I've been craving Pho for a while now and didn't want to drive all the way down to the cities. Since I had the day off today I decided to give this place a try. First, the parking was packed. I had to wait to find a spot. Very small lot. Some of that was for the other businesses though. About half the tables in the place were taken with people dining in.
I was promptly greeted and seated. the staff was very attentive, checking in on me several times while I ate. I had the Beef Flank Pho, Eggrolls, and a Soda. The Pho was fantastic. It came out piping hot and I had to wait a while to dig in. Exactly what I was looking for. It's probably tied for third for my favorite MN Pho spots (Taste of Asia in Eden Prairie being the first, and Quang in Mpls being second). Great flavor, and a generous amount of beef. A lot of places will give you too many noodles and not enough meat. This bowl was very well balanced. My compliments there.
The eggrolls were nice. I didn't need two of them but that's how they came. The fish sauce was also nice. The soda was a bottle served with a glass of ice. (Although I would suspect that if they served fountain soda they could charge less and make more margin at the same time).
Overall, I was very happy with the service and the flavors of the food. The only knock here that I'm taking a star off for is the price. It was $27.09 before tip (and $32.08 after tip). That's pretty high for just a lunch at a hole in the wall joint. I just had dinner at Texas Roadhouse (also a pretty casual place) two nights ago and got a steak, a loaded baked potato, a salad, rolls, soda, and peanuts for about the same price.
I'll definitely stop back once in a while when the Pho craving hits, but in these economic times I can't make this a regular once a week thing or anything at those prices. read more