Restaurant Review: Uptown Vietnam Cuisine
New Uptown restaurant delivers on cuisine but could use some polish
In a small corner storefront at Broadway and 13th, there is a new little Asian café, an exciting development for a part of Broadway that needs to catch up with the rest of growing Uptown Columbus. However, certain elements of the dining experience still require some work. Whether these problems are just something we’ll have to get used to or if they are just new business hiccups remains to be seen. Uptown Vietnam Cuisine brings a very welcomed new option to the neighborhood for lunch and dinner with ph? (“fuh”), a meaty noodle soup; ?Bun, a grilled meat and noodle dish; and fried rice selections. As is typical with Vietnamese cuisine, the portions (especially of the ph?) are enormous and only the very hungry should attempt anything from this menu larger than “regular.” Vietnamese dishes tend to be uncomplicated, relying mostly on a few different herbs and meats for flavor, using very little oil, and fresh ingredients, resulting in what is considered some of the healthiest and tastiest regional cooking in the world. Uptown is no slouch here, just bear in mind that the average entrée is nine bucks, but considering the amount of food you get and the quality it’s worth it.
Columbus State University | The Saber
Arts&Entertainment
Aug 28, 2013 |
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Contributing Writer
Joshua Jarrett
Illustration: Joshua Jarrett
On my last visit I had the “Bún th?t n??ng,” a bun dish featuring cooked pork and an egg roll over a bed of rice noodles, lettuce, cucumber, lemon grass, peanuts and fresh mint, which was delightful if a little spicier than I’m used to, and of course there was a lot of left-overs. While the product is above average, the dining experience still leaves a little to be desire