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| - I came here with my family during lunch time and there were quite a few tables occupied. We were nicely greeted by the manager of the restaurant who really knew how to joke/make my parents happy. Portion sizes here are quite big and the prices are reasonable.
My dad ordered the Pho which he said the soup was flavourful, and the noodles were good. However, he said the beef was not tender. My brother-in-law got the House Special Pho which comes with way more beef and other cuts and he really liked it.
I shared the Chicken and Pork with Rice and the Vermicelli with Pork. The flavours were actually quite decent/satisfactory, but I thought the presentation of both dishes was lacking (not enough pickled carrots, cucumbers, etc). I also found that the Chicken+Pork in the rice dish was TOO salty (and it kinda had that "glaze"/oily colour on it, kinda like that colour you get when you go korean BBQ and you haven't changed the grill in awhile, you know what I mean?!).
The vermicelli with pork had plenty of meat and noodles, but I felt it was lacking some veggies. I also didn't like the wrapper the spring rolls were made with; they used the "smooth" kind that you find in Dim Sum Spring rolls (instead of the bumpy ones that I normally see at Vietnamese restaurants), although the filling was more traditional.
Overall, portions were big, price was reasonable, my family loved it -- but I feel I've had better and more authentic Vietnamese food elsewhere.
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