https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:43:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-99908 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:20:23 +0000 mediagirl 99908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pho or rice vermicelli. Mmmm and spring rolls!!</p> <p>Whoah, I think I need to take @HabesBabe with me to a Vietnamese restaurant, as well!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-99624 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:30:03 +0000 chopsuey 99624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: You're so awesome! We need to go to Brodard together. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-99614 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:18:03 +0000 HabesBabe 99614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>AH I eat everything (I'm Vietnamese!). Vietnamese restaurants (for the most part) specialize in one type of food-- so a bomb.com pho place wouldn't typically have good com tam (broken rice), and a banh mi (sandwich) place wouldn't have good bun (vermicelli). So I would find out what kind of place this is first (if it's a fusion place, you should be able to get a little bit of everything).</p> <p>Bo luc lac is a good intro dish-- it means "shaken beef" because the cubes of beef are cooked in a hot pan, and kind of "shaken" wok-style.</p> <p>Com tam suong nuong (broken rice w/ pork chop) is good, too... usually it's broken rice w/ a few proteins (cha-- egg/meatloaf, cha gio-- eggrolls, thit nuong-- grilled meat, usually pork); avoid bi-- it's an acquired taste/texture (shredded pig skin). All com tam dishes come with nuoc cham, a fish sauce that has been altered to be fit for eating (some water, some sugar, and julienned carrots/daikon).</p> <p>Pho is good, and is basically beef noodle soup, with rice noodles. Vietnamese soups are rice-noodle based and Chinese soups are egg noodle based (for the most part). Tai is rare steak, chin is cooked/brisket, gau is fatty brisket, and there's also tendon and tripe, depending on how adventurous you want to get.</p> <p>Bun in cool rice noodles (vermicelli) served with nuoc cham. Usually comes with the same protein options as com tam, but no pork chop.</p> <p>Let me know if there's anything else you'd want to know! Or if you let me know the name/location of the restaurant, I can see what's good :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-99343 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:48:48 +0000 meaganceleste 99343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with everyone else, Pho! Love it! </p> <p>Our nearest Vietnamese place is very casual and they do Pho, Banh Mi, Vermicelli plates and rotate specialty dishes every weekend. I never knew I loved Vietnamese food until that place opened! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98982 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:33:33 +0000 heffalump 98982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: Nope, I just love planning ahead! Plus my husband brought home a menu for me because there's so much on it, he wanted to prevent me spending an hour to figure out what I want. And he knows that I always like to plan ahead, I always say, "I wonder what I'll be eating tonight..." when we go out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98845 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:11:42 +0000 BSB 98845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@joyjoy: Oh, yeah. Shrimp on sugar cane is so good. I found a recipe so I could make it. My mom makes these shrimp poppers. She uses the thin egg roll wrapper and uses that same shrimp filling. Looks like I'll be eating a lot of shrimp this weekend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98837 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:08:21 +0000 BSB 98837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: I thought you went last night, too. I was curious what you ended up getting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98818 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:48:03 +0000 mamabolt 98818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I looooove summer rolls! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98807 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:24:26 +0000 heffalump 98807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: I hate ordering the wrong thing! Especially when my husband will order something that I would have loved and I just have to sit there and eat something that's kind of blah. That's why I usually just copy him. That way at least if I don't love it I don't have to sit there and watch him eat something yummy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98792 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:52:05 +0000 Rubies 98792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: OH! I thought it was last night! Oopsie! But yeah, you have a LOT of options...Choose wisely. LOL! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98791 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:51:16 +0000 heffalump 98791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: date's not till Sunday. I'm glad, I need more time to decide, everything sounds so yummy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98784 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:35:05 +0000 Rubies 98784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So? What did you end up eating!? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98767 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:54:27 +0000 SugarplumsMom 98767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Be sure to double check it's not pork, if you're Jewish. The meat loaf is made of pork, but they have chicken BBQ, and chicken soup (Pho Ga).</p> <p>One of my good friends is Jewish and she loves Vietnamese food and usually orders chicken noodle soup. My favorite Vietnamese restaurant back home serves a mean soft-shell crab. But if you eat beef, their BBQ is really good. It's usually served with a thin, watery sauce on the side, be sure to try that with it, if you get it =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98764 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:48:35 +0000 SugarplumsMom 98764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only take pho to-go because Vietnamese BBQ pork is so delish! I get the one that's already chopped up with a side of their meatloaf (it's like a quiche w/o the crust with eggs, meat, vermicelli, wood ear mushrooms, some add carrot), and I also like the thin slithers (looks like powdery noodles) of pork skin! </p> <p>I usually have it with young coconut juice and Vietnamese iced coffee after. I'm hungry now =( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98762 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:47:25 +0000 Boogs 98762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Vermicelli with grilled pork, grilled pork and rice, short ribs and rice, or pho. I love Vietnamese food! