Last night was AWESOME! We celebrated Binnie's birthday at Rice Paper on 7th Street and had great food, great beer and - of course, great company.
Started with Fire Cracker Shrimp, Crispy Calamari and Wings as appetizers (the wings were DEFINITELY my favorite, though all were great) then moved on to the spring rolls filled with Tuna, Soft-Shelled Crab and Shrimp. GOD, YUMMMM! From there, we did the Pho (which gets REALLY spicy with a big dollop of "the red stuff") and finished everything with cupcakes that they let us bring in from Urban Cookies.
If you haven't been there yet, GO! It's small, but WAY cool and Derrick, our waiter was THE BEST! Since none of us were really used to ordering Vietnamese food, he was really helpful and SO friendly. This spot for me is a definite repeat, despite some of the comments about service and prices on Yelp. 7 of us ate till we were STUFFED and 6 of us had beers. Total bill was $122 (plus tip). So, I don't think that was bad at all..
SO MUCH FUN, and Happy Birthday Binnie!!!!