Zareen’s is on the list? While the food is pleasant, I really think the quality in the past year isn’t quite how it was when they only had the Mountain View store. So much so that after my disappointing meal last year I haven’t gone back even though I live close to it.
If Ettan is on the list, I feel very strongly that Rooh should be, as well. I like Ettan, but I personally think Rooh is even better than Ettan.
I probably shouldn’t critique the vietnamese choices of a food critic of Vietnamese ancestry. The duck congee was nice, but I never thought its enough to vault Vit Dong Que into the crowd of top restaurants.
I somewhat like the tortas at La Casita Chilanga as well, but again I am perplexed why it is a top restaurant. Call me biased, but I think the tortas from CDMX are much ‘cleaner’ in taste and don’t have to rely on an abundance of sauce.