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98726 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:30:26 +0000 erwoo 98726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pho if you want noodle soup, vermicelli (bun) with grilled anything (pork is the common one but I like chicken better), either grilled or lemongrass chicken/pork with rice, shaky beef (marinated steak), fresh garden rolls (usually comes with shrimp and pork), and their spring rolls are the best b/c they use rice paper to wrap it. And if they sell sandwiches (which most restaurants don't), you'll have to try their sandwiches called bahn mi. They have all kinds of sandwiches. Not all places make it that good though...and the bread they use makes a huge difference. Happy eating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98658 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:26:58 +0000 joyjoy 98658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: I don't eat beef or pork, so I normally get proteins like grilled shrimp or tofu on my vermicelli and summer rolls. A lot of places also do BBQ chicken. The vermicelli bowls and fresh rolls are cold dishes, if you don't want something hot. </p> <p>@bluestriped bee: The grilled shrimp on sugar cane is my favorite! I always get that for my fresh rolls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98646 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:11:56 +0000 heffalump 98646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: love shrimp. Too many options! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98643 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:10:16 +0000 BSB 98643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about vermicelli with grilled shrimp? Or they might have grilled beef. If they have shrimp on sugar cane that's also very good. You can chew/suck on the sugar cane at the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98623 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:55:21 +0000 Mrs. Bee 98623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>pho! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98615 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:45:29 +0000 heffalump 98615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: that all sounds so yummy, I do eat beef. Thanks for the suggestions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98608 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:35:54 +0000 regberadaisy 98608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee:<br /> Do you eat beef? There is also BBQ Beef over rice (com dia). Vietnamese spring rolls are fried and generally meat free. Very different from the "egg rolls" you get Chinese restaurants. They're made with a thin rice wrapper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98604 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:29:55 +0000 heffalump 98604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard so much about pho so I've wanted to try it. But it's so hot here, I don't think I want soup. And I don't eat pig so no pork chops for me. I've heard alot about broken rice, that sounds yummy!</p> <p>@regberadaisy: My husband has a very sensitive tummy so we don't get to go to a lot of ethnic places. But of course this is one he loves and is too far away for us to go regularly, and it's indoors and we prefer outdoors so we can take our pup. So it'll be a special date night!</p> <p>@joyjoy: They have pho. He brought me home a menu. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98600 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:24:58 +0000 MsMini 98600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Spring rolls, and summer rolls, and either a vermicelli bowl of grilled pork chop with rice and steamed veggies! My favourite Vietnamese restaurant here has combo meals with a spring roll, a summer roll, a tiny bowl of soup, and then either your vermicelli with 2 different meats or the grilled meats on rice with steamed veggies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98589 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:03:22 +0000 mrs. wagon 98589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yum yum yum! I usually get either chicken pho, vietnamese fried rice (we call it VFR), or vermicelli with grilled pork. Sometimes I'll get a flat rice noodle dish with chicken. I ALWAYS start with fresh summer rolls with pork and shrimp AND shrimp toast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98583 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:55:07 +0000 PawPrints 98583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pho and banh mi are both delicious, but they're kind of like the equivalent of a BLT - more what I'd pick for lunch, not dinner, especially if it's a nice place. My favorite thing to get is a Vietnamese crepe, banh xeo, that you wrap up in lettuce and dip in delicious sauces. SO good. I also love a steamed rice paper roll that they do at one of our local restaurants. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98554 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:05:41 +0000 tequiero21 98554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>pho is good, but i wouldn't recommend it for the first dish! that's what i had and i decided i didn't really like vietnamese lol. but my hubby took me to vietnamese restaurant in richmond and ate the grilled pork chops wtih broken rice and MMMMM! i'd go with that first!! that's the first vietnamese dish i ate that i absolutely LOVED! porkchops with vermicelli is good too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98553 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:04:07 +0000 Rubies 98553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pho! OMG, I'm so jealous but so happy for you that you're finally going!!! Let us know how it goes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98552 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:03:11 +0000 joyjoy 98552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends on the type of Vietnamese restaurant. Around here, pho restaurants are one type, but you usually can't get pho at regular or family style restaurants. I like vermicelli bowls or spring/summer rolls that you can wrap yourself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-eat-at-vietnamese-restaurants#post-98526 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:31:03 +0000 chopsuey 98526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i love cha gio and pho with rare steak (meat cooks in the hot broth) </p>