Huynh's Restaurant- 5905 W. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23230

After a disappointing start at Mekong we crossed the street to Huynh's, hoping for a better experience. It was probably 8:45 or so on a Thursday, so we weren't surprised to be two of only a few others in the restaurant. The dining room was very clean, if not a little antiseptic-smelling. Our waiter came right over with water and took our drink order. We were already ahead of where we were across the street!

Our waiter took our dinner order with equal speed and we had our appetizer in no time. We tried the crystal shrimp dumplings. They weren't bad, but the rice paper wrapping had a little bit more of a rice cake taste than either of us were expecting. However, we certainly couldn't complain about temperature- they came out piping hot!

We both ordered pho soup- mine with shrimp, his with "everything." It all came out fresh and hot, just what you would expect from the famous vietnamese dish. I actually almost finished my bowl... a rare occurrence!

Overall, good food and service will make Huynh's a great standby for those Pho cravings that will undoubtedly get more frequent as the weather gets cooler.