Went to Little Hanoi for early dinner and was able to be seated right away. The restaurant was tidy, clean, and not too cramped. Warm and friendly staff. Ordered beef pho, deep fried spring rolls, soft shelled crab fresh roll, garlic butter chicken wings, and some kale with belachan. Chicken wings came out hot and fresh. A little greasy but pretty meaty wings. Not too garlicky. The deep fried spring rolls was also piping hot and came with mint leaves and lettuce for wrapping. These were lovely. I was disappointed with the pho. It came in a big bowl but there was only a lot of noodles and not much else. Not much meat or herbs. The broth is on the sweet side and not to my taste. However, it didn't seem too salty or full of msg as I didn't feel the need to drink a ton of water afterwards, so that is a good thing. The soft shelled crab fresh roll was big and tasted decent. The best was the kale with belachan sauce. Baby kale sauteed just right with a bit of salty, spicy minced pork. Nice sized portion for sharing.
All in all, a good experience and for the price, we will go again. Cost for our meal came to about $120/person.
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