Vietnamese
BERKELEY, CA
Ánh Hồng – what to order: bo nuong sa (lemongrass grilled beef sausage) and bo mo chai (fat-wrapped beef sausage)
Le Petit Cheval – what to order: only go here if you want food ready in 5 minutes, otherwise it’s not worth it.
Le Regal – what to order: banh hoi with grilled meat
— fried rice and bánh hỏi
— cá kho tộ (claypot fish)
— phở
Phở Hòa [CLOSED, now changed to Toss]
Saigon Express – what to order: another cheap place that I don’t recommend. UPDATE (Dec 9, 2015): order the clay pot rice with beef
Vanessa’s Bistro – what to order: beef carpaccio
OAKLAND, CA
Bánh Cuốn Tây Hồ – what to order: banh cuon (steamed rice roll with pork and mushroom filling)
— San Jose: before and after revamped.
— Oakland (old)
— Oakland (new management)
Bánh mì Ba Lẹ – what to order: any type of banh mi, mung bean milk
— bánh mì ốp la (fried egg bánh mì)
— steamed cassava
— banana dog (chuoi nep nuong – grilled banana in sticky rice)
— bún riêu (tomato and crab noodle soup)
Ba-Lê Deli
Kang Nam Pho
MILPITAS, CA
Green Cafe (vegan)
Hương Lan Sandwiches 4
— bánh mì gà nướng (grilled chicken banh mi)
— bánh tét thịt (sticky rice log with meat and bean paste)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Bodega Bistro – what to order: bun cha gio cua (crab spring roll with rice noodle)
Thanh Long – what to order: broiled mussel, roast crab
SAN JOSE, CA
Bánh mì Hương – what to order: the following items:
— bánh mì thịt nướng (grilled pork sandwich)
— bánh bột lọc (translucent banh)
— bánh bao (steamed pork bun)
Cao Nguyên
CD Bakery & Deli
— nước mía (sugarcane juice)
Cơm Tấm Thiên Hương – what to order: com tam (broken rice)
Danh’s Garden – what to order: grilled meats
Eurasia Delight
Kim’s sandwiches
Lemon Grass
— first visit
— second visit
Phở Hà – what to order: bo kho (beef stew)
Thảo Tiên – what to order: roasted quail
— bánh tét chuối (bánh tét with banana filling)
Vua Khô Bò & Ô Mai
— banana chewy candy
— cà na
— ô mai
MENLO PARK, CA
COLLEGE STATION, TX
Rosie’s Pho (College Station) – Vietnamese – what to order: pho (duh)
— part 1
— part 2
HOUSTON, TX
Alpha Bakery & Deli
—- bánh xu xê (couple cookie)
Bánh Canh Quê Anh & Quê Em
Bánh Cuốn Hoa II – what to order: bun mang vit (duck and bamboo noodle soup)
Bánh Cuốn Tây Hồ 18 (old location: Hong Kong Market) – what to order: banh cuon (steamed rice roll with pork and mushroom filling)
—- Interview with the owner at the new location near Kim Son
Bánh Hỏi Châu Đốc – what to order: banh canh cua
Bún Bò Huế Cố Đô – what to order: bun bo Hue (duh!)
Giò Chả Đức Hương
— bánh dầy giò
— bánh giò
— bánh ít
— chả lụa
— chả chiên: chả heo chiên, chả gà, chả bò, chả cốm
Hot Pot City – what to order: hot pot
Quán Huế Hương Giang – what to order: bun suong
— chè trôi nước, chè bắp (sweet corn pudding)
— bánh canh and bún bò Huế
— canh chua cá (sour fish soup)
Lee’s Sandwiches (Bellaire) – what to order:
— bánh mì ba chỉ pâté
— chè bột báng, chè đậu (tapioca and black eye pea puddings), chè khoai (taro pudding)
Mai’s Restaurant
Phở Danh – what to order: pho with a side of pickled onion
Red Pier Restaurant and Bar – what to order: it’s pretty standard here, nothing stands out
Rosemary Garden Bistro (Làng nướng Vườn Hồng) – what to order: stir-fried eel in coconut curry sauce
Saigon Buffet [CLOSED]
Tây Đô restaurant – what to order: NOTHING. It’s not that great.
Thanh Đa Quán – what to order: claypot fish
Thiên Phú – what to order: bò 7 món (7 courses of beef) and cá nướng da giòn (crunchy-skin grilled fish)
Tinh Luat Vegetarian Buffet – what to order: sugarcane juice and the noodle soups
T.P. Bánh Bao – what to order: banh bao (steamed dumpling)
Tường Ký Fastfood – what to order: banh bia (Suzhou mooncake)




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