text: Yet another Vietnamese restaurant that is minutes away from the other Vietnamese restaurants on South Boulevard Initially I was pretty excited that Doans was opening Word came around that the owners were from the west coast Seattle specifically I thought that would bring some competition to the table and maybe just MAYBE I will have a good goto Vietnamese restaurant on my side of town I tried Doans within the first few weeks of its grand opening Then again with some friends and again with my parents and again and again with more friends I know restaurants cannot be judged based on grand openings They need some time to readjust and perfect the details Well it is been about visits and sorry I give up nnMy girlfriends and I stopped by Doans last night after a long day of shopping We wanted something warm to ease the chills randomly rendered in Charlotte anyway by mother nature As I browsed through the menu I thought of my previous visits I have tried the pho before and it lacked flavor and ingredients There was barely any meat just noodles and broth I have tried the Bun Bo Hue a spicy lemon grass based soup and there was not even the slightest bit of Bun Bo Hue flavor in that broth It tasted like chicken soup with noodles and peppers I have tried the Com Dac Biet which is the specialty broken rice dish and it was TINY With all of that in mind I went with Banh Canh which is another traditional Vietnamese soup Banh Canh normally comes with lots of seafood items such as crab meat shrimp fish balls etc All I got was fish balls I have so little expectation for Doans that all I hoped for was that the broth was decent enough to consume and it was yaynnNeedless to say Doans does not hold up the caliber of a Vietnamese meal I must say the first time I tried their Bun Bo Hue it was AMAZING A few months afterwards I ordered it again and they decided to take out some of the meats and veggies that the dish comes with and oh removed the flavor too I never know if I will get the same thing I ordered last time I love supporting my Vietnamese community but I honestly never know what I will get when I stop by Doans