Our friend was having a birthday celebration and she picked this place. This would be the first time for me trying all out Vietnamese seafood and I was so sooooo excited.
Apparently this place was well known and super popular. For a group of 7, the wait was close to an hour and the lines never ended. The menu was huge with mostly shellfish, so if you actually want to have fish, this might not be the best place.
Since we were in a group, I wasn't too picky on what to order so I just let the birthday girl pick. I found out they were known for their hot pot so we got those too.
I was actually surprised to see they didn't serve any alcohols, especially with the food they served. However, they did make some killer drinks like passion fruit soda and strawberry lemonade.
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| Left: Strawberry lemonade Right: Passion fruit soda |
We got variety of dishes and they were all very good. Fresh and tasty, totally met my expectations.
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| Steamed periwinkle escargot |
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| Daily special: Live prawns |
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| Dipping sauce for the prawns |
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| Grilled razor clams with buttered green onions |
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| Coconut swirly escargot with basil leaves |
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| Grilled scallops with fish eggs |
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| Razor clams with peppercorn |
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| Scallop sashimi |
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| House special lobster with noodles |
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| Seasoned crab |
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| Thai seafood hotpot |
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| Thai seafood hotpot |
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| Thai seafood hotpot |
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| Thai seafood hotpot |
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| Thai seafood hotpot |
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| Conch with onion salad |
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| Chilean sea bass hotpot |
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| Chilean sea bass hotpot |
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| Chilean sea bass hotpot |
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| Taro dessert thang |
My favorite was the grilled bloody clams with buttered green onions. Ever since I tried blood clams, I would always order it when available. I just couldn't get enough of that unique taste blood clam offers, especially in Vietnamese style.
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| Grilled bloody clams with buttered green onions |
My least favorite was the grilled scallop with cheese. Don't get me wrong, friends loved it, but it was my least favorite because the cheese pretty much destroy the texture of the scallop and butchered the flavor at the same time.
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| Grilled scallop with cheese |
Overall, the service was a little spotty but still attentive when needing anything at the table. Food was cooked well and tasted fantastic. Even though the wait time was long, I think it is still worth a return trip.
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