Star Viet Restaurant - Ara Damansara
One of the way to assess food from abroad is definitely on the usage of authentic ingredients. Vietnamese ingredients were initially difficult to come by. The early years were difficult times for these restaurants. They tried hard despite of the deficit but somehow picky well-travelled customers knew the differences and would not be satisfied.
I was talking to the owner of a Vietnamese restaurant recently and was informed that authentic Vietnamese products and ingredients are coming to our shores in profusion. This is not surprising considering the fact that we have hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese in factories and various industries.
Case in point was the very Vietnamese baby crabs used for a seafood dish was available in his restaurant. We took up his offer to have his chef cook these crustaceans for us. A first for me and an eye-opener on how times have changed. So there is no excuse of not able to source for certain ingredients not found here.
StarViet Pho Bo (beef rice noodles) and Bun Bo Hue (spicy beef and pork rice noodles, from central) were on song. Both authentic and one of the best tasting Vietnamese noodles around. The broth for Pho Bo was thick and sweet. Many hours were spent just getting the broth ready. The central noodles were spot on with strong lemongrass accent in the broth.
The ala carte dishes were ok. The beef with vegetables platter needed some sparkle. A bit too Chinese for those looking for an authentic dish. The braised trotters needed a bit more of the fish sauce (nuoc mam) and again needed a wave of the wand. And my bowl of desserts were a bit too thick. No doubt it was made up of grains, cereals and nuts and expected to be thick in consistency.
If you are looking for Vietnamese food in this part of the town, look no further as this homey restaurant has more surprises for you and I by the look of their menu.
Address:
I-G-5, Block I, Jalan PJU 1a/1, Taipan Damansara 2 Ara Damansara
https://goo.gl/maps/AmGbE7EWr9U2
I was talking to the owner of a Vietnamese restaurant recently and was informed that authentic Vietnamese products and ingredients are coming to our shores in profusion. This is not surprising considering the fact that we have hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese in factories and various industries.
Case in point was the very Vietnamese baby crabs used for a seafood dish was available in his restaurant. We took up his offer to have his chef cook these crustaceans for us. A first for me and an eye-opener on how times have changed. So there is no excuse of not able to source for certain ingredients not found here.
StarViet Pho Bo (beef rice noodles) and Bun Bo Hue (spicy beef and pork rice noodles, from central) were on song. Both authentic and one of the best tasting Vietnamese noodles around. The broth for Pho Bo was thick and sweet. Many hours were spent just getting the broth ready. The central noodles were spot on with strong lemongrass accent in the broth.
The ala carte dishes were ok. The beef with vegetables platter needed some sparkle. A bit too Chinese for those looking for an authentic dish. The braised trotters needed a bit more of the fish sauce (nuoc mam) and again needed a wave of the wand. And my bowl of desserts were a bit too thick. No doubt it was made up of grains, cereals and nuts and expected to be thick in consistency.
If you are looking for Vietnamese food in this part of the town, look no further as this homey restaurant has more surprises for you and I by the look of their menu.
Address:
I-G-5, Block I, Jalan PJU 1a/1, Taipan Damansara 2 Ara Damansara
https://goo.gl/maps/AmGbE7EWr9U2
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