Pho Kim Chi

This use to be a favorite of my wife and I but unfortunately not any longer. I ordered the 14 E, in fact, I have ordered the grilled beef with rice and egg over a dozen times. In fact, it’s all I ordered anytime we go to Pho which we’ve eaten all around the county. The food came and was tasty but I noticed the first piece of beef was tough, then the second was tough, and then 4 pieces of beef were nothing but fat and cartilage. So tough that I couldn’t even chew it, so tough that I wouldn’t even give it to my dogs for worry that they may choke. I very politely told the waitress that it is mostly fat/cartilage pieces and that I can’t even chew it. She took my plate to the kitchen and asked the chef if he could replace the beef. When she came back with my chewed beef still on my plate and told me that’s how beef is, and if I don’t like it I should have ordered the chicken I was taken aback(note earlier when I said this is all I’ve ever gotten at Pho). I asked her to please remove it from my bill, and I’d be happy to pay for our app, as well as my wife’s meal. She then returned and said all she could take off was $4.00. I was disappointed as this was the meal I picked for Father’s Day dinner. I’m not sure if this was a one off, but we’ve come here dozens of times and the food has always been good, unfortunately we won’t be returning.

Though this restaurant only opened 2 weeks ago, I’ve heard great things about it, so I stopped by to check it out..The location is very large (ample seating to accommodate a big party, while not making the other small groups wait - kind of large). The menu is extensive - lots of vegetarian options as well as the classic Vietnamese dishes, from noodles and rice to soups and stir fries. I ordered a grilled pork banh mi, since I had stopped by spontaneously after dinner. The flavors of the pork was amazing. Very well marinated, made to order so the meat was still hot and dripping in delicious juices. You could tell they didn’t skimp on the flavor because, that lemongrass? 👌🏼👌🏼 boosted the flavor profile. I can’t compare this to what my mom makes, but it definitely made me cry a bit on the inside eating this as it was pretty damn good. Will definitely return to try the rest of the menu! Warning: street parking is not great, but if you’re lucky like me, you can snag one right in front of the store