Pho Gyu Vietnamese Noodle House, Los Angeles Roadtrippers

Table Of Content

• Juárez-Style Burritos Have Arrived in Southern California, And They are Already Selling Out In Less than An Hour
• Wok Fried Noodles
• Vietnamese Sandwiches
• The Nine Best Pho Spots In Los Angeles and Orange County
• Vinh Loi Tofu
• North Jersey Pho Restaurant Crowned Among Best In U.S.
• 19 Vibrant Vietnamese Restaurants to Try in Los Angeles
• Thien Huong Restaurant

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Juárez-Style Burritos Have Arrived in Southern California, And They are Already Selling Out In Less than An Hour

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Wok Fried Noodles

The extensive menu runs the gamut, but regulars can’t resist the pho ga (chicken noodle soup) and the bun bo Hue (Hue-style beef and lemongrass noodle soup). Follow it up with the com hen — a bowl of steamed rice, baby clams, sesame seeds, and fresh herbs served with a light clam broth. Golden Deli is so popular that on most weeknights, dinner service often requires a 30 minute wait. With locations in San Gabriel and Temple City, Golden Deli has been a long-time fixture of the SGV’s pho game.

Vietnamese Sandwiches

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Dig into platters of broken rice prettied with seasoned wheat gluten molded into various forms, as well as classic noodle soups that manage to satisfy without any animal proteins. The line moves fast, though, and the beef pho makes the wait worth it. PhoHolic is better known for offering huge beef bones and oxtail bones on the side—they usually come in pairs and can be cut with scissors. A list of the region’s best pho is not complete without Pho 79 in Garden Grove.

The Nine Best Pho Spots In Los Angeles and Orange County

The Vietnamese soup pho, pronounced as “fuh,” takes that bowl to the next level. Pho usually consists of rice noodles, thinly sliced meat and herbs all submerged in a steaming bone broth. Find Vietnamese comfort and street foods at Bé Ù in East Hollywood.

Vinh Loi Tofu

From vegan Buddhist fare at Vinh Loi Tofu in Reseda to northern Vietnamese hits at Pho Ngoon in San Gabriel, here now are 19 fabulous Vietnamese restaurants to try in Los Angeles. The Essex Street restaurant incorporates family recipes, its website says, and has a wide variety of pho including chicken, veggie, beef, tofu, seafood and even make-your-own pho. There are many pho restaurants named “Pho Saigon,” but the “Pho Saigon Republic” we’re thinking of is the one located in the heart of Chinatown. The place was formerly known as Pho Hoa before receiving a rebrand in recent years. Service can sometimes be brusque and hurried, but the beef broth is rich and full of flavor.

Pho 79 was one of the first pho restaurants in the region when it opened in 1982, and it helped to foster Southern California’s wider pho movement. For its contributions, it received the James Beard Award in 2019, later followed by the Michelin Bib Gourmand distinction in 2021. It’s unsurprising, as the beef brisket pho is aromatic, rich, and one of the best bowls of noodles you’ll find in the state. Banh Xeo Quan, also known as Mr. Rice, specializes in Vietnamese crepes. Owner Phi Tran opened the restaurant to bring this southern Vietnamese specialty to the San Gabriel Valley. Banh xeo, which literally means “sizzling cake,” earned its name from the sound the batter makes when it hits the scorching pan.

While the filet mignon that comes standard with every bowl is a cut above the rest, it’s Nguyen’s unparalleled broth that distinguishes her product from the dozens of pho hawkers in town. LA’s historic Chinatown plays host to some of the city’s finest Vietnamese cooking. The original Tay Ho restaurant opened in Orange County’s Little Saigon back in 1986 and served banh cuon — delicate rice flour crepes filled with ground pork and woodear mushrooms. Fast-forward to 2022, and the eldest granddaughter of Tay Ho’s founder has modernized the brand and brought it to LA. While the house-special banh cuon is rightfully famous, it’s the fish sauce wings that surprise and dazzle.

The fish’s prized crispy skin, charred in some spots and golden throughout, gives way to moist and tender flesh imbued with honey and turmeric. Served on the side are herbs and lettuce, pickled carrots and daikon, cucumber spears, vermicelli rice noodles, rice papers, and best of all, a tangy-sweet tamarind dipping sauce. The key to excellent Vietnamese vegetarian fare is a killer mock nuoc cham (fish sauce vinaigrette), and nobody makes it better than the folks at Thien Tam.

Broken rice served with a plethora of proteins is what it’s all about at this long-standing restaurant. Toppings include shredded pork dusted in roasted rice powder, pork meatloaf, grilled shrimp paste, grilled pork, and more. Pho Ga District is frequently slammed during the lunch rush hour, but Diana and Eric have a knack for navigating the crowds and remembering regulars’ usual orders. The restaurant only seats about people, and all seats are usually taken. The clear and balanced chicken broth is absolutely worth the wait.

Find southern-style Vietnamese food at this perpetually busy, efficiently run, and solid-as-can-be restaurant. Come for the blistered cha gio stuffed with ground pork and woodear mushrooms, and stay for a bowl of pho, a platter of broken rice, or cool vermicelli noodles. Pho 87 is something of an institution in Chinatown—the lunchtime crowd offers a peek into a wide-ranging cross-section of L.A. Everyone from office workers to police officers to Latino and Asian families can be found sitting under Pho 87’s blasting AC units. Service is fast, efficient, and no-nonsense, and the guys who run Pho 87 know how to turn tables like it’s nobody’s business.

The result is a thin crepe that’s crisp and delicate throughout with lacy, caramelized edges. Go ahead and upgrade to the banh xeo dac biet for extra filling. Linh Phuong Nguyen makes one of the city’s best bowls of southern-style pho at this worn-in restaurant straddling the border between Rosemead and South El Monte.

While the Sawtelle location is their flagship, the La Brea one is generally less crowded and more quiet. The vegetarian pho at Nong La Cafe is also a standout, filled with mushrooms, tofu, and vegetables — when I want to bring vegetarians along for a pho trek, Nong La is my go-to. Saigon Cafe in Millburn was crowned the best place for pho on Yelp's list titled "Top Pho in Every State." Saigon Cafe also has a Jersey City location.

They are famous for their phan cha gio, a platter of five egg rolls that are perfectly crisped and fried on the outside, with a delicious pork stuffing on the inside. It’s hard to find a bowl of chicken pho better than the ones made by Phan Tran at Pho Ga District. The bun mang vit, noodle soup with duck and bamboo shoots, is stellar as well. The bun cha, the region’s quintessential dish, comes with charbroiled pork patties and pork belly soaking in fish sauce.

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Chef and owner Uyên Lê takes great pride in every dish on the menu, but is particularly fond of the banh mi. The sandwiches come stuffed with lemongrass chicken, pork, and beef; try the chef’s favorite vegan sandwich filled with tofu and a house-made pate. Phở, pronounced "fuh," is a Vietnamese soup that is normally made with a beef-bone broth, banh pho noodles, and thinly sliced beef, that's often served with bean sprouts and other fresh herbs on the side. While Quan Hop offers a perfectly serviceable beef pho, perhaps what they’re best known for is their seafood. Their bun rieu is a crab meat noodle soup, while their bun ca tom cua contains both salmon and crab meat.