Vietnamese Food and Cooking

Lee Lee Oriental Supermarket in Chandler: What We Bought, What We Skipped, and What We're Still Lusting Over

The Spot: Lee Lee Oriental Supermarket in Chandler, Open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. See Also: - Downtown Phoenix Public Market: What We Bought, What We Skipped, and What We're Still Lusting After - Owners of Lee Lee International Supermarket Talk History, Journey, Future in New Video - My Mini ... More >>

Pho Fight in Phoenix: Pho Thanh vs. Da Vang

There are few things more comforting than a big bowl of soup on a cold(ish) winter night. The great thing about pho (pronounced like fuh, not foh fo' the n00bz) is that you don't have to sacrifice flavor and spice for that comfort. This Vietnamese staple has blown up in the Valley over the past few ... More >>

Hue Gourmet: Vietnamese Cuisine Fit for Royalty

Seven Ways to Spice Up a Super-Cheap Meal with Sriracha

See Also: Red Hot Sriracha Sauce Roundup When you're a poor college student, a broke recent grad, or if you just "accidentally" spent your paycheck on a new pair of Frye boots instead of buying actual adult food, your eating choices are limited -- food's expensive. Especially food that tastes good ... More >>

Red Hot Sriracha Sauce Roundup

See Also: Baconlube: Because Every Part of You Should Taste Like Bacon It's been a good month for lovers of the magical fire sauce known as Huy Fong Sriracha hot chili sauce. The culmination of this impromptu celebration of one of the world's most celebrated hot sauces is this: Sriracha Hot Cock B ... More >>

My Mini Taste of Phoenix: Seeking Sweets and Asian Comfort Food in the Valley

See also: 10 Favorite Vietnamese Restaurants in Greater Phoenix See also: What the Heck is Bibim Bap? See also: Point-Counterpoint: Is Pho King or Is It Pho-King Awful? Hi, I'm Mabel. You might recognize the byline from my series The Baker's Lab. I'm from the Midwest and spent a couple months at Ne ... More >>

Point-Counterpoint: Is Pho King or Is It Pho-King Awful?

We had so much fun chucking Chow Bella contributors Ando Muneno and Lauren Saria into the ring over Alton Brown, food trucks and movie theaters with food, we put them back at it again. This week's topic: Pho, Vietnamese beef noodle soup. Pho joints have been growing in popularity throughout the Va ... More >>

Battle of the Banh Mi: Da Vang vs. Pho House

Ahhhh, the banh mi. Such a tasty and cheap little Vietnamese sandwich. Soft French bread filled with carrots, jalapeños, cilantro, and a delightful meat. It's one of our favorites, but we tend to overlook the little guys when we are at our favorite Vietnamese spots because, well, because there are ... More >>

$10 Lunch at Rice Paper

​In the mood for some tasty Vietnamese food in Downtown Phoenix?  Well, good luck finding a spot. Your options might be pretty limited, but at least we have Rice Paper! Rice Paper sits in a quaint re-purposed house off 7th Street just north of Palm Lane. Inside you'll find a very modern and ... More >>

Pho House Is Your New Favorite, Er, Pho House

When a new spot opens in town, we can't wait to check it out -- and let you know our initial impressions. Share a few photos, some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened, sampling a few items, and satisfyi ... More >>

Tea Light Cafe is Golden For Under $10

An outsider's opinion will tell you that the most essential building block to good Vietnamese pho is in the broth, but the insiders tasked with assembling the traditional brew of steeped herbs and bone morrow will take it a step further. They'll tell you it's like the keystone to building a bridge - ... More >>

Rice Paper's Pricey Vietnamese Food Could Use a Touch of Soul

Chop PHX: Banh Xeo

​​Tired of the same old tired orange chicken and California rolls? Want to venture beyond the standard suburban-stale take-out? Here comes Chop PHX, with the Valley's rarer Asian offerings. This Week: Banh Xeo The Basics: Authentic Vietnamese restaurants tend to have menus that can best be desc ... More >>

Pho Ga from Da Vang

Ando Muneno Da Vang's Pho Ga. ​ ​Tired of the same old tired orange chicken and California rolls? Want to venture beyond the standard suburbian-stale take-out? Here comes Chop PHX, with the Valley's rarer Asian offerings. This Week: Pho Ga (Vietnamese Rice Noodle Chicken Soup) from D ... More >>

