Dear Owner, why did you stop at 68? I suggest you adding one more number. As we all know, the pho business is quite competitive, especially in this Asian mecca of town. Survive on cheesy and perverted marketing, I say! ;-) Please redeem yourself, it's just embarrassing! Restore honor in the name of the Pho# community, which extends all the way to SoCal. It was this 2-star recipe that I observed: 1) Adding a dash of Black Pepper before my pho bowl arrives. Who does that? Trust me, nobody in my pho eating career have I seen this. You either: a) believed your broth lacked flavors b) thought it was cool and tried to be different? If needed, we can use the shakers that was already sitting on the table. Clearly, a Pho Faux Pas. It threw everything off. Slurp after slurp was quite painful. The identity of the broth was more evident once I added the hoisin and siracha: bland-ish. Hence the BP? *face palm* 2) Empty Tables and Chairs. Clearly, this was a dead giveaway but I was semi hopeful that the Pho Gods would bring me good tasting fortunes on this great Sunday afternoon. *face palm* 3) SERVICE was so SLOOOOW, I thought at several points TIME itself had STOPPED. In comparison to some legendary Viet places I know, I get my cup of water the second I sit down or atleast within reasonable time. 10 minutes before taking order, 10 more minutes for beverage to arrive. *face palm* If you are truly a Pho place, it shouldn't take you more than 10 minutes to deliver a bowl of Pho. In fact, the vegetables took just as long to come out. The anti-freshness did not help either! You would think being directly linked to an Asian Grocery would help in that regard. *face palm* No excuse for slowness when the place is half full. Another thing, please invest in better Rooster and Hoisin sauces, not your mysterious, generic bottle. *face palm* All of this face palming has caused my face to go numb! The only way I would return is if a ONE was added to the restaurant number. By then I would expect an enhancement in the food and possibly a scandalous atmosphere. ;-) Sorry, not worth the 7 bones and something cents. For now on, I will decide whether to risk my appetite by Factor #2. Sigh. Heed. Epic Fail. The End.
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