I really like Vietnamese cuisine and come from MN where we have the largest number of Vietnamese restaurants in the country (according to the NY Times) and the best (according to Anthony Bourdain).
My two Asian food passions are pho and good dim sum. Neither are particularly good here in the valley. In both cases I have tried over a dozen restaurants. I found myself in this strip mall restaurant today due to another place mysteriously being closed on a random day - another habit shared too often around here.
I wanted to like this place. The vibe is good the place is very clean. The menu is fine. There were very few Asians inside. Mostly older white guys - a warning sign! The service was very good. Nice attentive guy running his butt off.
I just ordered a bowl of pho. Nothing fancy. They were very generous with the noodles and the brisket and sliced rare steak. Encouraging. I like the Phoenix habit of serving mint leaves with the other fresh seasonings. However, I found the broth bland. I added all the jalapeƱos provided and still nothing jumped out at me. I ate every bite, but won't be back. Too far and too little for the drive. Not bad at all, just not stellar.