Vietnamese in Dallas Observer
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Bistro B (Authentic Asian Cuisine) is all kinds of awesome. It’s delicious awesome. It’s cheap awesome. It’s scary awesome. It’s “Aww, dammit, this Thai iced tea has those chewy brown gelatin bubbles in it. Why am I chewing a drink? This is wrong” awesome. Bistro B is, in fact, the Cheesecake Factory of Asian cuisine. […]
The Cajun-style dishes here are good, but not fantastic. There are certainly better spots to get a catfish po’boy, gumbo or fried shrimp, although we never hear any complaints with the Cajun food selections. Then there’s the Asian seafood menu. This is where Cajun Corner truly shines. Like a shrimp spaghetti served with garlic bread, […]
If you’re looking to feed a crowd of people something other than the usual Tex-Mex or Italian, consider Caravelle. Its modest strip mall location conceals a massive high-ceilinged dining room decked out in entirely too much pastel pink, accented with giant chandeliers and gold dragons. The extensive Chinese-Vietnamese menu offers a little something for everyone, […]
Cristina Mendez and John Pham opened Cris and John in 2017 in a North Dallas strip mall – bookended by a 7-Eleven and a laundromat – and have stood out with a creative blend of Vietnamese and Mexican street fare. The center of Cris and John’s menu is the phoritto, which piles all the goodness of […]
There are many options if you’re hungry for a bowl of pho in Dallas. Pho after midnight, however, has been harder to come by until Dalat, a restaurant offering a creative take on Vietnamese cooking, opened on Fitzhugh Avenue. Now you can order bowls of pho till 2 a.m. Owner Khanh Nguyen, a lawyer and […]
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The bright yellow District 1 food truck is hard to miss as you enter the parking lot of the Cali Saigon Mall on the corner of Jupiter Road and East Belt Line Road in Garland. It’s just one of the food trucks that are parked here on weekends. Owner Dang Tran explains that the color […]
District One at the corner of Old Denton Road and the President George Bush Turnpike in Carrollton represents Vietnamese cuisine and culture in this strip mall that is home to other Asian businesses. Owner Tom Búi is living his dream of sharing his beloved cuisine with the rest of North Texas, serving food straight from […]
There are lots of Vietnamese restaurants in Garland but Dong Que Restaurant is the place you want to go if you’re interested in a hot bowl of bon bo hue. Hit the dark, almost muddy broth with a good squeeze of lime and watch the freshly chopped scallions come to life. Take a bite of […]
Elephant East is a pan-Asian restaurant with a small but very intimate dining room, offering spots for small groups and dates. Start with an order of Bang Bang Shrimp or an umami rich lightly-fried soft-shell crabs covered in a spicy black bean sauce that same crisp napa slaw, which here was blessed with an umami-rich […]
In the former space of Green Papaya, this is the latest concept from chef Michael Huynh. It’s an elegant and inviting place with ’60s era French music setting the easy-breezy mood. Here you’ll get East Asian flavors of traditional dishes along with modern takes all infused with French flavors.
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The noodles at La Me, a Vietnamese spot in far northeast Dallas, go well beyond pho. Try my quang, a bowl of rice noodles with turmeric in the dough to turn them yellow. The noodles are loaded up with shrimp, peanuts and a showering of herbs. Or try a delicately flavored duck noodle soup with […]
Owner Khoa Nguyen has created an Asian fusion restaurant that doesn’t feel like a “fusion” restaurant. Instead, Nguyen has toyed traditional dishes while retaining authenticity to provide diners with “refined Vietnamese” — his words. The Vietnamese rib-eye carpaccio appetizer is an example of this. The thin slices of steak are presented in the authentic Vietnamese […]
Part Asia, part Brazil and all laid-back Uptown cool. The food is inspired by two continents, but it is common fare: feijoada (the meaty Brazilian stew), a mound of fried rice flecked with blue crab that you can’t stop eating, spring rolls and such. The caipirinha cocktails are difficult to put down, as well. Parking […]
People rush to Mai’s for its traditional Vietnamese fare, like the warming bowls of noodle soups – among them, traditional beef meatball soup with cilantro, bean sprouts, lime, and jalapeño on the side. The various skin-burning clay pots, such as the combo curry pot (rice topped with shrimp, chicken and mixed vegetables in a coconut […]
Located in the heart of Uptown Dallas, Malai Kitchen showcases a different side of Southeast Asian cuisine. Led by husband-and-wife team Braden and Yasmin Wages, the concept was inspired by their extensive travels through Thailand and Vietnam. As a team, the restaurant and bar are committed to sourcing quality ingredients and preparing as much as […]
While the rest of the noodle fanatics chase ramen around the country, you might think about settling in with a warm bowl of pho. It’s lighter, brighter and when it’s done well is one of best soups to be found. It’s also a lot cheaper. Miss Chi in the Preston Center is a good place […]
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Chef Peja Krstic’s East Dallas fusion restaurant is adored by the locals. Over the past several years, Krstic has sharpened his focus with notable results. Một Hai Ba’s Vietnamese influences are still there, but the menu demonstrates Krstic’s global chops, with house-made pastas or seafood grilled over Japanese binchō-tan charcoal. The dedication has paid off, […]
Nammi, the sky-blue Vietnamese fusion food truck plastered with a cartoon logo, has been trucking around Dallas selling banh mi sandwiches for more than a year now, and it doesn’t look like it’s stopping anytime soon. The bread is good. Crusty yet soft and pliable, the loaf absorbs condiments without getting soggy and integrates with […]
Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen has brought a delightful menu to Lower Greenville. Start with spring rolls, fried exteriors wrapping shrimp, pork and leafy springs. The broken rice plate offers tender rice, shrimp, cucumber, pickled veggies and a sunny-side egg. Choose your protein, but you can’t go wrong with the lemongrass pork. The best part may be […]