Restaurant Dong Que

Definitely worth stopping for if you are in the neighborhood.
Probably the best phở in the area. If you are eating in the restaurant, be hungry.

Best Phở in town, but don’t expect a smile…

So I looooved the food here, my husband thought it was okay, my mom and aunts were not big fans.
There were about 9 of us and we ordered to share.
Started off with the Banh Dap (sp?) — mouthwateringly savory meat accompanied by fresh veggies like cucumber, lettuce, pickled carrots, large crispy shrimp chips, and jumbo soft chewy rice noodles that you use to wrap up everything. This also comes with a fish sauce based dipping sauce — nuoc mam.
Then, we ordered the Bo Nhung Dam (sp?) — platters of raw beef that you cook yourself in a boiling pot of broth. The dish is accompanied with fresh veggies and rice paper. You use the rice paper to make your own rolls. This comes with a shrimp paste based dipping sauce that is heavy on the garlic and yummy on the taste (IMO) — some places add pineapple to the dipping sauce but this place did not.
We also ordered dessert … the desserts were less than «meh»
The flan was passable — I’m sure my homemade flan is just as a good — if not better.
Tried the Che 7 Mau — a spin on the traditional Che 3 Mau (tricoloured dessert). We tried to figure out what all the 7 colours were but couldn’t. The beans were also a little salty?! According to my husband there was not enough ice or coconut milk.
Meal came out to $ 165ish (before tax and tip) for 9 people — this included 3 orders of Banh Dap and 6 servings of Bo Nhung Dam and 8 desserts. I was stuffed and happy.
Not sure why others in my family were not as satisfied as I was … I loooved my meal!!! :)
ps. There is NO highchair … my son fell out of the booster seat and gave us a scare :(