Spring Roll Showdown: Blue Moon Vietnamese Kitchen vs Da Vang

​We ate a spring roll. A summer roll. A fresh roll and a salad roll. Kinda sounds like a verse to a Vietnamese version of Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. Luckily for us all, those are just the many guises of fresh herbs, lettuce, and shrimp (or pork or beef) wrapped in rice paper. Any name you giv ... More >>

Ribbon Tripe: Pho Tai Sach Bo Vien from Khai Hoan

Erica O'Neil Ribbons of omasum tripe afloat in a bowl of pho tai sach bo vien​Despite what the supermarket aisle may lead you to believe, there's more to an animal than neatly wrapped styrofoam trays of meat. From tongue to tail, offal (pronounced awful) encompasses all those taboo edibles ... More >>

Lunch Under $10 at Pho Thanh

​It's not a side dish. It's not a soup dish. It's pho -- a main course, a noodle dish. In Vietnam, it's the people's food. Street food. And at Pho Thanh, it's delicious. It should be -- it's the house specialty. Think all bowls of pho are the same? Think again. What makes the pho at this west ... More >>

Sekong by Night Brings Cambodian Cuisine to Phoenix

Cambodian Grilled Beef Sandwich at Sekong By Night

​The day after CenPho's new Cambodian restaurant, Sekong By Night, opened, a couple of friends and I couldn't wait to try it. What we found was a surprisingly cute little spot done up with burgundy walls, Buddha art, and brocade tablecloths, with a dirt-cheap menu of tasty Cambodian dishes. T ... More >>

Eating the World: Maxim Restaurant

The best ethnic food is often the most difficult to find. So each week we'll spin the globe and search for a new other-worldly spot to expand our eating horizons around the Valley.This week we visit Vietnam & China at Maxim Restaurant. Carrie Wheeler A bowl of Pho Tai and accompanyin ... More >>

Fragrant Pho at Viet Kitchen

If only you could smell how delicious this pho is . . .​If first impressions mean anything, then I expect to put Viet Kitchen in my regular rotation. The new downtown Vietnamese restaurant (on 1st Ave. at Adams St.) was a bright and cheerful stop for this curious and hungry reporter ... More >>

New in Downtown: Viet Kitchen

​I love it when this happens. I wish for something long enough, and then it comes true. So far, I haven't made it to Spain, and nobody's come to my door with a million-dollar check from Publisher's Clearinghouse, but at least there's a brand-new Vietnamese restaurant in Downtown -- the first ... More >>

Pig's Blood Soup from Com Tam Thuan Kieu

Erica O'Neil The offal-ly named pig blood soup at Com Tam Thuan Kieu. ​Despite what the supermarket aisles may lead you to believe, there's more to an animal than neatly wrapped styrofoam trays of meat. From tongue to tail, offal (pronounced awful) encompasses all those taboo edibles that d ... More >>

Banh Mi: What is the Nom Nom Truck Selling and Where Can I Get Some?

Food Network Nom Nom Truck​Earlier this week we mentioned four Arizona food truck companies that are season 2 nominees for The Great Food Truck Race on The Food Network. We hope you follow the link to vote for your local food roadsters and a chance for you to win a trip to NYC for The Food ... More >>

Pho Thanh Takes Over for Pho Bang

Loving Hut's Vegan Cuisine Is Deceptively Delicious

Closed for Business: Pho Thang Long

​So is it the economy, the location, or the cuisine?For some reason, Vietnamese cuisine hasn't had a very successful run on Mill Avenue. Over the weekend, Pho Thang Long abruptly closed up shop. Open a little more than a year, it occupied the spot at the corner of MIll Ave and 4th Street ... More >>

Soup's On!: Pho from Khai Hoan

Even temperatures in the 80s can't stop the feeling of fall. Slowly but surely, we find our tastes drifting from cold to hot, casting aside our iced coffee for a steamy cappuccino. And this time of year always makes us crave a big bowl of hot, homemade soup.Heather HochSoup made just the way we like ... More >>

Matt's Big Breakfast, Postino, Latitude Eight, and More Bring a World of Summer Cuisine to the Valley

Mekong Plaza Offers Asian Groceries and Good Eats to Adventuring Foodies

Update on New Pho Place

Quel coincidence! A friend just stopped by for lunch at that new Mill Avenue pho joint I blogged about earlier today, Pho Thang Long. Apparently it's run by the same people who own Pho Mesa, another fine spot for Vietnamese noodles (502 S. Dobson). Good to know. On a related note, it appears that th ... More >>

Cyclo, LGO, and mo'

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