Vietnamese-Mexican fusion w/ duck-neck tamales & pho-spiced lamb. Unique comfort food w/ all-day dining.
This Greenpoint establishment offers a unique Vietnamese-Mexican fusion experience, reimagining comfort food with a creative twist. Chef Eric Tran's menu features innovative dishes like duck-neck "Vietnamese tamales" and pho-spiced braised lamb, alongside delicious Berkshire pork skewers. The restaurant, which also serves coffee and pastries, provides an all-day dining option with a special Dac Biet tasting menu for a comprehensive culinary journey.
The restaurant offers a Vietnamese-Mexican fusion cuisine. Highly recommended dishes include duck-neck "Vietnamese tamales," Berkshire pork skewers, and pho-spiced braised lamb. There is one recent negative review mentioning a dispute over a dish and high prices.
"Standout dishes include the duck-neck "Vietnamese tamales" and the tender, flavorful pho-spiced braised lamb, which are perfect for creating mini-tacos."
Customers generally recommend this restaurant, with many praising its unique Vietnamese-Mexican fusion cuisine and standout dishes. However, there is a recent negative comment regarding a specific dish and perceived value.
Important Note
One recent review expressed significant dissatisfaction with a specific dish and found the prices to be too high for the quality received.
"The commenter expressed a strong negative opinion about Falansai, citing an incident where they were served rau cần while it was called rau muống on the menu, and they tried to dispute it. They also find Saiguette 'meh' and refuse to pay high prices for disappointing food at places like La Đồng and Madam Võ."
Negative"The original poster acknowledged the update about Falansai's move and menu changes, and plans to assess it based on the new menu and photos."
Neutral"The commenter noted that Falansai recently moved to Greenpoint and underwent a menu revamp about five or six years ago, becoming a Viet/Mexican fusion restaurant that the NYT enjoys. They have not tried the new Greenpoint menu yet."
Neutral"The user collects matchbooks from various NYC restaurants and Falansai is one of them."
Neutral"A user indicated that Falansai is one of the restaurants they could easily see themselves visiting from the list provided."
Positive"Falansai is mentioned as a Thai food option in the area."
Neutral"User recommended Falansai as a restaurant that recently 'wow'd' them. Falansai serves Vietnamese-American cuisine."
Positive"The author recommends Falansai."
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