. "5 of us came here for lunch today because it was nearby and a friend wanted Vietnamese food. It was a bit of a late lunch and the restaurant wasn't busy. Right off the bat, the service wasn't that great as we were not well greeted and throughout the meal we all felt we were getting a bit of an attitude from our waitress. On top of that, 2-3 times the runner kept bringing food we didn't order because he mistakenly brought it to the wrong table. It can't be hard when you have a restaurant with maybe 10 tables (maybe) and only 3 are occupied at the time. \n\nOn to the food. We all got Pho as the entree and the spring rolls (traditional and the soft shell crab). The traditional spring roll were fine. Nothing to brag about. The soft shell crab with mango was quite delicious. This wasn't a typical vietnamese spring roll though. It was definitely a Japanese fusion but I welcome it. The dipping sauce for the soft shell crab was delightful. The Pho, however, was dumb down and not very flavorful. The broth was bland and most likely artificially flavored; it wasn't the intense beef-and-bone-stewing-for-24-hrs-broth that most other vietnamese restaurant have or how my mom would make it. I have to give them a point for being very generous with the meat. But really the broth is the key! Anyhow, this place was okay. The main thing I liked about this place was their decor. They had these lovely straw hats hanging from the ceiling tiles that just made the ceiling and space so much bigger. Food and service = eh. I probably wouldn't come back here unless i was desperately craving vietnamese food and couldn't leave the downtown area. \n\n-- Keep eatin'"^^ . "1"^^ . "1"^^ . . "2"^^ . "2014-03-14T00:00:00"^^ . . "1"^^ .