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I went to check out the Thai street food shop in Saigon West, just down the corridor from Pho Hai Duong. It's a small space, operated by 2 individuals (one front, one kitchen). There are 4 tables and some counter space. Their website is Kaosarnthai.com. They were playing some mellow downtempo lounge music when I was there. The only thing I ordered is their beef floating market boat noodle soup. It was a very pretty dish but it didn't taste as good as it looked. The pork rinds were stale, the soup was not only not spicy, but pretty bland (compared to Nava Thai, iThai (in Tysons), and Sisters Thai (Mosaic)). They topped with noodles with some rare slices of beef (like Pho) which were also bland. The credit card minimum is $15, so I had to spring some straight cash. And I incurred a dry cleaning bill after somehow getting soup on my pants. -
And Todd Kliman agrees with you about Tay Do. He mentions it in today's chat as having the best Pho currently. -
Phung Hoang is a hole in the wall with a small menu but it has some pictures on the menu! I think the specialty here is bun bo hue but their picture of a duck salad caught my eye. It looks like kind of like this. The duck was poached and doesn't have alot of flavor. The salad is a bunch of shredded veggies, of which I think I only identified carrots. Maybe there's some cabbage and papaya in there. Everything is dressed in a fish sauce based dressing and there's an additional bowl of sauce for you. A small order was about $12 but there's a decent amount of duck in there. As typical, a very limited menu, cash only, and no English guidance.
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For some reason this place isn't listed in the restaurant section of Eden's website. The website does list cafes separately so maybe it's listed there. In anycase, the joint has tables so I tried it. I don't know if this place is vegan or vegetarian. I suspect it's vegan. I didn't see any eggs or dairy. It's a take-out and eat-in, brightly lit, hole in the wall. The take-out selection is rather limited though. I saw some egg plants, pickled vegetables, and some fake meat dishes. They also do vegetarian versions of noodle soup. I had a vegetarian bun bo hue, veggie spring rolls, and I tried the stir-fried picked vegetables with fried tofu. The noodle soup was as good as the real bun bo hue that I've tried, although none were particularly hot (as in spicy). Not much English and it appears to be cash only.
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