Phone: +15106669966
Address: 2533 Telegraph Avenue, 94704, Berkeley, United States
City: Berkeley
Menu Dishes: 35
Reviews: 2767
"Hands down, the worst Vietnamese restaurant I have ever eaten at. Here are the reasons why: 1) The Vietnamese fish sauce is arguably the most important part of Vietnamese cuisine. Here, it's more like fish sauce and sugar, diluted with water. There are no chili, lime or garlic taste in it whatsoever. 2) Food lacks flavor I had the rice with lemongrass pork chop. The pork chop lacked any flavour whatsoever. It definitely has not been marinated and the taste of chili and lemongrass was lacking. We also had the Pho the soup was too sweet and it wasn't made from bone broth (more like flavour packs). They also provide too little herbs (i.e. Thai basil). Lastly, the pho noodle is also not the correct type of noodle. 3) The accompanying salad consisted of Spinach, parseley and dill three ingredients which made absolutely no sense in a Vietnamese dish. On its own, the salad would have been average, but altogether it was just confusing. 4) I hereby dedicate an entire point to the papaya salad the papaya was cut too thick so it stopped being crunchy and started to become slightly chewy an adjective you never want to use on a salad. Again, the herbs was lacking, and the fish sauce was bad. However, it is not a total disaster whilst the pork chop lacked flavour, it tasted fresh and not dry. The same with the beef in the Pho the meat had a good texture to it. The service was good we were given a big glass of water soon after we sat down and the food arrived within 10 minutes. Nonetheless, it was the worst Vietnamese meal I have ever had. Despite a lack of Vietnamese restaurants in Berkeley, I would not be returning. After returning home, I regret finishing the food. My very Asian body feels violated by the food, and I am currently eating two whole Romaine Hearts in an effort to expel the food from my body in my next toilet break."
All prices are estimates on menu.
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