Vietnam Restaurant
(215) 592-1163
221 N 11th St
Philadelphia,
PA
19107
39.9563
-75.1571
Neighborhoods: Center City East, Center City
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In Short
Polished wood tables, paneling and black-and-white photos invite patrons to dine on traditional Vietnamese cuisine, including crispy spring rolls or cool summer rolls with chopped peanuts. The sparkling clarity of the broth in the vegetable soup and beef pho belies its intense flavor. Entrees include traditional bun (rice vermicelli) or broken rice dishes such as sweet charbroiled pork. Other good bets are grilled barbecue shrimp and clay pot-simmered catfish. Warn rich rice pudding provides stomach-settling finishes.
User Reviews
Anonymous
November 12, 2008
I love the food here. The general concensus is the barbeque platter and vermicelli noodles are the way to go and I agree with that. I get it every time I go there. I also get the pho soup with shrimp especially in the winter. The prices are very reasonable. I highly recommend it.
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Silentyrs
July 30, 2008
If you have allergies, avoid the seafood claypot. I had to rush outside because of a severe MSG reaction. I should have known better than to order it in the first place as most soup bases list Monosodium glutamate as an ingedient. =( Sad ending. I was hoping for a nice night out.
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vietreviewer
July 13, 2008
I've been to dozens of Vietnamese restaurants from Virginia to New York, and this was the worst I've seen. The Bo Luc Lac (steak) was tiny over-cooked cubes of tasteless meat covered in a mucky brown sauce. The chicken lemon grass was slabs of rubber dunked in a mysteriously tasteless brown sauce - with only a slight aftertaste of lemon grass - more a memory of what it should have tasted like than an actual taste. It was as if a chef from a bad Chinese food takeout had stumbled into the kitchen and taken over. The staff wouldn't have noticed because they hovered around the cash register, and quickly told us they didn't speak Vietnamese. I'm sure the restaurant name was "Vietnam Restaurant" but it was more like a cheap Chinese takeout you'd find in a bad dream. Don't go!
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Know Before You Go:
Soup orders are accompanied by a plate of bean sprouts topped with innocent-looking slices of pepper. Be warned: They're hot enough to burn your tongue for 20 minutes.
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Restaurant Special Features:
Lunch Spot, Group Dining, Cheap Eats, Bar Scene
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Smoking Permitted:
No
