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The Mein Man: Sub Sand Has Good Duck and Bad Utens

May 15th, 2012 · No Comments

Dish: Bamboo Shoot Duck Noodle Soup
Place: Sub Sand, International District
Price: $7.99
In the bowl: Rice vermicelli noodles, bamboo shoots, fried shallots and peanuts, and Thai basil.
Supporting cast/What to do: Along with your soup, you get a plate of cold duck pieces (on the bone), shredded cabbage, more fried shallots and peanuts, Thai basil, [...]

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Tags: Vietnamese · noodles

The Mein Man: Pho So 1 Could Be #1

January 31st, 2012 · No Comments

Dish: Pho
Place: Pho So 1, Little Saigon
Price: $6.99, large ($6.15, small)
In the bowl: Pictured is #20: pho tai, nam, gau, gan, sach with rare beef, well-done flank, fatty flank, tendon and tripe along with banh pho rice noodles, onions, green onions, and beef broth
Supporting cast/What to do: Before your bowl comes out, [...]

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Tags: Vietnamese · noodles

The Mein Man: Hue Ky Mi Gia’s Perfectly Fowl Play

December 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Dish: Mi Vit Tiem (braised duck noodle soup with Chinese herbs and spices)
Place: Hue Ky Mi Gia, Little Saigon
Price: $7.00
In the bowl: Free-range chicken broth with a leg-thigh section of braised duck, noodles, shiitake mushrooms, baby bok choy, green onions, Chinese red dates (hong zao, or jujubes), and “five spice” seasoning.
Supporting cast: [...]

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Tags: Vietnamese · noodles

The Mein Man: Vermicelli and Very Strange Service at Ba Bar

July 20th, 2011 · No Comments

Dish: Combo Vermicelli
Place: Ba Bar, Capitol Hill
Price: $12.00
In the bowl: From the menu: “Imperial roll, grilled white prawn, grass-fed beef bo mo chai, cucumber, rau thom.” This and more (see below) over cold rice vermicelli noodles.
Supporting cast: A side of nuoc cham (made with nuoc mam, a.k.a. fish sauce).
What to do: Pour the [...]

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Tags: Vietnamese · noodles

…and Three (+) Pigs in Seattle

March 29th, 2011 · No Comments

Yesterday I posted pictures of pig-filled plates outside of Seattle, and promised you local options. Here they are. Most are Asian, with appreciation of the utilization of as much of the animal as possible. Pictured above is bopis, which is a spicy and vinegary saute of pork heart and lungs. I [...]

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Tags: Chinese · Filipino · Vietnamese · offal

The Mein Man: Hoping for a Hock at Thanh Thao

January 19th, 2011 · No Comments

Dish: Bun Moa (#141)
Place: Thanh Thao in Columbia City, Seattle
Price: $6.95
In the Bowl: The menu advertises it as “mashed pork-pie, ham, pig’s feet and vermicelli spicy soup.”
Supporting Cast: A side dish of bean sprouts, shredded cabbage, a few strips of iceberg lettuce, Thai basil, banana blossom, jalapeno, and lemon.
What to do: Add whatever [...]

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Tags: Vietnamese · noodles

Beyond Seattle: Bun Bo Hue at HA & VL

June 30th, 2010 · No Comments

It’s been a couple of weeks since I promised to write about HA & VL in Portland. I just returned from a long loop of travel, criss-crossing the Columbia River many times in going back to Portland and then on to the Yakima Valley, Quincy, Wenatchee, and Leavenworth before returning to Seattle. I had an ambitious [...]

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Tags: Vietnamese · noodles · soup

Baguette Box makes me crave banh mi…

June 16th, 2010 · No Comments

I laughed a little when I saw this little story about Baguette Box lowering its prices. Really? Most sandwiches dropped by under a dollar; some by as little as forty cents. The breaking news: They’re all under $8.00!
I like Eric Banh and his crew’s creations at Monsoon and Monsoon East (though I’m not quite sure [...]

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Tags: Vietnamese · sandwiches

An array of Asian eateries

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Still catching up on all my pre-December restaurant reports. Consider these quick bites of the Asian variety:

Buddha Ruksa serves up some beautiful plates, placing it in the upper echelon of Thai restaurants in the Seattle area. Not as high as Noodle Boat in Issaquah, which might be the best around, but certainly a solid choice [...]

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Tags: Chinese · Korean · Thai · Vietnamese

Long brings Little Saigon to downtown Seattle

March 28th, 2009 · No Comments

I hope I’m wrong about Long.
(The words don’t rhyme, by the way.)
I understand the excitement. It’s nice to have a taste of the International District downtown. We’ve got the recently reviewed Thoa’s slightly south of Pike Place Market, and now we’ve got Long Provincial Vietnamese Restaurant and Jelly Bar, just to the north.
Long is the [...]

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Tags: Vietnamese