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| - Eh, it's okay. Food is cheap and you get what you pay for, so no problem on that front. I've had the cafe sua da/D4 cold, combination fried rice, and nem nuong/K1. Ownership changes must be true because the menu looks cleaned up even compared to pictures from this August.
The Vietnamese coffee was pretty on point - always better with condensed milk! The nem nuong was solid as well - good crunch and savoriness from the wontons and meat, and the sauce hit the right notes. Too bad about the fried rice though - the toppings are on point but it was pretty bland. I did end up trying some of my brother's pho broth, but It felt decent/average, not really wowed by it.
Single digit Viet food, even if mediocre, should have been a home run for me, but I was really bugged by the service, at times pushy and inconsistent. Weird, right? A lot of people here are heralding it.
If I order Vietnamese coffee in Vietnamese, I hoped that would imply I know what I'm doing. Literally the second my drip stopped, a waiter swooped in and asked me if I knew what I was doing. Before I could even respond, he took my cup and did pouring/stirring for me. Seriously, dude? That's part of the experience.
Also my friend ordered a separate coffee without condensed milk at the same time. We were engaged in conversation, but 40 minutes later it didn't come - turns out my separate order turned out to be a correction of his...? It took one of our late friends ordering a third coffee before they realized what happened.
I think given location and pricing this place is okay - maybe I'm just an off experience with service. When we were the only ones in the restaurant. I probably won't be back though - I literally had better AZ Viet food in a food court.
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