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Tried CreAsian this week since they are one of the few Vietnamese places that work with Uber Eats in my area. The Pho isn't bad flavor wise, but mine was sent without fresh Thai basil on the side (requisite component!), lemon instead of lime (unacceptable), and came with not nearly enough Sriracha. May have just caught them on a bad night with regard to available supplies, but that is no way to serve Pho. Luckily, I had the items needed to save the dish already here at the house. I was able to make it into a good bowl of soup, which means that the core ingredients in the broth were decent.
Whatever you do, avoid the Shaking Beef Salad Bo Luc Lac. The beef is very chewy and not flavorful. It's supposed to be served with tomatoes and cucumber - had neither. Came with a plethora of red and yellow bell pepper instead... WAY too much. The salad dressing it came with was disappointing. Overall, a big miss.
I do recommend the Grilled Pork, Shrimp and Egg Roll Vermicelli Noodle Bowl however. (Although it was also missing the cucumber as advertised.) The egg rolls were not crispy and tasted stale, but if you just toss those, you've got a good dish. The pork was grilled to perfection, flavorful, tender, and delicious. The shrimp was just OK - I might skip that next time, and order extra pork. The greens are fresh and crisp, and the dressing divine.
If CreAsian can bring its Pho sides game up to spec, I'd recommend this restaurant highly, just based on the grilled pork.
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