Pho ve dem is the only place I'd come back for pho. But it's kind of far for you if you come from midtown

 

banh xeo: dunno, my wife makes a mean banh xeo. I ate it once at Banh Cuon Thien Thanh, it was semi-decent.

bun bo hue: Pho Nguyen (I hate bun bo hue, but this place makes it so good, I had to reconsider)

cua rang muoi: you need to do a better job with your sucky spelling Again, home-made is best. All depends on what kind of sauce you like. Bodard has an interesting twist to the theme. Kim Son is so-so. Most restaurants use non-fresh dead crabs anyway, so kinda doesn't matter. Buy fresh and cook it yourself. Super-easy to make.

com suon heo: suong? anyway, another easy dish you should be able to cook yourself. The dish at Don's is ok.

Dunno, these aren't typical dishes I would go out to a restaurant just to eat (except for the Bun Bo Hue). There's tons of supermarkets in SW Houston and they're all relatively easy dishes to make (except for the Bun Bo Hue).

 

Yeah, anything that is hard to make. I'd rather go to a restaurant. Some of the easier stuff like Tom said could be of better quality at home. Dead crab, yuck!!!

 

im mad lazy bro. i only cook western at home. although id like to try pho at home. anyone have a REAL recipe?

 

i thought les givrals was good, i must not know vietnamese sandwiches.

 

pho takes 7 hours to cook. Yet you're too lazy to cook cua rang muoi that takes 30 minutes?

 

les used to be good until some gangs gunned down a bunch of people there about 15 years ago. It's ok, but pricey. There used to be a good sandwich shop near kim son downtown. Good sandwiches for $1.50. Dunno if it's still there. Last ate there in 2002.

 

sandwiches there were like 3 bux and i got some spring rolls too paid maybe 7-8 dollars

 

Good banh mi is don's now. Place is always packed on the weekends. I went this past saturday and nowhere to sit.

Price is only 2.50 too.

 

wheres this?