More Vietnamese Pho

Right at the time I knew my best friend Alonzo was back from Japan, I immediately grabbed him for a quick lunch. He is a charming guy and we have so much fun and laughter together. We went to this Vietnamese restaurant hidden away from the busy center of Causeway Bay. Alonzo led me to here after walking along some narrow alleys and strange catchwater.

The little shop, called Locomotive Contemporary Vietnamese Cuisine, can only hold 40 people at most, but it is not very cramped as they also have big sofas and pocket seating. Looking at the menu, it was not very cheap at all, and so we tried one or two plates and tried to see how worthy the food could be.

First it was the rice paper rolls, which had pork, spring onion and some other mixes inside. It was not bad, especially when you eat it with a sweet sauce that comes with it.

Then my main course came. It was another "pho" like the previous blog you saw, with all the beef stuff inside. The main feature of this pho is its size! It is just HUGE! I can nearly put my head into the bowl!

I read a lot of negative comments on this restaurant in Openrice.com, the website that most of the HK people go to and leave comments. However, while it is not a very high-class or famous eating place, it is not bad to me. The food was tasty while the side dishes were nicely prepared too. I can only say that the Internet has a lot of people who don't really know how to eat but how to type only. So most of those comments could just be disregarded.

Anyway, if you are around in that corner of the city and looking for some big bowls with good flavour, I think this is not a bad choice at all. If you don't mind walking more and paying more, I of course would recommend you to just visit the core of Causeway Bay where you can find a lot more decent restaurants!

My lunch didn't end with a nice cup of coffee. It was too hot outside and so I got this new product from Starbucks : Blackberry Mocha Frappuccino. Not very special to me but at least keep me cool!