Zao Vietnamese

During a night out with a couple friend in Eastwood, we chanced upon this Vietnamese restaurant named Zao. Thoughts of Vietmam food immediately came to mind and I got excited for dinner :) My friend and I both ordered one of the supposed best-sellers, the Zao Noodle Bowl, Rob had Seafood Noodle Stir-Fry, and our other friend tried the Zao Pho.

The Zao Noodle Bowl is composed of dry noodles with fried spring rolls, beef, and pork. Talk about a huge bowl -- the serving was more than enough. Generally, the dish tasted good (but still not comparable to authentic Pho 24 food). I did like the spring rolls though. Zao Pho was comparable to Pho Hoa's beef pho; slightly a bit lacking in taste, but wasn't bad. The Seafood Noodle Stir-Fry was good enough for two, and I liked how they didn't scrimp on the noodle topping (but it's obvious they used veggies as a main extender for the seafood. The dish, however, was kind of nakakaumay especially if that's your main dish already.

Zao Noodle Bowl, P275

Zao Pho, P225

Seafood Noodle Stir-Fry, P235

I found Zao a bit pricey. Although serving was adequate, taste was not exceptional. I guess it deserves a few more visits, but for now I'd still opt for Pho Hoa for Vietnamese cuisine.