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| - This was our first visit to Mekong River. We went for lunch today (Monday around 12:30pm). The restaurant was quite busy with only 2 free tables.
We sat down and waited around 10 minutes until a pot of tea was delivered. It was only then that the waitress realized we didn't have an order slip on our table, so she got one for us right away. Our order was collected after about 5 more minutes, so this is already very slow as compared to other Viet. restaurants in that area. Granted, this restaurant is Viet./Thai/Chinese so not strictly Vietnamese.
I ordered a small bowl of pho with brisket and beef balls (only $7, so not bad). My husband ordered the My Tho style seafood soup with glass noodles ($9). We also ordered the crispy shrimp spring rolls ($5.50) to share.
The My Tho soup came first, followed by the spring rolls. My pho came about 5 minutes later (not unusual for our local Viet. style restaurants).
The My Tho was quite small in comparison to other local places, but had a fair amount of seafood in it. The broth was quite bland, so my husband had to add some fish sauce. Otherwise, he enjoyed it.
The shrimp spring rolls were delicious! They were definitely the best part of the meal and I'd order them again although they were a bit small for the price.
The small pho was just right for the price. It was very tasty and had a good amount of brisket and 4 meat balls. I have no complaints about it. I also got a good amount of Thai basil, bean sprouts and lime on the side.
When we first arrived there was no sambal oelek, sriracha or hoisin on the table, but she brought some right after our food arrived.
All in all, it was a good experience. The only thing I'd be eager to return for is the crispy shrimp rolls as we can get much better pho and my tho style soup closer to home, but I wouldn't discourage anyone from visiting Mekong River. The food isn't bad at all and the restaurant seemed clean. The service wasn't bad either. All in all, middle of the road as local Asian restaurants go.
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