This Vietnamese restaurant is owned by Vietnamese. However, if you want a 100% authentic Vietnamese food, you may need to drive to San Jose to find food in the big Vietnamese community there. I spoke with the owner. He said that when he started, he...
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This Vietnamese restaurant is owned by Vietnamese. However, if you want a 100% authentic Vietnamese food, you may need to drive to San Jose to find food in the big Vietnamese community there. I spoke with the owner. He said that when he started, he used all ingredients for Vietnamese food, but many customers (non Vietnamese and non Asians) didn't like, so he had to adjust which is acceptable for me. Even though the food is not 100% authentic Vietnamese food, but I'm happy to give 5 stars because it's still better choice for healthy food than unhealthy fast food while traveling. The price is very reasonable for the expensive town of Monterey. We came for very late lunch (2:30pm), so we didn't have to wait long even though it's quite busy at this time. I don't know how busier it'd be during the main meal times. The staff is very nice, and the owner is very friendly.
Updated: I came back for dinner, and this time I ordered combination pho. I really enjoyed it after over two week vacation with full of unhealthy fast food (burgers, sandwiches, and pizzas...). As usual, the owner is very friendly with his customers, and people feel good and welcome with him.