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| - If this was my first time having Vietnamese food, I'd never have it again.
It's not just how obnoxious the exterior is, with the ultra-strong lights that probably drive every insect in a ten mile radius to the store front, or how unnecessarily large the place is - but it's the mediocrity of the food and the stinginess of the restaurant that really just earns it a low, low rating.
Their baguettes are ho-hum, the amount of meat per sandwich is underwhelmed by the pickled veggies, and while the price is great I'd much rather go to Mr. Sandwich and pig out there.
When I say stingy, I refer to their iced coffee. I love Vietnamese coffee (strong Vietnamese coffee individually dripped with condensed milk and it's delicious and nom nom nom and really should be a dessert), 70% of that cup is ice, the rest is yummy Vietnamese coffee. Want more? Ask for low ice and what do they say? "Sorry, pre-measured, I'll have to charge you twice." Seriously. I'm paying three bucks for three slurps of coffee? I can go around the corner, go either side to Pho Kim Long or a five minute walk and get some Vietnamese coffee for a full serving!
Their spring roll looks like it had two shrimp and some real veggies in there. It's allll laid on the top with the shrimp sliced in half. So it's nothing but filler. Where's the taste?
I was informed that they used to have really great food in California about ten years ago. I dunno what happened, but wow.
However, I will give it to them - Interior is super squeaky clean, modern, and ultra-bright, as I mentioned, as well as 24 hours.
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