Cafe Dang Anh

I had high hopes because of the high ratings but the Bun Rieu was such a disappointment. It was bland and a little one dimensional. The crab cakes were made well, but it was missing key ingredients like blood cubes and pork hock. It’s usually topped with tons of fresh herbs but they only provided pieces of lettuce and bean sprouts. It looked like the restaurant was known for their blood congee, so I might go back to try that. But go elsewhere for Bun Rieu.

Food was under seasoned for us, we won’t be returning. But food feel home made and full of warmth! Nothing fancy but that’s not a bad thing either. I like the blood sausage and small intestine. One thing to mention is that I tasted a lot of earthiness from the veggies (dirt taste). Not sure if veggies was washed that thoroughly or not. And some pieces definitely was not so fresh (wilting, turning pink) Service was excellent, felt like home. Family run, very welcoming and friendly service! I liked their tea and it is nice that they asked if you want cold or hot tea! Small place but people seem to come and goes pretty quickly. Seem like everyone know everyone there. We ordered: 1. Bun long mam tom - good blood sausage and small intestines. The rest of the organ were soft as well. Tofu was not freshly fried. The sauce need more punch! 2. Banh cuon cha lua - viet ham here tasted different. I like it a lot. Rice roll was thin and have a nice mouthfeel to it. The filling was lacking in portion tho. Again, sauce was not strong enough for me. From what I gathered, it was not made fresh each time. 3. Bun rieu cha ca - quite bland but have a good flavour base. This feel very homey, nice and clean flavour! We did finished the broth!

Du maaaaa. Yo the food is bomb. The Chinese doughnut dipped in the pho is sooo good. Bun rieu is good. Best spring rolls in town. Blood and innards were amazing.