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  • Miss Phay Cafe (Davenport, IA) Review

    Miss Phay Cafe (Davenport, IA) Review

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    4.75* (out of 5)

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    Food: 5*

    Atmosphere: 5*

    Value: 4*

    Service: 5*

    07/07/2023 Miss Phay Cafe

    We were in town for the John Deere Classic and a coworker highly recommended Miss Phay Cafe, so we gave it a try for dinner on our arrival. What a great place! While the outside facia was modern and professional (see pictures), the inside was breathtaking (see pictures). Absolutely beautiful decorating everywhere that you looked, with seemingly no detail left to chance – with fantastic musical ambiance to top it off!

    My wife started with a Cucumber Smash and I went with the Saigon Mojito (see picture) – both on our wonderful server Cara’s suggestions and both were absolutely delicious! For an appetizer, Cara suggested the Crab Cheese Puffs (see picture) and they were like a little taste of Heaven! So soft, creamy and rich inside the crispy pastry crust – and the included homemade dipping sauce is also amazing (I might have eaten the rest of it with a spoon after the Puffs were gone…).

    For our meal, my wife ordered the Suko Thai Noodles (see picture) and I went with the Lemongrass Beef Noodle (see picture). Both again on Cara’s suggestions – but not until after pointing out that the alternative I was thinking about was not spicey (and I wanted something spicey). I like her opinions and directness!

    I am so glad that this place was recommended to us and I highly recommend that you stop and give it a try. When you stop, make sure to say ‘Hi’ to Cara – she is a fantastic server who is full of great detailed recommendations and has just the perfect amount of sassiness to make for an enjoyable experience.

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    Lemongrass Beef Noodles
    Suko Thai Noodles
    Crab Cheese Puffs
    Saigon Mojito

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  • Pho Real Kitchen & Bar (Des Moines, IA) Review

    Pho Real Kitchen & Bar (Des Moines, IA) Review

    Rating: 4 out of 5.

    4.0* (out of 5)

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    Food: 5*

    Atmosphere: 3*

    Value: 4*

    Service: 4*

    02/19/2023 Pho Real Kitchen & Bar

    Walked by this place on numerous occasions and finally took the chance to stop for dinner tonight. Nothing super fancy as far as the atmosphere, but the food was top notch and our server (Ethan) was also excellent.

    We started with a Cafe Sua Cheese Foam hot drink – mostly because we hadn’t had one before and wanted to try something different. Boy was it delicious – best way I can describe it is a great cappuccino with a foam that has a wonderful salted caramel flavor to it that feels wonderful in your mouth! If you haven’t tried one of these before, I highly recommend that you give it a try.

    For an appetizer, my wife and I shared a Banh Mi sandwich (see picture) that was one of the best that we’ve had – I would have been happy to have that for my meal. For our dinner, I ordered the Pho Special (see picture) and my wife ordered the Broken Rice (see picture). We weren’t exactly sure what broken rice was, but Ethan described it as rice topped with an egg – and it was every bit as good as his recommendation. As is our standard, we shared our plates and both of us thoroughly enjoyed both dishes.

    If you are looking for some great Vietnamese Pho or an excellent hot or cold Asian drink in downtown Des Moines, you won’t be disappointed with a stop at Pho Real. We definitely won’t hesitate to stop by again, even if only for a drink – as there are so many more to try!

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    Banh Mi
    Pho extras
    Pho Special
    Broken Rice

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  • Wasabi Waukee (West Des Moines, IA) Review

    Rating: 4 out of 5.

    4.25* (out of 5)

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    Food: 5*

    Atmosphere: 4*

    Value: 4*

    Service: 5*

    Stopped for dinner tonight and was impressed with the food quality and taste.  We started with an order of edamame and a beer, then ordered several rolls to share.

    We ordered the Salmon & Avocado, Shrimp Tempura and King Crab Crunch rolls (see picture) and enjoyed all of them.  My favorite was the King Crab Crunch – creamy, spicy and delicious.

    Visit 2 Update:. Had a similar great experience in our most recent stop.  I ordered the Thai Mango Chicken and thought it was delicious – a great combination of mango / sweet and spicy.  I highly recommend this dish.

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  • Rolls & Bowls Asian Cook House (Brooklyn Park, MN) Review

    Rating: 4 out of 5.

    4.0* (out of 5)

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    Food: 4*

    Atmosphere: 4*

    Value: 4*

    Service: 4*

    8/11/2021

    Stopped here for lunch after church on Sunday and really liked the food.  Their selection wasn’t as good as we would have hoped…they were out of ingredients to make several dishes we were interested in trying (were told the owners were going on vacation and closing for a week).

    What we tried though was very good.  I ordered the Fall Roll (see picture) and my wife ordered the Spicy Kimchi Ramen (see picture).  The flavors in both were great and I’d recommend both.

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  • Lemongrass Cafe (Moline, IL) Review

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    5.0* (out of 5)

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    Food: 5*

    Atmosphere: 5*

    Value: 5*

    Service: 5*

    4/25/2018

    This is easily my favorite restaurant in the Quad Cities and I try to stop by every time I visit the area.  I enjoy spicy food and the waitress recommended the Gra Pow.  I tried to order it Very Hot like the last visit, but she recommended starting with Hot to be safe and adding the Prik Nam Pka spicy sauce to taste at the table, as it complemented the fish well.  It was delicious and I’d my new favorite!

    5/28/2017

    I had my favorite Som Tum here over 5 years ago, so drove a little further when I was back in town to come back.  I said I enjoyed the Som Tum in the past and asked for a recommendation if I liked spicy.  The waitress recommended the Dancing Salad, which I ordered with steak.  I ordered “Hot” on the mild, medium, hot and Thai hot scale and loved it – caused my nose to run and lips to burn, just what I wanted.  And to top it off, they were so impressed that I liked the Hot and didn’t have any dessert on the menu, so she brought me a special mini brownie made just for me!  I think I have a new favorite for my next trip!

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  • P.F. Chang’s (Maple Grove, MN) Review

    Rating: 4 out of 5.

    4.0* (out of 5)

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    Food: 4*

    Atmosphere: 4*

    Value: 4*

    Service: 4*

    12/3/2016

    Had the spicy tuna roll – it was ok.  The banana spring roll and coconut pineapple ice cream was great, so added a star to my rating.  The service was average.

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