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| - I have a lot of love for this place. Staff are super friendly and helpful, they genuinely want you to have a good experience, unlike many of the places in Chinatown. They are great with kids. Also unlike most of the neighbouring restaurants the ambience here is actually pleasant, with wooden floors, sleek decor, clean tables, and floor to ceiling windows letting in a ton of light. The pho is great, IMO, although I'm no expert. The bun bo hue especially is excellent - spicy and lemongrassy and cinnamony, rich deep broth, delicious chewy gelatinous chunks of meat, with lots of herbs, cabbage and onion for crunch and freshness. They used to have a calamari patty soup special that I really wanted to try (I think it's northern Vietnamese?), but sadly they took it off the menu before I could. The chicken wings are AMAZING, salty and juicy with the sweet dipping sauce and the spicy jalapeƱo slices... so good. The only two things I would improve would be 1) sell beer!!! I thought they applied for a liquor licence ages ago but nothing seemed to ever come of that, which is a shame for those who like a cooling beer with their spicy soup; and 2) get that side patio fixed up and licensed! Then I would probably be here all summer long.
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