Is Eleven46 Kitchen the Chipotle of Vietnamese Cuisine?

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • June 13, 2013
We all seem to think we know how to run a restaurant regardless of whether we've ever owned or operated one. So when you find yourself in a restaurant that deviates from this ideal, even just a little, you start playing the role of an armchair...
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