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I think Lacay either was the name of the the area or a famous noodle house within a Chinese enclave ( Cholon) in Saigon. I incline to think the earlier. Hu tieu is the broth which can be used with either rice noodle (Pho noodle) or tapioca noode ( Hu Tieu Dai-dai means chewy). When a dish is referred to a area, it indicates what kind of tradition that dish is based on. Hu Tieu My Tho should be made according to the My Tho tradition with southern Vietnam and Cambode influence ( clearer broth) as opposed to Lacay which is more of Chinese influence ( broth is similar to Chinese noodle house).

Hương means fragrant as in Sông Hương-fragant river. Hưng means favorable, raise, good in business sense. Sông means river while Song means 2 or twin as in Song Long means twin dragons. Phát means prosperity. So Hưng Phát (Grocery Store) means good prosperity for the store and Song Phát means twin prosperity for the restaurant. Sông Phát is not the right name.

May be you enjoy looking at dirty sole right next to your table while eating. I don't. As for me, I will never go to that restaurant again.

According to your logic, there should be no first and second degree crime because either way, the same crime was committed. To me the difference is whether the event is beyond a person ability to control. I am not looking to be offended and usually just ignore these sort of things. I didn't expect the manager to do much beyond dropping a hint like "Can we take your coats".

Agree!. I would not complaint sitting next to a bigger person on an airplane and believe me, I put up with more than my share. I would if that person lean over and breath down my neck and that is what I think this situation is.

No, I thought I ask the manager. Yes, it would. No, she did not have a leg problem as evident by her moving about. She was sitting in the bench big enough for 2 persons and she was almost laying on it. The only thing I was hoping for was that the manager offered to take the coats away.

There is a difference. There is an invisible border between her table and mine and crossing that border with your dirty sole up is different than staying within your table and chew with the mouth open or talking loud. I think there is a different between showing it and pushing it !

First, I am not Arab. Second, I would be annoyed but not outraged if the legs were crossed. The leg was straight on the bench almost touching our table. We were wondering if there is anything wrong with her leg !

Why is it a joke ?

I went to Black Salt for lunch today. Didn't even know it was a Restaurant week. I generally avoid the restaurant week because services and foods are not usually up to the normal standard Anyway, we were seated next to 3 older ladies in the bench section and one of the ladies sitting by herself in the bench had like 3 coats on the bench and she was sort of almost laying on the bench with her leg stretching out to almost to my table with her sole prominently displayed. I asked the manager if anybody can talk to the lady to ask her put her feet down and the manager said no. He basically said He can't do anything about it as long as the customer is not abusive to others. I guess spending your whole lunch looking at some body dirty sole is not abusive to him. I still don't understand why a manager in the service field can not come up with indirection and discretion like asking the lady "May we take your coats!". I went to Black Salt many times before but this is my last !

After 3 years reading in here, I think it's about time I introduce myself. I live in Falls Church, VA and am of Vietnamese origin. Started cooking a few years ago and not a very good one even thought my wife thinks I am the best cook in the world. I started cooking after watching Goodfellas, The Score, The Godfather and realized that tough dudes cook. I learned and continue to learn from members here. Thank you !

Yes. At Rodmans. I think they only have 1 case.

Bought 2 4 pack of Founders' breakfast stout on Tuesday. Drinking it right now. Tasty bastard!

No, that's not an alternate spelling of Nguyen. Nguyen is pronounced win - 1 syllable. The person change her name based on the wrong pronunciation. Sad, it really is.

Take it from a Vietnamese. The foods serve in there is loaded with MSG !