Relaxed, colorful kitchen dishing up Vietnamese classics, including pho, banh mi & summer rolls.
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Address: 189 Main St, Farmingdale, NY 11735
Phone: (516) 586-6097
Website: http://therollingspringroll.com/
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Reviews
The classic banh mi which comes with grilled pork belly, cha (Vietnamese cold cut) and the house special pate along with cucumbers, carrots and pickled daikon on a French baguette. The bread was really good, crusty and crunchy and held all of the items without falling apart. As far as taste, I thought the banh mi was decent. Not the best I’ve had but good.
We got an order of spring rolls which were yummy. I liked that they perfectly cut the lettuce so that it was easier to wrap the spring rolls in. The vinaigrette that you were supposed to dip the rolls in were kind of bland which was disappointing.
We got a big bowl of Pho Bo. It came with sliced beef, beef brisket and meatballs. The broth was very light. I was expecting it to be beefier in taste, but it wasn’t bad.
We also ordered Angus beef short ribs and lemongrass chicken. The Angus beef short ribs were the best dish from our lunch. The meat was tender, thinly sliced and grilled perfectly. It had a nice grilled aroma. The lemongrass chicken was nothing special. Chicken was tender but lacking in flavor.
Both the chicken and short ribs came with a small bowl of white rice. And I must say, I was slightly disappointed by the white rice served here. White rice should be fluffy and slightly moist with a little bit of a sticky texture. The rice we got was a little dry and bland.
For drinks, we ordered the café du monde which was served pipping hot with condensed milk. It was very strong and sweet, exactly how I like my coffee. No complaints there.
Based on the reviews and high ratings, I really was expecting more from this restaurant. I thought the food overall was decent, but I’ve had better.
Ordered the following:
1. Vegetarian Pho
2. Tofu Banh Mi
Food:
Uhhh, I’m really disappointed. Maybe the experience might’ve been different dining in, but I just was not a fan of the food.
Vegetarian Pho: soup was good, but the vegetables like the carrots, zucchini, and cauliflower were cut big and undercooked… They ended up being kinda raw and hard when I was eating it. The pho noodles were hard and when I poured the soup in (I even microwaved it so it’s hot much hotter), the noodles were still stuck together. I wonder if there is a better way to prep the noodles for delivery.
Tofu Banh Mi: ehhh, not a fan. Quite typical, came with a little bit of tofu and the usual banh ni veggies. I’d say it was a big okay.
Lackluster experience via delivery. I’d give this place a visit in person next time to see if it’s any different, but food this time was not good via delivery.
Current Review as of 10/1/22:
This is the second time I go and I don’t see any of the old staff. The new staff seems like they can care less. Food and service wasn’t as good anymore. I tried to sit down to have dinner and it was freezing in there. I even mentioned it to the waiter and he said absolutely nothing. It got so cold I only had my appetizers and quickly asked him before he brought my main course meal that to wrap it up to go. Too bad this place went down after they expanded. This will be my last time here used to be a hidden gem.
We started with the pok pok (fish sauce) wings that were pretty awesome.
I had a pork banh mi sandwich, which aside from the sliced mystery meat (pate) that was on it that I had to take off, was also good.
Lahna had the lemongrass chicken bowl, which she also enjoyed.
The food was good. Nothing to rave about. Definitely can’t say that I’m a lover of Vietnamese food now. Would go back again.