One thing I have discovered while "touring" Czech is that they have a rather sizeable Vietnamese population. With that being said, it's not uncommon to see Vietnamese/Chinese restaurants popping up around the city.
Again, I had been walking around Brno for a bit, checking out the city and looking for lunch, until I noticed a fold out board advertising Vietnamese food. This place is really a hole in a wall (as described by previous reviewers, the place is across the train station and the city "light rail").
Personally, the restaurant was quite nostalgic for me. It reminded me a lot of back home in New York City with all the Asian-accented furniture and decorations. Yes, the patrons are allowed to smoke inside.
Getting into the food, the pho broth was actually on-point... it was really decent for a Pho spot out here. Of course, it doesn't come with a plate of garnishments (i.e. bean sprouts, thai basil/mint, etc.) that you usually get (it seems like they don't practice that over here in Europe), but overall it was pretty darn good. I also had Vietnamese drip coffee (pretty hard to f*ck up I would imagine) which was nice (for some reason, they couldn't put it on ice for me).
Overall, nice spot for your quick Viet-fix for a rather inexpensive price. read more