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| - Just like Yelp says, just A-Ok. Nothing terribly exciting about this place other than its the closest place to my work to get authentic Vietnamese.
I came here on my lunch break on a Friday afternoon. The place was very quiet, but that's exactly what I was looking for during the hour of my day I had to relax. Upon seating, service was prompt. She took my order in about a minute as I knew what I wanted. I got the order of spring rolls for $4.99 (an order of 4) and the Chicken Pho $7.99.
The spring rolls came out quickly, and were a tad bit small in diameter but needless to say they were really good. They weren't overly packed with rice noodles or lettuce and had a nice crunch to them due to the lettuce being fresh. There was also a decent amount of shrimp and pork in there, which makes it worth the $4.99. I ended up taking 2 home.
The pho was pretty good. It had an aromatic smell and flavor, which is nice compared to some places that serve it as a steaming bowl of sodium with no flavor other than overpowering salt. The thing that kind of irked me about it is that for $7.99 there was hardly any chicken in it. And when I say hardly, I mean like about 6 quarter-sized chunks of chicken in a large bowl of broth and noodles. Not exactly the bang for my buck that I was looking for, but nevertheless it was still good.
I ended up paying about $14.50 for lunch, which is a tad bit pricey in my honest opinion. Especially considering that places a little further would cost me under $10 for the same meal, and more chicken added to my pho. Oh well. Because they are close to me and the food was quite good, I most likely will be returning, however not as frequently as I would like because the prices are high especially for lunch.
Just as a side note, I understand that this is a family-owned business, which is always a plus. However, I really dislike the fact that the woman who was working the register/taking orders let her 1-2 year old daughter walk around the restaurant from table to table as people were eating.
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