Co Tu Oriental Cuisine Restaurant

Had the Pho Tai. Very nice presentation with finely diced green onions on top. Broth was flavorful, but the overall soup was lackluster. Perhaps it was the noodles. I'm more accustomed to rice noodles

Had the oxtail pho. For about $15 it was high but the prices of oxtail cost as much as ribeye now so I can understand. The flavor was good and so was the service. The noodles were a bit too soft but otherwise I like the broth and the oxtail was well cooked. I have been to many Vietnamese pho places in the country and this one is good considering I'm in Minnesota which is not exactly known for pho. Overall it's authentic. Service was good and the the place is your standard strip mall restaurant layout.

This restaurant serves probably the best Bun Bo Hue in the city and makes a really "fun" pho ("fun" as in the traditional noodles rather than vermicelli as well as a good platter). I do want to point out that they make outstanding classic Viet-French dishes as well. For this winter, I had their excellent confit which takes forever to cook at home but ready to go in their restaurant. It is a bit more sauced than I would care for this go around, but it is an outstanding dish. The other dish that works especially well that is not soup is their Broken Rice platter which balances several ingredients for a delicious lunch.