I can appreciate that many Yelpers love this place, but I am not one of them. I completely agree with Sarah's one-star review on 1/23/2010. Here's why:
1. The food is mediocre at best. It is NOT authentic Vietnamese food. For the Bun dishes, the vermicelli noodles are thick and served warm. The spring rolls are not Vietnamese-style at all, but small with a Chinese-style meat filling. The food is so greasy (and Vietnamese food should not be greasy) that it makes me queasy after. The fish sauce is just salty, without the sweet tang that good fish sauce should have. And the pot of tea we were given must have been watered down several times, because it was just brown warm water. Very nasty.
2. The service is horrible. Prepare to get shouted at and/or ignored.
3. The restaurant is old and dirty. I love Asian fast food diners (being Asian myself), but this place takes the cake. I don't want to be rude but I've seen things that are definitely not hygienic.
Two thumbs down from this Viet food connoisseur.