The Sphere is now the foodie hubby’s favorite place to hangout on weekends and public holidays. He likes this place as finding a place to park is a breeze and traffic is not crazy unlike at Mid Valley Megamall or in the heart of KL. Each time we visit, a new restaurant pops out. When we visited on Sunday, 15 Sept 2019, we noticed a quaint and colorful Vietnamese restaurant and hubs was raring to try it.
Rasa Viet by Xin Chao Viet Nam was opened just two days earlier on 13 Sept 2019. Service was excellent and if you’re new to eating Viet food, the staff will explain to you how to savor the dishes. Food was scrumptious and served the authentic Viet way.
First dish that arrived was chicken cabbage salad, which came complimentary on a time-limited basis ~ condition was we have to Like the restaurant’s page on Facebook and order a minimum of 2 dishes. We received two plates of salad on the house as we ordered more than 4 dishes. The salad is to be put on top of the prawn cracker before you savor it. This dish is extremely appetizing and will surely explode your taste buds to life before you devour on other exciting dishes!
Chicken on skewers made from fragrant lemongrass stalks.
Chicken and prawn summer roll, served with a special peanut sauce dipping.
Sizzling pancake, eaten with rice paper. The chef/owner came over to our table and personally rolled the pancake with the rice paper before serving it to us while another staff explained to us how to prepare the rice paper by dipping it briefly into water to soften it and the correct way of savoring this dish.
The basil and mint leaves rolled together with the crispy pancake, crisp juicy lettuce and rice paper and dipped with a house-made special spicy sauce give this roll a flavorful minty aroma in what proves to be an addictively good compilation of intense flavors.
Classic beef pho, Special beef pho, tendon beef pho and beef meatballs. The beef was cooked to a tee in a very flavorful broth. Each mouthful offers so much euphoria that I had to stop the foodie hubs from saying ‘hhhhhmmmm, so yummy!” 😁
Chicken liver pate, tuna and fried egg Bánh mì on super crispy baguette.
Ice-blended Viet coffee
Viet caramel pudding ~ this pudding is to die for! If you’re a fan of santan-ish desserts, the taste and texture of this pudding will surely stimulate the papillae in your mouth and make you crave for more. It’s complimentary from the chef too. The pudding has a hint of aromatic coconut cream (santan) and gula Melaka and super creamy. Alycia liked it so much that she asked her dad to takeaway four puddings for enjoyment at home later in the evening!
Fried cempedak with coconut ice-cream and fried sweet potato with coconut ice-cream are another to die-for desserts. They are filled with all manner of yumminess and a stellar combination of strong flavors and texture (love the crunch of the batter on the fried stuff). If you’ve not tried cempedak and sweet potato and coconut together before, you’re in for a real treat! Sinful but totally worth it. You can work out later 😉
This meal definitely put everyone in a good good mood! I’m very sure the foodie hubs will visit this place again soon. They have another branch at Solaris Dutamas.
Rasa Viet by Xin Chao Vietnam
Unit no. 3-GA, Level Ground
The Sphere, Bangsar South City
No. 8 Jalan Kerinchi, KL
Tel: 03-2242 1880
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