Tina H.
Yelp
The place has so much potential be a differentiating trendy spot! But they definitely just only committed to the trendy vibe half way and then gave up it seems. Anyway!
We were seated quickly, it was a quiet afternoon. Ordered a quick meal for 3 people, 2 iced coffees, an order of summer rolls, 2 pho and 1 BBH (bun bo hue). Coffees were solid. I love a good ca phe sua da, so it did its job. The summer rolls tasted slightly premade, but the pickled daikon inside were such a nice touch, I'm willing to look past the coldness of the overall roll. The pho tai and pho dac biet were very tasty. Its seasoning and aromatics were very well balanced, but the best part was the tai (rare steak)! It was so tender even after soaking in the hot broth for so long! Chefs kiss* BBH however was suuuuuuuper mid. The shrimp paste flavoring was very overpowering, which made the overall flavor profile a bit imbalanced. If you like that kind of stronger flavor profile, then you'll love it.
Now.. onto the docking of the 1 star. Bro taking our order wasn't writing any of our order down in any manner. Bro was so confident he remembered it. He did not. He forgot our BBH (and I asked for no onions in my pho, there were onions... lots of it). The reviews are right though, they don't really come back to check on you, definitely no frills. Which is fine, until you're missing something. I had to go find him to inform him we are missing our BBH. Bro looked so confused and even questioned ME if I ordered it. I was about to crash out. Luckily, food came out fast, so the person who ordered the BBH wasn't too far behind the rest of us with their meal.
BUT COME ONNNN. You're literally doing no one any favors by trying to memorize people's orders. Just write it down! Out here trying to ruin my day. He's lucky the food comes out very quick.
Side note, the bowls of noodle soups were enormous and reasonably priced! Would 10/10 go back, but I'm going to be sure this guy writes my order down the next time. Taking no chances!