw up by the waitress. We got two bowls, and they weren't meant for our table. I'd have eaten it anyway, and even put in sprouts, sauces, and so on. I suppose I'd forgotten just what I'd ordered. Then it was taken away. My pho was pretty good, and by the way, I never saw that waitress again.
By comparison with other Viet Pho restaurants, there are differences. They use lacquered chop sticks, rather than throw-away wooden ones as used by Saigon 8 and Pho Little Saigon. The lacquered ones look classy, but are harder to use. Tougher to hold onto the noodles. Unlike other places, they bring the spoons and small empty dishes later, along with the meal. My problem with that is that I cannot mix my dipping sauce while waiting for the rest of the stuff. Also, they don't immediately bring out sprouts and greens and sliced peppers, which come out just before the pho. I like using the sprouts to dip into the dipping bowl, kind of like you would do in a Mexican restaurant. I know, it's just a whim of mine, but that's what I like to do. Saigon 8 and Pho Little Saigon make it easy for me to do.
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