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| - Had high hopes for Pinky's, but I enjoyed the idea of this Ca Phe more than actually being there. The good: Tiger's Milk Ceviche was a satisfyingly creamy, coconut concoction (ohohoho - and they say high school English is useless...). The broth of the You Dip, I Dip banh mi was so dang delicious, that I'd actually dare to say it's the best pho broth I've ever tasted.
The bad: Everything else. Asked for a knife to cut the banh mi (as we were 3 people), but was curtly told "No knives." before our server swiftly turned and walked away. As in...you don't have any available right now, or none in the house? "No knives at all." Overheard other tables asking for the same cutlery, and friendlier servers replied, "Yeah, sorry, we don't offer knives and the kitchen refuses to cut the sandwich. We don't know why." Our table ended up MacGyvering it by using my brothers' utility pocket knife, cleaned off by sanitizer.
Marrow beef has no marrow taste. Were it not to have "marrow" in the dish title and were it not served on the bone, I would've thought they were just beef rolls.
Portions were extremely small, with prices being high for such tiny plates of food (made for ants?). We literally ordered one of every item off the menu, and still left hungry enough to want to eat a whole other meal.
My first visit to Pinky's will be my last.
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