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| - This restaurant just opened up around the corner from my work. While I had encountered the very friendly staff, in our shop, I was hesitant to give them a visit because as a vegan, I am generally wary of the hidden fish sauce and so forth in Vietnamese food, and would hate to disturb such a delicious cuisine with my dietary requests.
I am very glad I went in. I was greeted by the friendly Kol3 staff, and the interior is beautiful. Modern, poppy, and simple. Their menu board displayed that they had Banh Xeo (savoury crepes), Vietnamese subs, salad rolls, soup, etc. They also have delicious teas, coffees, and organic dry sodas and things on hand.
Since I am kind of a Vietnamese n00b aside from the occasional pho place that is sympathetic to my kind, I basically just asked them to make me something meat, dairy, egg, fish free. Lucky for me, they were very accomodating and were able to make me a vegan Banh Xeo which was a new experience! It was a lovely crepe filled with bean sprouts, veggies, and crispy tofu. She even replaced the fish sauce on the side with a vegan friendly kind, As someone who normally cooks at home and dabbles in raw food a lot, the food itself was a little heavy on the oil for me, and I have found myself a few hours later with a headache, but I feel this may just be the adjustment on my body. I am unclear on their msg situation, forgot to ask.
I considered trying a dry soda which looked delicious, but I had some ginger pu-erh tea on hand which caters well to this kind of cuisine, I find.
Try this place for something new. Good luck, new little Kol3 restaurant! :)
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