Kloey B.
Yelp
This place is SO, SO, SO, SO far from my neighborhood and typical hangout spots, but it was a friend's birthday that took me here. You don't really go to Vietnamese restaurants for their fancy ambience, but this place was super clean, bright, seemed very new. I was impressed. Additionally, the bathrooms were CLEAN! Maybe the cleanest Vietnamese restaurant bathrooms in Metro ATL. Awesome.
We had a group of about 12 people and ordered a smattering of bo 7 mon (beef 7 ways), bun dishes, pho, bo luc lac (shaking beef), canh cai (vegetable soup with some shrimp in there), ca kho (caramelized fish in a clay pot), and canh chua (sweet and sour soup with fish). The servers were extremely helpful in refilling water, clearing the table to make room for more dishes, and even accommodated us with our two cakes that were brought for the birthday girl.
Sadly, I did not try all the dishes (full!). The canh chua was my favorite--chock full of tomatoes, okra (?), and bean sprouts. Maybe 3 large pieces of a white-fleshed fish. I only saw a few pieces of pineapple, though. I usually like a few more pieces, but the flavor of the soup was good. I had 3 bowls of this.
I had one piece of bo la lot (beef wrapped in lotus leaf). It was good. I didn't realize that the 5 or so came on a skewer, though. This took me by surprise when I tried to grab just one.
Chao bo (beef porridge) was good. I like fried shallots and was glad to see those in here. Eat this quickly while it's still hot, though, otherwise it's a congealed mess.
Maybe I was impressed because they had bo 7 mon...brings me back to my Orange County, Santa Ana eating days. But definitely NOT on par with the Cali restaurants, kay? Get it straight--we're just Atlanta. Canh chua reminded me of my childhood, except we used salmon (being all west coast and all).
Don't forget to order dessert from Bambu across the parking lot. You can call, place your order, and they will deliver (via foot) the desserts to you. Here's their phone number: (404) 361.6991. Menu online--use your smartphone.