text: If you are looking for some Vietnamese cuisine near Chandler Blvd Rural Rd take your first immediately available youturn and head to Pho Dalat My review is based on Sage being a restaurantnnSage had so much potential Its located near Cafe Krishna on the southeast corner of Rural and Chandler A perfect location to get the Intel crowd for lunch Sage is housed in what used to be a few failed bars but it has been completely remodeled There are garage doors ala Postino style that open out to the front The patio has been expanded with more contemporary furniture but my compliments stop therennWalking in there is a dart machine golden tee and jukebox to the right In the middle of the restaurant is a pool table There is large rectangular hightops and a few low tops A weird mix Wait until you look over and see a couch meant for a patio that is cream colored with brown stripes The large built in seating on the side is in red The floor is a dark exposed concrete The walls are this odd greenblue tinge that reminded me of avatar skin We also were listening to some country music which turned to hip hop which turned to some top nnTo start off we ordered tea Why is this important They ran out of teannWe ordered the pork spring rolls They were nice size but the peanut sauce came in a plastic cup The pork was super dry and I had to lace a lot of sauce on it The spring rolls were lacking something crisp It could have used more mintnnWe got the Sage House Special and Rare Steak Pho The broth was a murky brown that was too sweet with a very salty undertone I think the chef added too much salt so tried to balance with sugar Then added too much sugar and added more salt Rinse and repeat The meat was very well done and chewy The rice noodles were undercooked nnThe worse part was after we were done I stared at the middle of the table and I did not say anything for a few minutes I was trying to decide if I had to throw up or notnnThe only redeeming quality of the place was the staff They were attentive and friendly nnSage has the location and it might be a great bar but when it comes to food I could put something better together with a package of instant pho and some beef Drop the Vietnamese Cuisine off the name and add on Asian Fusion and we will all forgive the food