It was through my friend Cecil of Casa Baluarte that I learned about the newest restaurant in town. She also just heard about it through a relative who was invited to the opening of two Saturdays ago. And we sort of promised to meet there when she has the luxury of time. But I broke that promise last Friday when I decided to have lunch at Cilantro: Flavors of Vietnam … alone. I got off near Fine Rock Hotel as it was my landmark, walked the rest of the journey and almost missed the restaurant on my way to Jalandoni-Delgado Street junction. Good thing a (Mormon) church across the street seemed to say “Go the RIGHT path”. And behold to my right was my gastronomic destination! The first thing that caught my attention then was the affordability of the offerings of Cilantro. I wasted no time looking for the Vietnamese specialties marked with the stars as they are the “specialties”. Of course, mention “Vietnamese cuisine”, their noodle soup dish called Pho is sure to follow. ...