Had long heard quite a few good things about Chac's Grill, a fairly popular Vietnamese Restaurant in Civic Centre, Inala. Judging by the fairly large crowd outside, we had some high expectations of the food for sure.
Although packed, it didn't take that long for us to get a table, which was a good mark of efficiency that you often get at Vietnamese restaurants. Menus were provided quickly, as was some hot Chinese tea. The menu consisted of everything you would expect from a Vietnamese restaurant with rice, noodles and an assortment of sides.
Starting with a serve of Spring Rolls, the portion made for good value with a large portion for the price point. The spring rolls were crisp, freshly fried and had a good balance of meat and vegies in the filling. Dipped in fish sauce made for quite an appetizing entree.
We had three mains to share, this was the Combination Pork Broken Rice. Comprising of a piece of lemongrass pork chop, shredded pork skin, a slice of chilled omelette and a fried egg. Compared to other combination pork rices' I've had before, this was less generous in having only one pork chop as opposed to the usual two slices. The flavours were quite complimentary but there wasn't really enough toppings to go with the rice.
This was the Combination Rice Vermicelli Salad. Comprising of spring rolls, lemongrass chicken, tempura fish cake, pork rind shavings and salad, it was as refreshing as it looked. Having said that, the spring rolls, chicken and tempura were served cold, and the dish would have been far more enjoyable if they were still hot.
Last main was of course the Special Beef Pho, cos you can never really say you had Vietnamese without a steaming hot bowl of Pho, right? This was wholesome, hearty and delicious. With a good amount of brisket, tripe, beef balls and sliced beef, it had a good topping to noodle ratio. The noodles were ample and tender, but the soup itself could have had a bit more depth for our liking.
Taste: 7/10
Value: 8/10
Service: 8/10
Environment: 7/10
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