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My favorite dish? The lemongrass grilled pork vermicelli bowl. The pork is sooo tender yet flavorful and I love the ample pickled veggies and lettuce that it comes with. The fish sauce adds just the right amount of flavor so that the entire bowl comes together flawlessly.
Along those lines, the grilled pork bahn mi is also very good. Very flavorful from the pork and the cilantro / pickled veggies / sauce come together very well.
I also tried the grilled chicken vermicelli and was disappointed since the chicken was a tad bit too dry. Stick with the pork. You won't be disappointed.
PSA: If you get the pho to go, make sure you have a big bowl at home, less than 5 min away. The beef fillet is provided to you in its raw form, meant to get cooked in the broth right before you eat, but if you let the broth cool down, you'll have to heat it back up to fully cook through the beef. Also you won't be able to eat all the contents unless you have a massive bowl to dump everything in. So maybe just don't get it to go and eat in the restaurant. Or get the pork.
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4 stars for the pho.
Specifically the broth, which is full bodied and rich and delicious. Apparently, Be starts stewing the broth a day in advance with real bones, which is what gives the broth its rich flavor. Whatever magic they are doing, the broth is delicious. The rice noodles are fine and the meat in the combination pho was good (although not the best I've had), but the real winner is the broth. Also the prices are super reasonable given the large portion sizes (I had difficulty finishing my bowl).
Still have to come back and try the banh mi!
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