Authentic...need I say more. So authentic that the lady waiting on us spoke little english and had the stereotypical gruff old asian lady attitude. But lets talk food. My Pho was perfectly prepared, tasty but lacked enough meat. The fresh spring rolls were fresh and the peanut sauce was perfect. The local is a little dingy, the digs were questionable but then that's what one may expect when dining traditional Vietnamese...minus the cats wandering by, Vietnamese families and deliveries on vespas and old asian gents playing mahjong while chain smoking. I'd go back.