Today we were craving Vietnamese food, so we decided to try somewhere random and new. Found this place on yelp so we thought we would give it a try.
I walked in and no body greeted us asking how many people we had. I literally was standing there for about 5 minutes until I could get the attention of the guy working there since he was looking my way but didn't say a word.... strange.
I ordered pho chay (vegetarian pho) in a medium, Hubs for the XL pho Dac biet to share w the kids. Plus a side order of the shrimp fresh rolls and fried spring rolls. Also another order of the grilled pork & chicken on rice plate.
I was surprised to see only 2 small spring rolls w/ very little fish sauce (no garnishing of lettuce & pickled radish and carrot) on the side. Fresh rolls were large mainly filled w noodles, dipping sauce lacked flavour.... disappointed. The flavour of the regular pho was more beefy rather than perfumed with the aromas of cardamom, cinnamon and fennel seeds. Tasted more like beef broth w noodles. The plate of grilled meat was ok, usually you would expect a hunky chunk of meat when you order these types of dishes but the meat was very thin and small portion. The vegetable pho was ok, lacked the "pho aroma" that most people associate a bowl
A pho to but overall I enjoyed the mixed vegetables in the bowl of noodles.
Would I go back? No, probably not. Maybe just for the pho chay. If you are looking for an authentic Vietnamese place to eat- maybe try elsewhere. It really stands up to its name "..... fusion" maybe it was catered more towards non-Vietnamese people so the flavours are not as deep and rich like the true authentic way of making pho etc.