"I judge all Vietnamese restaurants against Mai Lee in St. Louis, especially their Nuoc Cham (dipping sauce made with fish sauce) and rice dishes (but not their pho).LD Pho is one of the closest and tastiest that I've found. I ordered the pork spring rolls and the crispy pork inside made it one of the best I've had. The peanut sauce was average, but it's peanut sauce so it's pretty darn tasty regardless.I got the combination meat rice plate and enjoyed the grilled pork, Chinese sausage, egg and other fixings. The only thing missing was the traditional egg loaf cake, but the Nuoc Cham was on point. My only complaint was the jasmine rice was not broken and was on the soft side, making it mushy when sprinkled with the Nuoc Cham.Ambiance was fine for a regular restaurant and it was pretty quiet with more take out customers than dine in. Service was also fine, we just had to flag the server down whenever we needed anything. What stood out the most was that after paying the bill they asked if we wanted more water and we declined. However, after 10 minutes my friend and I were still talking and ran out of water. The server returned and filled our waters which was very welcome. Most restaurants are happy to ignore you once you've paid so this level of service deserves special recognition.Price was reasonable for dinner for two with an appetizer at $46 after tax and tip."
