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| - 4 stars is really generous for this restaurant, but I like the lady. She's definitely quirky. And the restaurant is strange.
The lady talks a lot to convince you to like her food. Plus everything according to her is "amazing!" hah! She's a business owner, though, that's her job. The pho is expensive but tasty. The broth was veeery tasty. I really liked the broth. Another review on here said the broth was clear, but that was absolutely not the case this trip. I was actually going to joke that I don't want to start rumors, but it may be part of the same broth from when they opened, but apparently that's not the case. I did not really care for the noodles though. They were thicker than what I'm used to. Call me a purist, I do like the thinner noodles. The side veggie plate was good quality. They add a TON of stuff to the bowl. That's how she justifies the price. I understand the line of thinking, but I simply can't eat that much, so it's kind of a waste for me to go there knowing I'm going to spend $11 on a bowl that I may not eat all of, and pho doesn't keep well enough to take home, plus I don't totally like it.
The Pho-Zilla, which the food network went there for is three pounds of the noodles and soup. (meat too? I don't remember.)
I went back to try the Vietnamese sandwiches. Eh.. They are not on crispy French bread. It's on some type of roll. It wasn't bad. It was...eh. The quality of the veggies was good, but I know I won't get banh mi there again.
As far as the ambiance, when you walk in, there's stuff that she sells. She doesn't really push these things though, which is nice. However, at the table we were sitting at, there was a strange print out pushing the book that she carries. Something about "your doctor is trying to kill you"... haha.. again, she's quirky. And she did mention during our meal that our soup was going to help us to not catch a cold. We don't need medicine.
There were toothpick dispensers every two posts, so that's weird. I would think one on the way out would be fine. Plus when you look in the light, you can see all the fingerprints on them, and I know there weren't that many people there that day. so, ew. There was also a corner with kids toys... and.. again, ew. I think if a public place has kid toys, they should be plastic based with a tub of disinfectant wipes nearby. But that's me.
Plus there are these HUGE signs hanging in the back touting the 3 for 1 banh mi and 3 for 1 desserts. It just seems weird.
This doesn't necessarily seem like a positive review, but, again, I really liked the lady. I want her to do well, but I think she should take down the signs and flyers, wipe it down, make her prices a little more competitive, and maybe it will be a bit more appealing.
I will go back when I crave the taste of that pho, though. It really was delicious.
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