Located on the slightly sketchy edge of the Tenderloin, this casual Vietnamese bistro brims at lunchtime with savvy eaters from Civic Center offices who come in for steaming bowls of pho (the beef versions are particularly good). For dinner, groups of diners overload round tables with green papaya salad, roast squab, bun cha Hanoi (broiled pork, herbs, rice vermicelli, and lettuce wrapped in...
Amid a row of low-budget Tenderloin pho houses, this mid-priced date place is a stalk of lemongrass among the weeds.:
In Short
A quiet, detailed ambience is the hallmark of this intimate plum-hued eatery. The menu balances its two distinct influences (French and Vietnamese fare) with equal aplomb: A...