. "2"^^ . "4"^^ . . "North Vietnamese is a cuisine I haven't come across before and it's nice to find a restaurant that features Hanoi popular dishes for all those people that hasn't made that trip to Southeast Asia like myself.\n\nWe stepped inside to this Vietnamese themed decor with a mood lamp lighting ambiance. It was unfortunate that there was quite a big group gathered here for their dinner and broke the sound barrier I couldn't hear myself think and just as a note it could have taken part in the meal prep as large group orders all at once are hard to handle and rush out unless reserved in advance.\n\nOthers already commented about the servers/owners, so I'll agreed with them as I had first hand experience of similar degree. The basement washroom had a nice waiting space as well however there's a dish of LYCHEE of some sort that you shouldn't touch or else let their Fruit Flies swarm you. 2.5 *Stars*\n\n#6 Hen(Saut\u00E9ed Spicy Baby Clams served with Crispy Rice Crackers$7.00). Crispy Rice Cracker was good to eat and strong Sesame flavour that is a nice change from Pita Breads and Nachos. The Baby Clams however I have to say is not for my palette. It might be authentic but something in my mind just didn't like this non-fresh Clams texture.\n\n#10 Cha Ca(Hanoi-style Grouper with Dill & Shrimp Paste $12.00). The Rice Vermicelli, Shredded Lettuce, Cilantro, etc are standard as any Bun dish you'll have at Pho places. The Fried Grouper reminded me of Filet-o-Fish, I'm not against it but I imagined some Bread and Tartar Sauce as I ate.\n\n#23 Ga Nuong Xa Sua Dua(Chicken with Lemon Grass & Coconut Milk $10.50). I believe the Chicken would have been better if grilled but if I'm correct, they fried it instead as I taste that slight Lemon Grass flavour but couldn't find the Coconut Milk. \n\nThe Oil from the Chicken was soaked into the Rice Vermicelli below and it was excessive almost like an Olive Oil tasting. I'm one that don't mind excessive Oil, but at least it has to have some flavour or be the healthy variety."^^ . . "2010-09-14T00:00:00"^^ . "2"^^ . "0"^^ .