I really really wanted to like this place. I love sketchy holes-in-the-wall that serve authentic grub...but this place....meh....
1. Known for the banh cuon (rice flour rolls with pork and mushroom) this place doesn't deliver the goods. We saw them grab these from a big tupperware container and throw it into the microwave. My mom's version destroys these re-heated rolls. And when I go out to eat, I don't want to eat leftovers, thanks!
2. Bun Bo Hue broth is all wrong -- also likely re-heated since the broth was "separated" and "settled". The meat in this dish was chewy (at least the tendon and some other mystery meats). Pork blood was good though.
3. I thought it would be hard to mess up rice with pork chop and fried egg. Not at this place! They do use broken rice (+1), but the rice had a distinct smell of "not-so-fresh". The Chinese have a word for it ("sook"?), but I don't know the exact translation to Engrish. Meat and egg were fairly average.
4. The good? They have cold tea (actual tea that is cold...not beer!). This was really nice on a hot day.
I do like the "family-ness" of this place -- with their son watching Sponge Bob and working sewing in the dining room. However, I can't deny that the food simply wasn't good.
Sidenote: they have weird ass hours. Most nights, I think they're done around 7pm.