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| - Da Lat is and exceptional Vietnamese restaurant run by a very kind family with and extensive and authentic menu and kind understated service. We enjoyed a huge lunch here on a recent trip to Vegas in late September. The Pho here is the star, and rightly so, with most people opting for it, but I was equally impressed with the wide menu of regional dishes from Vietnam. Whomever cooks here is very gifted and it's easy to see why this place was packed at lunch on a week day.
We enjoyed the following:
Appetizers:
Fried Egg Rolls - Hot, Crispy, filled w/ Shredded Pork. Served w/ a side of Fish sauce.
Entrees:
Banh Xeo (Half Moon Crepe) - Vietnamese Crepe filled w/ Shrimp, Beef, Scallions, Bean Sprouts & Fish sauce. On the side it was accompanied by a garnish tray w/ Carrots, Radishes, Thai Basil & Lettuce Wraps to combine all of the ingredients in one mouthful.
This was HUGE! I loved everything about it but it was somewhat messy to eat.
Pho Dac Biet (Special Beef Combination Soup) - This included Meatball, Tripe, Tendon, Rare & Well Cooked Beef along with Vermicelli Noodles in Beef broth. Served alongside were garnishes of Jalapeno Peppers, Bean Sprouts, Thai Basil & Lime. The flavors were smoky, beefy, and rich. This Pho was absolutlely stellar.
Com Bo Cuon Tom (Shrimp Wrapped In Beef) - An elegant and delicous little Vietnamese Surf & Turf combo served w/ steamed White Rice, Cucumbers, Tomatoes & Lettuce.
Everything we ordered was at least very, very good while the Pho Dac Biet and Banh Xeo were amazing.
The only reason I'm not giving 5 stars is that try as I might I couldn't get past the fact as mentioned in some previous reviews, the floor was really, really dirty! Old food, dust and dirt littered the floors underneath the tables which was hard to miss. Kinda gross even though the tables were very claen and they had and A health Code rating displayed.
That being said I would still return to have another bowl of that addictive Pho Dac Biet and to explore this menu in greater detail. I just won't be looking down near my feet at all.
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