I left the place feeling more annoyed and sick then when I entered. 99 is usually the one safe choice for me to go to when I'm feeling viet food (which is rare). I usually order the rice and rice noodle because their grilled meat was something to rave about. Over the years, it was notable that quality and prices are both moving in an inverse pattern to each other, Prices are unjustifiably increasing and yet quality are dropping to an unacceptable standard. That being said, this pattern are seen across the viet cuisine landscape but some are more drastic then others. The branch of 99 was yet another soar disappointment and was a shell of a restaurant that it use to be in its glory days. I really am saddened and annoyed. Service wasn't all that bad but the food left me regretting my choice. The meats (grilled chicken and pork chop) was dried to an inedible state, the steamed egg meatloaf was seems to be frozen and reconstituted (leaving that nasty spongy and soggy taste). I also ordered the deep fried shrimp cake with was ridiculously dried to the point of the shrimp losing all its taste and texture-leaving it leather-like and dry, once again, also tasting not very fresh. The soup for the pho was sweet but not from cooking the bones. It left a really strange sweet, sugary after taste that comes from msg and sugar. Overall the only edible thing in that meal was the nem nuong. I do not make it a habit to waste food, either trying to finish it or pack it home, I did not even hesitated to leave 80% of the meat untouched. I cried a little when I paid...will not be coming back, sad to say.