Monday, May 5, 2008

The USA Today of Beefsteak


I got this eyesore of a meal at a friendly little place called the V Cafe. It was highly recommended by our Lonely Planet guide - strike out number 10 for them. I ordered the beefsteak with french fries and a salad and what I got was a cold, pulverized rather then tenderized piece of meat smothered in an equally cold onion sauce of some sort. Also, it was more gray than brown or pink and it did not taste good. It didn't taste bad necessarily, but it wasn't good either. It's like calling USA Today a newspaper. It is but it's not really. The fries were good though. But I suppose any asshole can cut potatoes and drop them in a frier. I know I was pretty successful at it through high school. Bottom line, if you're ever in Dalat, Vietnam, don't order the beefsteak. All in all, I give it 1.5 forks. I've got to be a little lenient here because you can't fairly expect a good steak in the hinterlands of vietnam.