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Vietnamese

Restaurant San Francisco

Turtle Tower: Honoring Hanoi Landmark with Flavorful Pho

You may have heard about the lady in the lake, but what about the turtle in the lake? In 2000, chef-owner Steven Nghia Pham debuted Turtle Tower in San Francisco’s Tenderloin and has since...
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Sandwich Los Angeles

Little Shop of Mary Roasted Pork Banh Mi [CLOSED]

Up until January 4, the only little shop I knew about was Little Shop of Horrors. Thankfully, fellow food fiend Victor Tam alerted me to Little Shop of Mary, Mary Chau Truong-Ngo’s tiny banh...
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Vietnamese Food Los Angeles

East Borough Pork Shank [CLOSED]

In the Yelp era, where seemingly everybody rushes to judgment, it’s important to make a good first impression. When I was invited to preview a much more ambitious outpost of East Borough, I already...
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Restaurant Sign San Diego

Que Huong Restaurant: Family Style Vietnamese in City Heights [CLOSED]

City Heights is a neighborhood with San Diego’s highest concentration of Vietnamese-Americans, located due east of Balboa Park, and Que Huong is one of the culinary standouts. Owner Jay Ho originally hails from the...
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Vietnamese Food San Diego

Que Huong Restaurant Catfish in Clay Pot [CLOSED]

Many times, I’ve enjoyed Asian restaurants that flank strip malls along Convoy Street in Kearny Mesa, and my previous San Diego trip involved a detour to El Cajon for Iraqi cuisine. Clearly, it was...
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Little Saigon Restaurants Worth Seeking

The range of eating options is staggering in Little Saigon, a Vietnamese wonderland that spans four Orange County towns: Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley and Santa Ana. Despite dozens of trips to the area,...
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