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Just moved to JAX... need to eat! =0)
Its not close, they were refurbishing. Just ate there yesterday
Just moved to JAX... need to eat! =0)
So we came across another Vietnamese restaurant that is even BETTER than Saigon Bistro and Saigon Time. This one is called P.K. (Pho King) Noodles. Its on Beach BLVD, next to the community college.
I give this place a 4 out of 5 stars and heres why:
Pros:
1. They gave plenty of meat and noodles
2. If you have a tongue that can taste different spices then you can definitely taste the beef, cinnamon, ginger, and onions (which are the main ingredients).
3. Cheap ($6.75 I believe)
4. Ice coffee was delicious
5. If your into Vietnamese deserts, they have some good selections (its mostly tapioca, milk, coconut, fruit, jello and sometimes red beans- I personally don't like it but my husband loves this stuff).
6. They had Paris by Night on, now that's serious! =0) (Just Google Paris by Night).
Cons:
1. The bowls weren't big enough
2. My husband wanted fresh sugarcane drink, but they only had it in the can.
3. Not enough veggies (bean sprouts, basil, mint, etc.)
4. Their brisket was done WAY well done. They need to tone it down.
Both my husband and I ordered the Pho with all the meats in it =0) They have a wide range of other Vietnamese dishes and we will come back to try them all. =0)
Just moved to JAX... need to eat! =0)
WHAT?!?! This placed closed?!?! WHY?!?! They had GREAT dim sum!! NOOOO!! Just when we move here and find some good Asian restaurants!! If you can keep us updated if they do locate somewhere else.
Just moved to JAX... need to eat! =0)
There's another Vietnamese place called Saigon Bistro on 3546 St. Johns Bluff, JAX. We went to this place the other night, and thought it was pretty good as well. I have to say their broth was better than the Saigon Cafe place BUT Saigon Cafe gives more meat than this place. I think we will probably go to Saigon Bistro more just because its closer to where we live.
Also we ate at that Sushi Cafe this past Sunday. The fish was good, we were surprised about that, but its kinda weird knowing that our fish is being prepared and served by Chinese people lol. Oh and what is with that 1pc deal? That kinda got to me haha. Sorry I guess I am a big critic when it comes to Sushi joints just because I lived in Japan.
We shall try Sumo Sushi the next time we want a sushi fix =0)
Just moved to JAX... need to eat! =0)
Hey!
Okay so today we went to try that Bamboo Creek restaurant and this is what I have to say about that:
My husband and I decided to try this place out today and were pretty satisfied by the end of the meal.
We arrived at around 11:40am and got sat right away. What made this place promising was that there were other Asians (Chinese and Vietnamese) in the restaurant. Made me miss home to hear loud Vietnamese people chattering away =0) All of the food came out fresh and on those carts! =0)
Anyways this is what we had:
1. Hot Jasmine Tea
2. Char Siu Bao- Steamed buns with BBQ pork (one of my favorite things to eat!)
3. Fung Jeow- Chicken Feet
4. Sui Mai- Pork/shrimp dumplings
5. Har Gau- Shrimp dumplings
6. Fried Taro
I think that was it. I am sad to say there were some stuff we really wanted (Egg Custard and Tendon) that they didn't have. Our waiter said that they were understaff in the kitchen and said that a lot of their customers ask for those items. My husband just couldn't understand why if some items are in high demand they just don't make those first. Oh well.
This place is good, but since I've had better in CA its not great. We will take what we can get =0) We will come back to this place most def.
Thanks for the tip! More food to eat and more reviewing to come! =0)
BTW: That Vietnamese Restaurant my husband was talking about (ChrisDriven), is pretty good, you should check it out!
Just moved to JAX... need to eat! =0)
Okay so... The first restaurant we tried going to was Sangria House which was today (Monday) and we didn't know it was closed on Mondays so now we will have to try that place another day thats not a Monday. So we decided on a place that was close by, this was Sala Thai.
Sorry to say but this Thai restaurant was a BIG disappointment. Now my husband is Vietnamese and the only thing he liked at this restaurant was the Thai Tea. I didn't like anything!
This is what we had:
1. Papaya Salad: Way TOO much Fish Sauce! We couldn't even taste the Papaya there was so much fish sauce.
2. Tom Yum Soup: Watered Down and huge chunks of Mushrooms which are not suppose to be so big.
3. Black Bean Snapper: Traditionally its suppose to be a whole fish and not a fillet. That wasn't so bad.
4. Pad Thai: Very very bland, no flavor whatsoever (we actually took this to go, which I am glad cause now we can add our own spices to it to taste better).
5. Thai Tea: Which my husband approved
6. Thai Ice Coffee: Gross. It was like Thai Ice tea and coffee mixed together.
So there you go. I'm sorry if I was harsh, but it had to be said.
When we start to crave Thai, we will be sure to check out Thai Garden. =0)
Just moved to JAX... need to eat! =0)
Thank you so much!! This helps a lot! Ill be sure to try these places out and let you know how we liked them! =0)
Just moved to JAX... need to eat! =0)
My husband and I just moved to Jacksonville and we are a bunch of food snobs =0). We are very picky about the restaurants we go to so we need some good recommendations. We came from Southern CA where we had some awesome food to choose from. We had a choice of authentic Mexican, Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, and Korean just to name a few. These are the types of cuisines we are looking for. We don't care how far we have to drive (well as long as its not an hour away), we just want good food! Please help!
