Christina M.
Yelp
I absolutely love all Asian cuisine, especially Vietnamese. So when I researched Vietnamese in Charleston I was stoked to come across CO. But I wound up leaving extremely underwhelmed.
Firstly, the place has a really cute atmosphere. Very chic and trendy, I can see the appeal of bringing in a customer base.
But honestly? That's really it.
To start, I don't know if it was just the day we came but we sat upstairs and the air conditioning seemed to be broken. I was sweating nonstop and people around me seemed uncomfortable. This was so unpleasant and essentially was the main contributor of me wanting to high tail it out of there. It's June, why is the air conditioning not working properly? Maybe it was just a one off?
Our waiter, although nice, wasn't attentive. I had a hard time hearing him because he spoke low and the music was loud I had to repeat my questions several times because I just couldn't hear him. We had to flag him down for refills and our check.
We ordered appetizers from happy hour, and yes it was half off but the portions were so small it was frustrating. Although the crab Rangoons were delicious as well as the dumplings!
For dinner, I ordered the Korean rice bowl and my boyfriend ordered the pho. Both dishes were really bland. For the amount of ingredients that was listed in the description, I expected it to be so much more flavorful then it really was. Very underwhelming and just an OK dish.
I found myself wanting to hightail out of there as soon as I could. Although the decor and ambiance was very cozy, the food wasn't it for me and I regret not choosing an alternative location.
If you do check them out, make sure you sit on the bottom floor for cooler temps and possibly sit at the bar for more attentive service.