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Ocean Pho

Ocean Pho

27471 San Bernardino Ave, 92374, Redlands, United States

Tea • Asian • Noodles • Vietnamese


"We came in an hour and a half before closing and were seated quickly. We got menus, utensils and even water without asking. First thought was wow they have stepped up their game . I 've already been here a couple times, usually with a gentleman in the front helping. Unfortunately he wasn 't there that night. Very poor service from the staff and no inclination of trying to help make the night go smoothly. I had a question about the filling in the fried wontons that couldn 't be answered until 10 minutes later. Only to be told it was cheese filled, placed my order to then be told it was a combination of pork, crab, and cheese. Though the restaurant is small, it 's neat and clean cut. Modern black decor with nice light fixtures. As for the restrooms I don 't have a clue if they 're clean or not. The menus are nice but doesn 't list anything. It only has the number of the dish, the name of the dish in English and underneath that the name of the dish in Vietnamese. This location is in Redlands, made up of predominantly non Asian folks. I would of thought that the menus would of had a better explanation of at least what items make up the dish. Makes it easier on folks who are looking out for allergies. We placed an order for three rice dishes but yet a bowl of Pho showed up at our table. It seemed as though our waitress got the numbers confused. Staff here should really use a notepad or an ordering sheet so they won 't confuse dishes. The rice dishes came with too much rice and little meat. The meat was dry and color was lighter than what 's expected for the certain grilled meat. On top of that, there was a black hair on one of the rice dishes. Along with that, we ended up adding an appetizer--black peppered fried chicken with lime. But when I bit into it, it smelled too much like old chicken and all it tasted like, was lime. While we were there for over an hour, no one came to check up on us or to fill our water. There were two staff members in the front and there were only two tables with customers. I don 't get why we couldn 't have been checked on. I understand that I asked quite a few questions during my visit, but that shouldn 't have stopped a staff member from trying to make my visit as enjoyable as possible. There are more authentic Vietnamese cuisine restaurants in the area, I 'll go to a more old school one where I know I 'll get better service, and better food quality. Ps. While I was there, I was wondering why I didn 't get a bowl of broth with my rice dish, I thought maybe it didn 't come with it. I looked up the menu online and it said it does come with it. We never got ours."

Happy Teriyaki

Happy Teriyaki

12154 Pacific Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98444, 98408, United States

Tea • Soup • Asian • Chinese


"I'm a big fan of the Happy Teriyaki chain and Teriyaki in general. This is my first less than positive review and I hope this was just my bad experience, but here goes. I ordered the chicken and beef Teriyaki combo for $17.99 and that is where things started to go wrong. The chicken teriyaki was $11.99 and the beef teriyaki was $15.99 so a chicken beef combo should have been like $15.99 or less in my mind. But it was $2 so i moved on. Like I said, I enjoy me some teriyaki. I also wanted to get a bento box originally and for some reason that was not clear to me the bento box was $23.99, but everywhere else in town a bento box has more in it and ranges between $15-21. So not doing well on price, but I was hopeful for the food itself. Now I like to order my sauce on the side because the sauce can mask the great taste of the food beneath. So when the food arrived in about 7 minutes I was excited to try it. When I picked up my food the box was noticeable lighter than most local teriyaki places. I stopped and had to double check that there was food in the bag. There was food in the bag with the normal size container. Now the container was a super nice microwavable container which is unique for teriyaki. I got to my car and opened the box. At this point I'm looking for answers as to what will this over priced light weight weight teriyaki do. First the weight. The container was indeed half empty with two scoopes of rice instead of a bed of rice with the teriyaki mounded on top with the lid pressed against the food. Now the presentation was good. There was a nice char on both the chicken and the beef. However, things quickly took a turn for the worst when i tried the food. First I tried the chicken. The chicken was tender with a noticeable char, but the general flavor was off. The chicken had a distinct won ton flavor to it. Great with a won ton,but not doing it for me with the chicken. Next i tried the beef hopeful that the beef would wow! Unfortunately besides the nice char the beef was bland with an odd won ton flavor and tough as shoe leather. This was particularly sad becuase when prepared properly with velveting and marinade the beef Teriyaki rarely needs sauce. At this point I needed some of the steamed Vegtables which yes somehow tasted like won tons again. What is happening in my mouth. The rice was the saving grace of the meal. Unfortunately this was not the standard Happy Teriyaki experience i have come to enjoy from the several other local Teriyaki joint. This particular teriyaki joint is now firmly at the bottom of the list of local teriyaki places with only one direction to go and hopefully that is up."