Flavor Boulevard

DRY NOODLE

Bún thịt nướng (rice vermicelli with grilled pork)
— at phở Vỉ Hoa (Menlo Park)
— at Bánh Cuốn Hoa II (Houston)
Bún xêu (stir fried rice noodle with celery)
Bánh Hỏi Châu Đốc (Houston): bánh hỏi thịt nem nướng, bánh tầm bì thịt nướng
Phở xào at Le Petit Cheval (Berkeley)

NOODLE SOUP

Bánh canh:
— Bánh canh cua (crab) (from Bánh Hỏi Châu Đốc, Houston)
— Bánh canh giò heo (pig trotter) (from Bánh Canh Quê Anh & Quê Em, Houston)
— Bánh canh tôm thịt (pork and shrimp) (from Kim Sơn Restaurant, Houston)
Bún Bò Huế Cố Đô (bún bò Huế, hủ tíu mì, hủ tíu Nam Vang)
Bún bung
Bún măng vịt (vermicelli soup with duck and bamboo shoots)
Bún mộc (rice noodle soup with cha lua and mushroom)
Bún riêu (rice noodle soup with tomato and crab)
Phở
— Rosie’s phở
— seafood sour phở at Phở Hòa (Berkeley)
— Phở Danh (Houston)
— phở at Le Regal (Berkeley)

RICE

Cơm bò nướng (rice with grilled beef) at Rosie’s Pho (College Station)
Cơm tay cầm (claypot rice) at Phở Vỉ Hoa (Menlo Park)
Tây Đô restaurant: cua lột chiên bơ (deep fried soft-shell crab), vịt chiên khoai môn (fried duck with taro), bánh hỏi tôm thịt nướng (bánh hỏi with grilled pork and shrimp)
Cơm sườn nướng (grilled pork chop) at Lemon Grass (San Jose)
Bò lúc lắc (shaken beef), bò lá lốt (lolot beef), bò cuộn tôm nướng (grilled shrimp in beef wrap) at Lemon Grass (San Jose)
Pineapple fried rice at Le Regal (Berkeley)
Cơm phần (family dining) at
— Cao Nguyên (San Jose)
— Thanh Đa Quán (Houston)
Cơm tấm (broken rice) at Cơm Tấm Thiên Hương (San Jose)
Xôi (sticky rice):
— xôi bắp (sweet sticky rice and corn) from Kim’s Sandwiches (San Jose)
— xôi đậu (sweet sticky rice and peanuts) from Alpha Bakery & Deli (Houston)
Cơm hến (rice with basket clam) from Hương Giang (Houston)