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| - The only reason that I'm not giving this place five stars is because of the service. That's it- that's the only reason. It's not that they were rude at all- they were just your typical Asian restauranteurs: indifferent, inscrutable, and inattentive. This is far from uncommon in many restaurants, so I can't really knock the points too much. But that, combined with the condition of the tables, was enough to knock a point off. Every table that wasn't occupied was dirty. Not filthy, mind you, but obviously they had only cleared the dishes from the previous occupants and not even wiped them down. Which, honestly, I could give less of a shit about, but I feel it necessary to point it out because I know that some people really get turned off by that.
Alright- all that being out of the way, let me talk about the food. The food was GREAT! They actually have shrimp paste on sugar cane, and it's honestly the best that I've ever had. The sugarcane itself is SO juicy, and the flavor of the shrimp is just insanely good. All of the ingredients were fresh and tasty, and I really enjoyed making my own 'wrap' with them. We both had the Number One pho, and it was delicious. The broth itself has an obviously beefy characteristic, and it shows that these people put some serious love into their stock. All of the meats were great- all of the ingredients were top-notch. This had tied for my favorite pho in Arizona, and it was everything that I was hoping for.
I'll be back. Many times, in fact. If they can show me that they keep a clean house, then I'll bump them up to five stars in no time.
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