Ha Long Bay, you're breaking my heart!\n\nMy first HLB visit was all pho, and it was cozy and succulent (if soup can be succulent). Last night, we decided to branch out: I ordered the \"bun\" with grilled pork and vermicelli, topped with cucumbers, basil, and mint. And Mr. G mixed it up with a Vietnamese version of phad see ew (egg noodles with beef and broccoli).\n\nI was mildly disappointed because my dinner, a classic Vietnamese dish, wasn't warm at all! I can understand if the vermicelli noodles were cool or room temp--I think this is normal. But the noodles were all clumped together in a sad, chilly mess. And the grilled pork had clearly just been pulled from a tub in the walk-in cooler, already pre-sliced, because it was completely cold and dry. To top it all off, or not to top it off, there wasn't any mint. \n\nTo be fair, we were one of the last tables of the night, and I could hear the kitchen cleaning up immediately after our entrees were served. But I don't pay any less than the person who ate during the dinner rush of 6:30pm, who most likely had a better \"bun\" with warm/hot grilled pork. Therefore, I deserve the same quality food. My advice? Just stick to the pho. \n\nP.S. It's pronounced \"fuh\" as in rhyming with \"duh\", not \"dough\".
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