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| - 2.5 stars. We came in for a late lunch at 1:15 pm on a Friday and the place was extremely busy. The servers were friendly and efficient, although their English wasn't that good (but they could converse in Cantonese). The menu had the regular Vietnamese fare (beef tripe,beef ball, rare beef phò, pork chops on rice, vermicelli bowls, rice paper rolls, and spring rolls) but nothing out of the ordinary(i.e. grilled quail, banh xeo, or banh how chau). The prices are very reasonable(all soups range from $9 to $10).
My rare beef and beef ball phò failed to impress. The broth was fairly plain--although the rare beef slices were tender and the beef balls had a good, firm texture, the flavours were very unidimensional. However, the soup was served piping hot.
We might return to give this place another try (according to our friend who came with us, their phò is normally quite excellent. The kitchen was a bit off today for some reason).
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