Interesting, but unauthentic.
I was looking forward to coming here. I have become a foodie. My wife and I love to try new places and support local restaurants. Rice Paper was on my list of places to try. The place looks like a converted residential home turned restaurant. The place was clean and trendy. Service was great and friendly. The server even brought our dogs some water to drink out side. However the food didn't fulfill my expectations for a truly Vietnamese meal experience. There was a lacking of authentic flavor in our dishes. I believe the Pho was lacking in taste and substance as the meal was very humble and seems shy in the true taste of Pho. "Enlighten me" spring roll was interesting as well. I did like the crunch from the fried wonton skins in the roll however the jalapeno was a bit overpowering for me. Salads were forgettable too.
Ratio of authenticity (ROA) #Ethnic Patrons/Total # Patrons 0.1 (includes my party). Although not very authentic in Vietnamese cuisine, it did show potential in some of their originality in their spring rolls.
Price was high as it is rare to have the price of pho at a whopping $10.
There are plenty of other Vietnamese restaurants which is worth the experience at half the cost. (You may have to put up with poor service, but at least your stomach will be satisfied.)
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