5.0
Superb
16 Reviews
848 East Garvey Avenue Ste c, Monterey Park
“The 5 stars I would say is for the amazing and friendly service. I had been locked out of my house with my dog and had to walk a distance to find some water for him. Because it was quite early in the morning, a lot of the restaurants were closed, and my dog's walking range was quite low. It would be typically hard for me to find somewhere to sit with food and water outside due to dogs not being allowed in restaurants for sanitary reasons. This restaurant had its doors open at the time, so they graciously allowed me to sit outside with my dog and order outside (this place doesn't have outdoor seating). Since I was not going to be staying long and my mom had food waiting at home, I ordered Thai tea, salted plum soda, and the egg rolls to go. The salted plum soda was refreshing and strong, and they give you the whole can of soda as well. I definitely recommend mixing it well when they give it to you if you are not familiar with the drink. The Thai tea was strong but not super strong (I prefer extra strong), but they make it properly (doesn't taste like a powder mix) and should be strong enough for most people. It also isn't super sweet like som boba places. It definitely was needed after a long early walk. The egg rolls (that I didn't take a picture of) was good for egg rolls. I won't say it's the best egg rolls I've ever gotten as I make pretty good egg rolls on my own, so I rarely like to buy egg rolls. These egg rolls did have visible meat and were not empty like some other places (and they give you 5 standard size egg rolls). They also give you quite a bit of vegetables with it and a dip. On their own, these egg rolls were not super special, but with the lettuce wrap, pickled carrots/radish, and dip, it definitely made me hungry for more. I also appreciated how clean and fresh the vegetables were, which isn't always a given at Vietnamese restaurants (I had one with bugs in it once years ago at a different restaurant so I'm generally wary now). Overall, I'm quite satisfied for the unplanned early morning snacks and caffeine while trying to find somewhere to go. I don't know how long this restaurant has been here, but everything is super clean and sharp! The take out bag even came with a neatly packed utensils and a paper band sealing them with a napkin. Also would note that this plaza has a surprising amount of parking for such a small plaza. I've passed it a lot years ago when I still lived in the area so I never noticed until now that there's space in the back for more cars (and it's not super tight like some other parking lots). Thank you again Pho Trung for taking me in when all I had was my phone! I would like to one day come back and try the pho.”