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Minhs (Vietnamese cuisine)  $$

 8
JaT Rating

246 Castro Street, Mountain View, 94041  (Directions)


650.254.1999


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Beautiful Vietnamese restaurant nestled on Castro St, Mountain View


Reviewer: Jason
Total Reviews: 992
Reviewed: 2/21/2008
Rating: 8
My photo gallery 		I know people will be disappointed to find out Fu Lam Mum has been replaced with Minh's. Fu Lam Mum was a late night restaurant serving authentic Chinese food. If you remember how run down Fu Lam Mum used to be, it's been replaced with a beautiful looking Vietnamese place. If they had a show pimp your restaurant, Minh's would be a prime candidate.

They had to have spent a fortune to get this place. The art frames on the walls are serious $$$$. Each table had fresh cut flowers, elegant tableware, and yet you can order a simple bowl of pho.

My lunch order consisted of shrimp and pork with vermicelli noodles. In image 6, you'll see a bed of greens which I used to make my Vietnamese tacos. To this day, I don't even know if there's a proper way to eat this plate. I normally take a large piece of lettuce, mint/cilantro, toss some stringy noodles, grilled shrimp/pork, some of the sweet/lime/fish sauce, roll my food, and eat.

Shrimp/Pork had an excellent grilling to it. Although the pork was thinly sliced, it wasn't overcooked. Same story for the sweet shrimp and if I recalled correctly, they gave me 4 shrimps. I doubt you can see them in the picture but they are under the pork in image 6. Decent portion size that left me full.

I don't remember how much the meal was and quite honestly, I don't care. Service was fast and it was a good tasting meal I would easily come back for. Sure you can get this exact same meal for $3-4 dollars less at your hole in the wall pho joint but there are times where it's more enjoyable to sit in a beautiful dining environment. I like Minh's restaurant for both the atmosphere and the food.
 


Reviewer: Terry
Total Reviews: 723
Reviewed: 2/24/2008
Rating: 8
My photo gallery 		Very nice interior - helps that it was brand new of course. I went with the small Pho with no meat. Service was a bit slow for Pho, but probably because Jason's order took awhile to make. Waitress was nice and attentive.

When Pho arrived it was of good size. The broth had a faint mint flavor - a bit different from the standard Pho - more flavorful for sure. Prices were a bit higher, but for the quality of the place it was definitely justified.

An easy return, good stuff
 
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