So I returned for mock pork with the esteemed Crystal H; it was definitely a strange experience. As per usual there was no one else in the gigantic space. We were waved to a table by a young girl clearly filling a familial obligation, that is to say, she had no idea what she was doing.
It's all about the details really. Like when they brought out the green tea and Crystal almost spat it out in shock. It was ice cold. No biggie. But when the server replaced it, she took the teapot but not our already cups. So we had nothing to pour the HOT tea into. We moved on. Our two bowls of fish sauce were served as disproportionately as possible, with Crystal getting 4% of the broth and me getting the other 96%. Weird. The deep fried tofu app was also a bit of a failure.
Our mains however, were more or less successful. I'm starting to understand why I'm always one of the only two people in this place.