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| - I went to eat here with my husband and my cousin before going to the Prince concert. A pho place right beside where we were staying - sweet!
When we walked in I was struck by how big and nice it was. Lots of tables and space to walk. Modern and simple decor, well lit and clean. Good first impression. Even the menus looked cool, covered with what looked like faux-bamboo. The waiter and the lady who seated us (owner?) were both really friendly and smiling all night.
I was a little less than happy when I opened the menu. There is a lot of food to choose from, but the prices were higher than I'm used to for pho. There were only a few types on the menu - albeit some interesting choices like seafood - but the cheapest one was $8.50 and went up to $10! I'm used to paying around $7 usually. My husband ordered the seafood one which had lobster balls, crab and shrimp. I ordered a coconut curry with chicken.
I don't know a lot about curry, but it looked strange to me when it came out. It was more like soup, there was so much curry (broth?), and not a lot else in it. There was chicken and potatoes and nothing else, and rice on the side. I was further disappointed that the chicken was dark meat which I really don't like, so I didn't eat all of it. The flavour of the curry was fine, but I don't usually just drink curry like soup so it was a bit much. I tried my husband's soup and liked it. He really liked it as well. The bill for three people came to $34 with tip, which, again, seems high to me for a pho place compared to the places I usually go to.
When we walked out of the restaurant I had a fine feeling about the experience. However, later on me and my husband both had upset stomachs, one of us worse than the other. Admittedly this did put a damper on my opinion of the place. I'm still giving them three stars because they seem like nice people who are putting effort into their business, but the high prices compared with the sickness brought it down.
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