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| - Decent, cheap, average food in the entertainment district.
I came in here on a Saturday during lunch hours and the place was surprisingly not packed. Mostly students, actually.
You have to order at the counter, and then they bring you your food. The woman at the counter was arguing with one of the cooks and seemed annoyed with me, as she asked me "what you want" at least four times. I ordered the vegetable and tofu soup in vegetable broth. The food was prepared almost frighteningly fast, but being as hungry as I was, this didn't bother me very much.
I was surprised to see a heaping pile of actual vegetables atop the bowl of steaming hot noodles and broth! Broccoli, onions, red peppers, green beans, and bean sprouts, to be exact. The rice noodles were tender and delicious, and the cook on the vegetables was quite well done, too (not too soft and mushy). The tofu were chunky and most likely deep fried pieces, but soaked up the broth quite heartily.
Although I enjoyed the size and portion of the bowl, I feel that the broth may have been just a bit too salty. I don't want to confirm this because I am quite accustomed to eating mostly low salt/salt free, but it did seem very sodium and MSG laden. I also didn't taste any significant seasoning in the broth besides salt, so it's quite possible that I was eating salty hot water with noodles. Hmm.
I don't think I would recommend this place to many people. There are so many better places in the area for Asian food (although I'm not sure specifically about Vietnamese food) and they have surprisingly few options for pho which was disappointing. Will probably not return and opt for miso and tofu soup nearby at one of the many Japanese establishments near by. You live and you learn.
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