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Since noticing plenty of Yelp friends checking in to here, I knew I had to make that trip as well. I have already been here twice since then.
Located just off the Valle Verde exit from the I-215, these guys are located in the Kohl's shopping complex. They took the place of what used to be East Coast Eats, which was not a bad joint to eat at either.
My first initial visit I went with the Pork Char Siu Roll($8). It has Marinated Pork Shoulder, Carrot-Daikon-Jalapeno Pickles, Asian Slaw, and Hoisin Barbeque Sauce served on a Sweet Roll. Comes with House Made Chips (Potato, Taro, and Furikake Seasoning) and slices of sweet tangy pickles. With all those different ingredients put together it all came together nicely flavor wise.
My second visit, I brought my wife with me so we shared the Pho Dip ($9), 9th Island Potato Salad ($3), Soup of the day which was Thai Clam Chowder ($3.50), and Dragon Breath Fries ($4).
The Pho Dip has Chinese Five Spice Rubbed Top Sirloin, Pickled Bean Sprouts, Red Onion, Cilantro, Basil, and Chinese Mustard served on a Baguette with Pho Au Jus. Basically, its a Pho Soup in a sandwich minus the noodles and broth but with the Au Jus as your dip.
The 9th Island Potato Salad has Spam, Roasted Garlic, Potato, and Mayo. It tasted kind of bland. I was expecting just a little bit of saltiness because chopped spam were in there.
The Thai Clam Chowder was good. Basically it was just clam chowder mixed in with curry and some basil leaves. I liked it for it was definitley a different twist on clam chowder.
The Dragon Breath Fries are definitely rightfully named. You have french fries coated with some kind of garlic oil and you can dip them in a garlic paste/sauce type of condiment that comes with it. Very strong garlic flavors here so hopefully you are not planning on talking to anybody important up close and personal any time soon after eating this bad boy. The plus is that vampires will stay away from you for sure.
Service was awesome. They check up on you from time to time.
Some random info: They have water cups available with a water dispenser that is flavored with cucumbers you can visibly see floating around inside the water cooler. No fountain drinks. You can get bottled water or soda. I was told their hours are everyday from 11 am to 9 pm but some of my Yelp friends say they are closed fridays. My suggestion would be to call first before heading out there especially if you are going across town.
Overall, I am a fan of their products and concept. Eventually I will try everything on their menu. Its just that they are not easily accessible from my hood.
Yelp 2014 365 Review Challenge #193 "You dont have to be a Buddhist to eat here"
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