If someone told you to go ahead and jump, would you? probably not. If someone told you to jump and you knew the consequences would be nonfatal and maybe even delicious, what then? way more likely. Such is the hype that surrounds Golden Deli in San Gabriel. On one hand, an establishment that's widely heralded to have the best bun and pho in the SGV doubtlessly (just by sheer numbers) won't. On the other hand, popularity does bring a consistency that will usually be somewhere near the net. With that in mind, I piloted K and Mr. Style down from San Moreno (after a relaxing amble in the park) to have a closer look. After a short wait, we were planted in a nice booth where we unanimously decided on bowls of bun accompanied with a plato of goi cuon (rice paper rolled with camrones, pork, mint, and lechuga). K chose bun cha gio & bi (egg roll, shredded puerco, rice stick), Mr. Style smoothly opted for bun chao tom & thit nuong & cha gio (shrimp paste, bbq pork, egg roll, rice stick), and I had bun thit nuong & cha gio (bbq pork, egg roll, rice stick). I know it's meaningless to include the Vietnamese names without the accents, but seeing as how they're near impossible to pronounce I decided to add some international flair anyway. All bowls came with a muy delicioso house version of nuoc cham sauce, which always adds pungent life to this functional dish. The fresco rolls not only had an excellent peanut sauce, but also maintained a pleasant citrus sabor on top of the choice ingredients. The comida here is nothing to shake a stick at, and in this case maybe the people's voice does ring true. However, there are dozens of potential spots I have my ojos on in the valley. For some, this place is it. For me, until I know for sure, it will have to remain Silver Deli.
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