2/5 Nathan B. 3 years ago on Google
Just
want
to
provide
a
historical
reality
check
for
those
who
continue
to
give
this
place
four-
and
five-star
reviews.
Since
the
place
was
bought
by
an
outside
investor,
the
place
has
fallen
off
a
cliff
in
every
sense.
The
monks
and
nuns
are
no
longer
the
ones
who
serve
you;
prices
have
increased
by
80%
(yes
literally
$7.50
to
$13.50);
the
portions
are
smaller;
the
spicy
soup
isn't
spicy;
the
interior
no
longer
has
the
quaint
cozy
living
room
vibe
but
is
now
every-other-vegan-restaurant
green.
Don't
get
me
wrong,
some
of
the
changes
were
necessary,
like
a
simplified
menu
and
some
remodeling
to
bring
up
the
sanitation
standards,
but
the
investor
has
completely
taken
over
the
business
and
is
very
much
running
it
to
line
his
pocketbook.
This
place
is
no
longer
authentic
Vietnamese
food
but
the
watered-down
version
for
white
Portlanders.
But
hey,
if
they
keep
spending
their
money,
why
not?
My
wife
and
I
moved
back
from
Taiwan
in
2016
and
the
first
restaurant
we
visited
was
this
one.
We
are
both
vegetarian
and
she
is
a
non-practicing
Buddhist.
There
is
a
large
Vietnamese
expat
community
in
Taiwan
and
we
loved
eating
at
the
local
shops,
so
we
know
authentic
Vietnamese
food.
We
fell
in
love
with
this
place
immediately
and
visited
nearly
every
week
for
three
years.
We
ordered
the
same
thing
nearly
every
time
-
pho
and
buddha
bowl
-
and
paid
$19
with
huge
tip.
The
buddha
bowl
often
required
us
to
box
some
because
it
was
so
much
food.
Our
most
recent
visit
we
paid
$25
for
takeout
without
a
tip...
exact
same
order,
less
food,
and
they
replaced
egg
rolls
(now
separate
dish
for
$5.50)
in
buddha
bowl
for
textured
tofu.
The
nuns
now
only
work
in
the
kitchen,
so
we
didn't
even
get
to
see
their
friendly
familiar
faces.
We
understand
these
are
tough
times
to
be
in
the
restaurant
business
but
our
meals,
which
were
still
good
but
nothing
special,
left
an
aftertaste
of
disappointment.
We
have
debated
whether
or
not
we
should
continue
to
support
this
restaurant
because
of
our
appreciation
for
the
ladies
who
used
to
run
it.
We
decided
that
$13.50
for
a
lesser
bowl
of
pho
is
just
an
insult
to
our
memory
of
the
place
and
won't
be
driving
up
from
Milwaukie
anymore.
I
really
hope
the
business
owner
lets
the
generosity
and
genuineness
of
the
nuns
reinvigorate
his
business
model.
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