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| - Seeing as how this is my 7th visit in a month, I figured it was time for a review. Let me preface this by saying I love pho. I've been eating it since I was in my teens, grew up in a city with a large Vietnamese population. My 4 stars are for the pho. On to the review....
I discovered Be's via yelp a month ago, turns out it's 4 blocks from my house. I was a bit skeptical, as pho is not popular in Ballantyne. I usually drive down South blvd to Doan's or Saigon Palace for my pho fix. The restaurant used to be a sushi place (terrible), so I was happy to see this take its place.
Ambiance:
Small, very clean, usually quiet spot. It can get VERY busy at lunch. There are a few booths, tables and a couple counter chairs.
Food:
I usually get the pho ga, which is wonderful (5 stars). Great broth, flavorful. I mean, really good, it can stand on it's own without the accompaniments. Tons of shredded chicken breast as well. They do not skimp on the quantity. The pho comes with the usual add ins, basil, lime, peppers, sprouts.
I tried the lemongrass banh mi and was disappointed. The bread was stale and tough, too much mayo/sauce and flavorless chicken. Iill pass.
On my last visit I was craving lemongrass chicken (stir fry), yeah, no. It was worse than the sandwich. Rubbery chicken, watery sauce, the flavor was off.
Service:
Usually good service. Order at the counter, get a number, pick a seat. The only issue I had was when I told them I didn't like the lemongrass stir fry, after one bite. They apologized, but still made me pay for my pho. No offer to fix/refund my dish.
All in all, a pretty good spot for pho in the burbs!
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