Pho Tau Bay

Seriously, its 2018 and they still only do cash? That alone would be a deterrent for anybody to go. I haven't been to this place since 2008. It looks the same. Service: The waiter took awhile to come to us even though it wasn't busy. They forgot our water, but the guy helped me when I asked. The food however came out pretty fast. The side of my bowl had grease. They should wipe it down before serving the meal. 00000000 Ambience: There are plenty of televisions in the restaurant. They have news and sports playing. The chairs are better than the typical pho restaurant. Almost each of the table has their own condiments and utensils. The decors are okay. Not much Vietnamese

Cash only. Although I was able to pay with my credit card, I had to pay more than the cash price. I ordered # 6 ox tail beef soup with noodles. The soup was ok, but a few pieces of ox tails were too rough to chew. I couldn't really eat a few pieces. My daughter ordered a vermicelli. The smell was too bad - like fish smell. While waiting, I smelled smoke. Someone was smoking right outside the rear door. And when the door was opened, the waiter and presumably another employee - maybe the chef? - came into the restaurant. I believe they (or one of them) smoked during lunch time. My daughter ordered a boba tea. I tasted a bit and it tasted slightly smoky. I'm not too sure if something smoky in the boba tea was real or not. We felt the waiter was rude. Maybe it was just because we didn't easily understood his English. Anyway, the communication was not easy and we were feeling to get pushed. 2 adults and 2 kids, we spent about 80$ for the lunch, which is more than we usually spend in a pho restaurant, but the food quality and service was way less than we normally experienced in other pho restaurants.