Review: Citronelle

A couple blocks down from San Jose's Santana Row sits Citronelle, a Vietnamese restaurant with a stylish interior. Like any good Vietnamese restauarant which can do Pho and Bun, they also have many other selections. We started with the Citronelle Sampler, a plate which contained three of each appetizer: imperial rolls, shrimp rolls and curry chicken kabobs. These came with peanut sauce and fish sauce and a small side of cole slaw. Most of their meat comes from Niman Ranch, which makes this restaurant friendly for those who don't like antibiotics and hormones in the food that they eat. I had the rice in a clay pot, which was sweet rice mixed with sausage and mushrooms and topped with grilled chicken. A Vietnamese iced coffee finished off the meal.
A nice change from the typical Pho house, Citronelle's Californian-Vietnamese dishes delight the senses with quality cuisine.
4/5