Comments on: Downtown Lunch: Vietnamese on the Baxter Strip http://midtownlunch.com/2008/06/06/downtown-lunch-vietnamese-on-the-baxter-strip/ Finding Lunch in New York City's Midtown Manhattan Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:31:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Allyson http://midtownlunch.com/2008/06/06/downtown-lunch-vietnamese-on-the-baxter-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-126031 Allyson Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:00:47 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/?p=1102#comment-126031 Hey, where's my photo credit? Just finally read this -- even though you stole my spring roll obsession, I enjoyed reading about your Vietnamese adventures downtown. Unfortunately I also work midtown, but I should come visit one afternoon. Fun stuff! Hey, where’s my photo credit? Just finally read this — even though you stole my spring roll obsession, I enjoyed reading about your Vietnamese adventures downtown. Unfortunately I also work midtown, but I should come visit one afternoon. Fun stuff!

]]> By: trinh http://midtownlunch.com/2008/06/06/downtown-lunch-vietnamese-on-the-baxter-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-124540 trinh Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:58:47 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/?p=1102#comment-124540 yeah i agree with Lunch in that there's just no good vietnamese in new york. i think nam viet has the most edible pho i've tried yet (and their menu has other more authentic viet dishes available such as banh cuon and banh xeo, which is nice) - i hear vietnamese spoken there by staff and clientele (altho i think staff is viet/chinese b/c i hear chinese too). i haven't tried xe lua yet but will check it out! i find nha trang and new pasteur unacceptable...cloudy MSG-y pho broth at nha trang; new pasteur had saucy shaky beef altho it should be charred cubes...pho viet huong and pho bang is ok. sorry, we viets are really picky eaters i know. dc metro area (where i'm from) has great viet if anyone wants some true blue viet! yeah i agree with Lunch in that there’s just no good vietnamese in new york. i think nam viet has the most edible pho i’ve tried yet (and their menu has other more authentic viet dishes available such as banh cuon and banh xeo, which is nice) – i hear vietnamese spoken there by staff and clientele (altho i think staff is viet/chinese b/c i hear chinese too). i haven’t tried xe lua yet but will check it out! i find nha trang and new pasteur unacceptable…cloudy MSG-y pho broth at nha trang; new pasteur had saucy shaky beef altho it should be charred cubes…pho viet huong and pho bang is ok. sorry, we viets are really picky eaters i know. dc metro area (where i’m from) has great viet if anyone wants some true blue viet!

]]> By: Lunch http://midtownlunch.com/2008/06/06/downtown-lunch-vietnamese-on-the-baxter-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-123463 Lunch Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:17:32 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/?p=1102#comment-123463 The truth is there is no really good Vietnamese food in NYC. And while New Pasteur and Nha Trang are reliable old standbys, newcomer Xe Lua is infinitely better. The food tastes a little fresher, less sweet (Americanized) and the owners are Vietnamese, not Chinese-Vietnamese. The truth is there is no really good Vietnamese food in NYC. And while New Pasteur and Nha Trang are reliable old standbys, newcomer Xe Lua is infinitely better. The food tastes a little fresher, less sweet (Americanized) and the owners are Vietnamese, not Chinese-Vietnamese.

]]> By: casadelun http://midtownlunch.com/2008/06/06/downtown-lunch-vietnamese-on-the-baxter-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-123446 casadelun Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:32:01 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/?p=1102#comment-123446 @jnif: For pho, you should try Xe Lua. I've tried pho at many different places, and alot of times, it tastes like the broth is made with instant powder instead of simmering the beef bones. The pho at Xe Lua has a beefy flavor, and they serve all the right garnish: flat leaf cilantro, basil, lime, sprouts, and spiky cilantro. @jnif: For pho, you should try Xe Lua. I’ve tried pho at many different places, and alot of times, it tastes like the broth is made with instant powder instead of simmering the beef bones. The pho at Xe Lua has a beefy flavor, and they serve all the right garnish: flat leaf cilantro, basil, lime, sprouts, and spiky cilantro.

]]> By: Daniel Krieger http://midtownlunch.com/2008/06/06/downtown-lunch-vietnamese-on-the-baxter-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-123352 Daniel Krieger Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:22:41 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/?p=1102#comment-123352 Nha Trang is great as well but I just didn't mention it..geesh Nha Trang is great as well but I just didn’t mention it..geesh

]]> By: jnif http://midtownlunch.com/2008/06/06/downtown-lunch-vietnamese-on-the-baxter-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-123204 jnif Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:04:56 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/?p=1102#comment-123204 Doyers!!! The best Vietnamese in the whole city (imo). Is just like food I ate in Vietnam. Yummy!!! Doyers!!! The best Vietnamese in the whole city (imo). Is just like food I ate in Vietnam. Yummy!!!

]]> By: Jack Barber http://midtownlunch.com/2008/06/06/downtown-lunch-vietnamese-on-the-baxter-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-123020 Jack Barber Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:10:41 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/?p=1102#comment-123020 Have to say I'm partial to the Nha Trang on Baxter (as opposed to Centre). Probably just psychological though. Pork chops, salt/pepper squid, and summer rolls all excellent. BBQ beef and spring rolls decent. Pho ok but I'd like to find better. Has anyone tried Cong Ly on Hester? Have to say I’m partial to the Nha Trang on Baxter (as opposed to Centre). Probably just psychological though. Pork chops, salt/pepper squid, and summer rolls all excellent. BBQ beef and spring rolls decent.

Pho ok but I’d like to find better. Has anyone tried Cong Ly on Hester?

]]> By: beancounter http://midtownlunch.com/2008/06/06/downtown-lunch-vietnamese-on-the-baxter-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-123005 beancounter Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:28:55 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/?p=1102#comment-123005 what about Doyers? what about Doyers?

]]> By: stan http://midtownlunch.com/2008/06/06/downtown-lunch-vietnamese-on-the-baxter-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-122997 stan Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:11:13 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/?p=1102#comment-122997 are those massage girls or waitresses . . . or both? are those massage girls or waitresses . . . or both?

]]> By: stan http://midtownlunch.com/2008/06/06/downtown-lunch-vietnamese-on-the-baxter-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-122996 stan Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:10:36 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/?p=1102#comment-122996 love, love, love the pork chops and the salt and pepper shrimp at Nha Trang. love, love, love the pork chops and the salt and pepper shrimp at Nha Trang.

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