Rating: 3.5/5.0
I came here a couple days after they started their soft opening. Decor is very clean and minimalistic.
The folks working there are Vietnamese and I can tell that they are very passionate about their food and business in general.
We tried several things here after coming here twice:
Pho (3.5/5.0) - Their broth is clean with an overall sweeter taste. It comes down to preference but I prefer a more savoury broth. Not bad nonetheless and you won't come out feeling thirsty. I believe they are looking to offer a choice of fresh and dry noodle in the future as well. I find the noodles a bit on the softer side. I prefer some bounce and texture to the noodle.
Bun Rieu Cua (3.0/5.0) - I could taste the tomato and crab paste but it was quite subtle. Perhaps it may be due to the fact that it was only available for weekends and I requested it on a Monday. I do prefer the one at Bong Lua over this one as it is much more flavourful.
Skewers (4.0/5.0) - The unique thing about this place is that they also focus on BBQ. My favourite was the pork belly which was super flavourful and juicy. Texture was also perfect. The beef ribs were also good too. It comes with a chilli fish sauce dip which adds another level of tastiness.
Grilled Porkchop and Chicken Rice (3.0/5.0) - The porkchop that they used was lean so after being grilled, it became fairly dry. Perhaps this could be much improved if they chose different cuts. Chicken was better but could have also been a bit more juicy. The fried egg was done very nicely. I like the egg they have used as it is on the orangey-yellow side.
Service was great overall and the people working there are definitely a friendly bunch. Apparently they have been in the restaurant business for quite some time. This place has a lot of potential to become one of the top Vietnamese restaurants in the area once they fine tune a few things.