Spring Mountain's endless road of reasonably priced Pho restaurants just made it's way up to to the North West. And it's about time!
I waited with baited breath for this restaurant to open in one of my favorite plazas adorned with Panera, Chipotle, Cupcakery, and Market Grille Cafe, already a great offering of casual dinner spots. It finally opened and I managed to get in around 1:30PM for lunch, after running a few errands.
The interior is very purple, with fresh flowers, tinted lights, and a closed off kitchen. Comfortably seating 31 people, it's a somewhat intimate space. There would three other tables there, two of which were Vietnamese diners. (Which is always a good sign.)
I was greeted with a bit longer of a menu than I expected, (Not Pho Kim Long's length or anything like that, about five pages of offerings.) I went with the generic route of ordering Spring Rolls and a basic "everything" bowl of Pho.
The Pho: Very good. Not salty at all. Came out lightening quick, and has a good balance of noodles vs. meat.
Spring Rolls: Really good. Flavorful, crispy yet moist on the inside with a really nice garnish presentation.
The girl who owns it was very friendly and was ready to make a few recommendations for me on what to order. I went with a very generic choice since i kind of wanted to get a baseline of what the quality was before I ordered the "house specialties", not to mention that I wasn't terribly hungry so I didn't want to overload with appetizers and soup and etc.
I am of the opinion that like all businesses, they're somewhat new with the service so it's going to take a bit to get running super smooth, (i.e. my appetizer came out the same time as my Pho, which made me feel a little rushed), but all good things take time.
I hope things do well for Viet Bistro as it's pretty good food with friendly service at an excellent price without the drive to Spring Mountain.