So, maybe Bun Saigon doesn't have the best pho in town. It makes up for it with its huge and awesome menu, full of dishes that my Vietnamese friends tell me you rarely see anywhere else around here.
But my Authentic Vietnamese Experience dinner was some time ago, so today I'm going to review today's lunch.
Ordered the Bun (noodle dish) with shrimp on sugar cane and spicy pork. Noodles a bit dry, but a good dose of nuoc cham dipping sauce takes care of that. The pork is mildly spicy, nicely grilled, and delicious. But the real star is the shrimp: a big dose of shrimp paste served on a piece of juicy sugar cane. This is not a stingy portion - dried out sugar cane barely dipped into shrimp paste. It's big, fresh, and damn near addictive.
Gotta go back for more soon. But perhaps next time I'll bring a Vietnamese friend or an encyclopedia of Viet food to help me get through the menu.