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| - I had lunch at the Viet-Thai Noodle house late on a Sunday afternoon, about 2pm. The atmosphere is very nice, typical Asian decor, clean and well maintained. The place was pretty empty, there was only one other party there when I came in. I ordered the summer rolls, goi cuon, & pho tai, rare beef with green onions and cilantro. The pho comes in 3 sizes medium, large, and XL. I ordered the XL, being an XL guy. The summer rolls came out very quickly. The rice paper wrapper was sticky and chewy, nice compliment to crunch of the fresh vegetables inside. The peanut sauce was excellent. The rolls were enormous and reasonably priced, $3.75 for an order of two. I don't know if the staff waited til I finished my summer rolls or it was just a coincidence, but my server brought the pho tai out a couple of minutes after I finished them. I dumped the bean sprouts and jalapenos right into the steaming hot soup then added some basil leaves and lime juice. The broth was steaming hot and had a nice rich flavor. I didn't have them spice the soup up, so I added a generous shot of srichacha sauce to give it some kick. I have tried eating the noodled with chop sticks and usually windup wearing more than I eat, so I stuck with a fork. The beef was tender and delicious. With the restaurant being pretty empty the service was excellent, very friendly and making sure I had everything I needed. I got the feeling though if the place was busier that the service would still be excellent. The prices are very reasonable, being about the same as most places I have visited while I have been here in Charlotte (the XL Pho Tai was $9.50). I will definitely come back here to try the Pad Thai and other items.
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