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We went here hungry af after finding out vietnam noodle star was full and the waiting list was longer than the line to meet a celebrity.
We first walked in because the outside looked pretty reliable.. we were reluctant when we were faced with a doctor waiting room door lookalike and the inside was basic with zero renovations (minimal design, paper taped up to the wall, plastic tablecloth etc.) But hey, I guess they saved a lot of $$ that way.
The service was not amazing- they only spoke mandarin but as long as I can order, it's fine. Ordering is done on a piece of paper and the menu is english, so it's all good. When the food came, we didn't know whose it was and when we asked him, he stumbled around and didn't come back with an answer- we were left to guess. Also, the mandarin shows they're playing on their TV is quite loud and since they don't have many customers, the workers mostly sit in front of it watching the entire time.
This place is definitely family-run and has regular customers that come, eat and go. It's not a place to sit, linger and chat.
The food however, wow! You can tell they make the noodles by themselves (lai mein, for all my canto folks.) and the broth.. amazing! It doesn't taste commercial or generic. Hot and sour soup with noodles - highly recommend.
The broth is clearly a homemade recipe that they've tweaked to be unique - I'm telling you, you can't find a similar soup that's made as well as this anywhere..
In the end, we paid $27 for a 4 person meal and we were all full and satisfied.
THEREFORE, YAY! Must come back here and try more.
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