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    5.0 (1 review)
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    Pho Viet & Cafe - Chicken pad Thai.

    Pho Viet & Cafe

    4.0(567 reviews)
    40.3 mi
    $$

    Solid choice of Pho, fo'sho…read more Stopped in for a warm bowl of happy, and I left happy with the experience. Service was quick and extraordinarily polite and friendly. I started with the chicken potstickers, which I enjoyed, though I thought they were cooked a little bit much as they were quite hard but very tasty. The sauce that they provided with them didn't seem to fit exactly, but it wasn't a deterrent. I went with the meatball for, and it came out like you would expect. I would say that I was slightly disappointed with the amount of meatballs in the broth, which seemed to be two or three less than I would've expected, and they didn't provide much in the way of the bean sprouts or other accoutrement to add to it. That said, those weren't bummers, just something of note. Lastly, the mango smoothie was tasty and served as a nice dessert zipper into the evening.

    There are only a handful of Vietnamese restaurants in Bend. Pho Viet & Cafe was last on the list of…read morepho places I wanted to try. There was no particular order I wanted to try them in, it's just how the cards fell. Pho Viet & Cafe has a large selection of items ranging from traditional pho, cold noodle dishes, and Hue-style Bun Bo Hue. They even have banh mi sandwiches which seemed on the very pricey side for my liking. What stood out were non-traditional pho dishes like duck and shrimp. I made a mental note to try those in the future. My daughter and I ordered two bowls of the standard pho dishes. Now, this is where things get confusing. I actually wasn't that crazy about my bowl. It came with tons of meats which I appreciate. They definitely give you your money's worth but the broth lacked flavor. My daughter liked her bowl so I didn't say anything. We took leftovers home and I reheated her portion later. I saved a little broth for myself to sip and it was fantastic. It was an excellent sip of broth and everything I expected from quality pho. That's the confusing part of this story because both our dishes came from the same pot of broth. At least, they should have. In any case, we got two different experiences. That simple decision on my part to save the extra broth for myself earned Pho Viet & Cafe an extra star. It was good and I definitely will be coming back.

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    Thai O - Pad Ped Stir Fry with pork - Too salty. They use their curry paste, which is super concentrated and meant to be mixed with coconut milk.

    Thai O

    3.7(172 reviews)
    25.4 mi
    $$

    The food is fine--for Americanized Thai. Not the most flavorful but everything tastes clean, and it…read morehits the "we don't feel like cooking tonight" mark. That said, do not be fooled by the spice scale. I'm not convinced there's a spice level beyond mild, no matter what you request. Now, onto the real star of the show: the service. My husband and I have turned dining here into a full-blown game. We place bets on how long it will take for our server to acknowledge us, whether we'll get a greeting or just a silent stare, if he will consider refilling or even giving us a drink, and what level of mild-to-moderate hostility we'll experience that evening. It's honestly become part of the charm. Dinner and a show. To his credit, this server is consistent. In the three years we've lived in Central Oregon, I'm fairly certain he is the only server we've ever seen there. Ever. And his attitude has been consistent. Which raises questions... but also a bit of admiration for his commitment to the bit. All jokes aside, if he hates being a server this much, it might be time for a career pivot. But until then, we'll probably keep coming back--not for the spice, not even really for the food--but to see what kind of performance we're getting that night.

    Server made no attempt at interaction or asking how things went. Food was not bad but we were both…read morereaching for the peanut sauce to pour all over everything because as it came to the table it was all pretty bland. Pricing and a clean dining room were positives.

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