Andy M.
Yelp
Pho Filet - Stay Away!
This was a very odd experience, as it seemed to have all the potential to be an authentic Vietnamese restaurant but chose not to be. I am Vietnamese and, as you can imagine, grew up eating a lot of Vietnamese cuisine. I've never run into a place like this.
For starters, the menu is very non-traditional. Sure it offered traditional pho, rice places, spring rolls etc. But when it came time to choose our pho options, for example, it simply had "beef pho, chicken pho, seafood pho, vegetable pho". Anyone who has eaten pho knows that:
1- there are MANY types of pho, depending on what toppings you want included, so simply "beef" is incredibly ambiguous
2 - seafood pho is not a thing
I also asked for a cafe sua da, (Vietnamese coffee). The server stared at me blanky as if she had no idea what I was talking about until I pointed to it on the menu. She then proceeded to say that it's not a true Vietnamese coffee, they use powdered instant coffee. Needless to say, I was not enticed to order that.
However strange, anything can be redeemed by taste. This did not happen. The broth was very light, the best way I can describe it is like a watered down pho. Either they didn't use all the proper seasonings or it didn't stew long enough but either way it did not have nearly the depth of flavor as pho is supposed to have, even compared to mediocre places I've eaten at.
Needless to say, it was a very disappointing and unsatisfying experience. The only reason it didn't get a 1 star is the food at least wasn't repulsive and they had authentic sriracha. You're better off eating pho at almost any other place in SA