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| - I was really excited because yet another Vietnamese restaurant has opened up! Yay! Half my family is culturally Vietnamese and I'm always looking for the most legit place to eat when I'm not visiting family. It took me forever to try this since I've been out of town and read that parking is only free on the weekends, ugh.
Immediately after sitting down, we asked for iced water and tea. My iced water came with a fuzzy larva bug right floating on top. Horrifying, as that happened in the first minute of sitting down. They charge for tea here.
So we got:
Banh Mi Thit Nuong: had pate inside, which is fairly unusual. Meat was on the sweeter side. Came cut in half, with pickled daikon/carrots on the side.
Bun Bo Hue: One of the oiliest bowls of BBH I've had in my life. The oil/fat started forming a skin at the top. Several times I had to wipe my spoon and chopsticks of the oil that stuck onto it. Otherwise, the right flavors were present. Not as spicy as Ninh Kieu's. Missing the pork leg (many Yelpers commented on getting one, I guess my friend and I missed out on it).
Prices are more expensive than in Asiatown. Everything feels nicer here, so you pay for that too. This includes tablecloths, cloth napkins, sandwiches cut in half with pickled carrots/daikon on the side, a plate under the bowl, rectangular serving plates...This is the first time in recent memory I've seen that at a Vietnamese place. Man, either my family and I eat at crappy places, or we've been doing it wrong for decades. Or I have bad memory. Since my family is awesome, I'm going to go with the last one.
Street parking is free on the weekends, otherwise...have fun. Unfortunately, due to the parking, questionable cleanliness, excessive oil and higher prices, I don't think you'll see me here again.
As I left, I noticed a sign that advertised a free cabbage salad with purchase of an entree that had been turned away from the door when I walked in. Just FYI.
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