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| - A new Vietnamese restaurant that opened up on Spring Mountain about half a year ago or so, we were pleasantly surprised by the interior decorations of this restaurant. It doesn't look like your typical Vietnamese joint with fancy booths and furniture. This is actually their second location, their first being in Portland, Oregon!
We started off our dinner with #21 Tau Hu Ki ("Fried tofu wrap stuffed with fish, shrimp, and crab. 2 for 1 order") $5.50. It came with fresh greens and pickled carrots and radishes with a dipping sauce. Pretty tasty stuff. And we chose this based on the picture!
We also shared the #39 Banh Xeo ("Vietnamese pancake") $7.00. It's labeled as a meal for one, and it definitely is! It's loaded with lots of bean sprouts, shrimp, and some other stuff. It's also served with greens and a dipping sauce. Pretty tasty and I would suggest sharing it with someone and getting an additional dish as well. It's a hardy order of a pancake.
For my own dinner order, I got the #1 Tai, Nam, Gau, Gan, Sach ("Eye of round steak, well-done flank, fat brisket, soft tendon and honeycomb tripe.), size small $6.50. It was loaded with lots of noodles, which is a good thing. I actually didn't finish my order because I was so stuffed (from all the appetizers too). Another friend ordered the #2 Chin, Nam, Gau, Gan, Sach ("Well-done brisket, well-done flank, fat brisket, soft tendon and honeycomb tripe."), size small $6.50. She was pretty happy with her order overall. The BF ordered his favorite, the #35 Mi Bo Kho ("Stewed beef with egg noodles.") $7.00. He finished up his whole bowl and I must admit, pretty good flavor in there.
The BF also got the #78 Sinh To Bo ("Fresh avocado shake") $3.50 to go, and it was yummy!
Service - our original waiter was coming around a lot to make sure we were okay. Then I think we were forgotten about after that. We had to wave the waiter down when we wanted our bill as he couldn't see us in our booth.
Food was pretty good overall and the ambiance is quite nice. They refill your water with a pitcher that has orange slices in it, which is a nice touch. I think we'll be going back!
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