Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Huong's Vietnamese Food



#10, Ga Ro-ti Marinated Chicken with veggies



I love it when my food is served in a brown paper bag.  Keeps warm for the walk back to my office, provides a place mat!  
Lots of attention to detail and nice presentation overall.  Soy sauce sachet included, some hot sauce and ... cute panda's!  Nice touches and 2 napkins, with a spoon and fork included as well.  The hostess in me was happy.  
Where:  Food cart on SW 10th Downtown Portland, OR
Rating:  Zippitydoodah on the Taste Buds
Back for Secondses:  Yes!  Even for the veggies alone, I'd try the Tamarind Chicken #9 next time.  This dish I had was #10 Ga Ro-ti 
What was good: Seriously, the veggies alone was worth the $7.  Broccoli, onion, bok choy, carrots, celery, bell peppers, tofu strips (deep fried), fresh cilantro.  So good and still crunchy fresh but cooked.  The rice was jasmine and there was plenty.  So here I get a bit stuck, and issues with the chicken again.  It was tasty, but dry.  It does not look dry, but it was and I know that chicken need not be dry, and I wish they would use more brown meat, but oh well, that's a personal preference.  
Suggestion:  Maybe try another protein.  Maybe I need to stop ordering chicken, half the time it is disappointing, but it is the healthier option apart from tofu which I love but can get tired of quickly.     
Overall: The cart was busy, 5 folks ahead of me.  I'm beginning to wonder if I should stand closer to the cart on the side and eavesdrop what others order, it might give me a good idea of what's popular at each cart...