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| - Please do not eat here unless you want to get yelled at in Vietnamese by the waitress.
Saw a billboard on the strip advertising this restaurant and decided to take the 10-minute drive off the strip to have lunch there- big mistake.
Walked into the restaurant and was greeted by a hoard of dirty children toys behind the cash register- bad first impression.
Next, sat down and only one other customer was in there having lunch- now I understand why...
Looked at the menu and was annoyed that there were three different prices for a basic pho item: small, medium, and large- I prefer when restaurants just keep it simple with one price.
Meanwhile, my boyfriend who is from Mexico says to me that he does not want to eat there because of all the Trump signs posted all over the restaurant. I look up from reading the menu and the walls are indeed covered with Vote for Trump posters. Asians for Trump! He never complains about anything, so I knew he was very bothered by the signage.
Waitress comes to take our order and I politely tell her that we are going to leave because my boyfriend feels uncomfortable because of the Trump signs. She immediately gets defensive and says, "You're here to eat right, not for politics?" Then she grabs our menus. We start walking towards the door and she says to us, "Don't worry, only smart people eat here anyways." We both say nothing. We walk out the door, she follows us, then yells something at us in Vietnamese.
I have never experienced this kind of uncomfortable interaction at a restaurant. We were on vacation, so I tried not to let it bother me too much. I'm just not sure why this woman has to display all of those Trump signs inside her restaurant- perhaps she should try to understand that his hateful comments toward the Mexican community are very offensive and she should not bring that kind of negative energy into her restaurant.
We drove down Spring Mountain Road and had a very nice lunch at Magal BBQ instead- I highly recommend this place! It's brand new, they have a $7.99 lunch special menu, and were very friendly. : )
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