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Bun
Ga Nuong Xa
Grilled lemongrass chicken with fresh vegetables and
rice vermicelli
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My
Little Devil always have Vietnamese Pho cravings, especially during
rainy days. Instead of going to our regular Vietnamese pit stop in
Joo Chiat, we decided to try something new. A quick research, we
notice that Little Vietnam keep popping up in some food review.
Located
at the outer side of the main entrance of Grandlink Square, Little
Vietnam has both outdoor and indoor seatings. The indoor section is
air conditioned, while in the evening you can dine under the stars at
the outdoor seating. Giving it a familiar feeling as if you are
dining in Vietnam with their outdoor deco of red lanterns. Parking is
a breeze as the retail outlet in the building are pretty empty.
We
started with Fresh Rice Paper Roll / Goi Cuon ($3 – for 2 pcs).
Filled with rice vermicelli, prawns and vegetables this dish are the
popular choice during the summer in Vietnam. The prawns are fresh,
however the rice paper wrap is slightly dry and chewy. The sauce is
bland, although the crush peanuts give a different texture to the
dish. Slightly disappointing.
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| Fresh Rice Paper Roll / Goi Cuon |
Fried
Rice Paper Roll / Cha Gio ($4.80) has a unique texture of crispy and
resilient. The fillings is fresh and the fish sauce is just elevate
this dish further. Better than the fresh paper roll.
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| Fried Rice Paper Roll / Cha Gio |
For
main, LD ordered Pho Tai Bo Vien - Sliced beef and beef balls with
flat noodle soup ($6.50) and I ordered Bun Ga Nuong Xa – Grilled
lemongrass chicken with fresh vegetables and rice vermicelli ($5.50).
According
to LD, the rice noodle in the Pho is al dente while the sliced beef
is very soft and tender. However, the soup base is on the light
side, not very robust. The beef ball is quite dense and not springy.
So its kind of ordinary on the Pho side.
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| Pho Tai Bo Vien - Sliced beef and beef balls with flat noodle soup |
My
grilled lemongrass chicken thigh is very tender and well seasoned.
You can feel the lemongrass marinate absorb into the chicken. The
textures combination of rice vermicelli, raw vegetables and the
chicken is just so diverse and the fish sauce just bind them well
together. I do wish the portion of the food can be bigger though.
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| Bun Ga Nuong Xa Grilled lemongrass chicken with fresh vegetables and rice vermicelli |
Service
here is very minimum, but the food are delivered quite fast.
Decoration of the place is very minimum, but the pictures Vietnamese
people and cultures on the wall just hit the spot. They only accept
cash payment only.
Overall,
there are some good dishes is Little Vietnam unfortunately Pho is
not one of them. We actually wanted to ordered some Vietnamese
Baguette, but they run out of stock. Maybe this will be the reason
for us to come back. Vô! Cheers!
Food
& Drink: 6/10
Value:
7.5/10
Service:
6/10
Ambiance:
6.5/10
Little Vietnam
511 Guilemard Road
#01-25 Grandlink
Square
Singapore 399849
Tel: 6547 8587
Op Hours: Tue –
Sun: 16.00 – 01.00
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