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Vietnamese Food and Cooking

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Photos: Pho Ta, a contemporary Vietnamese pho parlor, opens in Alameda Square

    For months, we've been keeping an eye on the construction at Alameda Square, which lays claim to some of the best Asian markets and restaurants in the city, including Super Star Asian, which is undergoing an expansion, and Pacific Ocean, which is also enlarging its space. But it's Pho Ta, a Vietname ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    New Saigon Bakery & Deli brings Vietnamese delights to the masses

    It's been 25 years since husband-and-wife team Thai Nguyen and Ha Pham took over New Saigon, which I reviewed last week, and in their capable hands, one of the oldest Vietnamese restaurants in the city has remained one of the best. So I was stoked when the New Saigon Bakery & Deli opened right nex ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 8, 2012

    Fans flock to New Saigon for the food, not the service

    More photos: In the kitchen at New Saigon

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Denver's five best Vietnamese restaurants

    Denver has an abundance of Vietnamese restaurants, all devoted to a culinary canon that marries French and Chinese cooking into dishes that are delicious whether you're eating noodles on the street or chowing down at a formal feast. Dozens of pho shops dot Federal Boulevard and South Havana Street ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Pho 79 will soon sling soup on the 16th Street Mall

    ​If you work downtown and are often in need of a quick lunchtime pho fix, help will soon be at hand. Pho 79, one of our favorite pho restaurants in the city, has signed a lease on the 16th Street Mall and will soon be slinging up big bowls of noodles there.

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Pho Golden's pho bowls just the thing to chase away fall chills

    ​Ever since Pot of Pho closed, finding good (meat-free) pho in the west suburbs has been a challenge. We still think Pho 95 makes the best veggie pho in the city, but sometimes, driving to Federal Boulevard seems like more trouble than it's worth. So we were happy when Pho Golden opened up in, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Golden's first pho restaurant, Pho Golden, is now open

    Lori Midson​Golden's restaurant scene may be fairly diverse, but until recently, there was a gaping hole: no pho. Now, though, instead of traveling to Federal Boulevard to get a fix of brothy noodles, denizens of this western enclave can hit Pho Golden, Golden's first pho restaurant, which o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    The Asian Cajun, pimping crawfish and pho, opens on Alameda

    Lori Midson​The name of the restaurant, deadpans John Phan, says it all. "We're an Asian and Cajun restaurant that features traditional Vietnamese food and Louisiana crawfish that's far superior to anywhere else in Denver," he says about the Asian Cajun, which opened this weekend at 2400 West ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Pho on 6th serves veggie broth with tofu and garden-fresh selections

    ​Any vegetarian with a hankering for pho will be very familiar with the fact that most pho restaurants serve their noodles swimming in beef broth, which is the traditional preparation for pho. Thankfully, there are a handful of pho restaurants in the metro area that offer a vegetable broth, to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Get gassed: Pho Bowl opens...inside a Conoco station!

    Loir MidsonGas up on pho inside a South Broadway Conoco station​While Denver lays claim to dozens of pho joints, Pho Bowl is the first to reside in a Conoco station. Yes, that's correct: Inside the Conoco station at 3298 South Broadway, there sits a tiny cafeteria-like parlor of pho, just adj ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 3, 2011

    Ba Le serves authentic banh mi and more

    Loir MidsonGas up on pho inside a South Broadway Conoco station​While Denver lays claim to dozens of pho joints, Pho Bowl is the first to reside in a Conoco station. Yes, that's correct: Inside the Conoco station at 3298 South Broadway, there sits a tiny cafeteria-like parlor of pho, just adj ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 2, 2010

    Warming trends: The bare-bones Pho Duy provides warm comfort food just in time for winter

    Loir MidsonGas up on pho inside a South Broadway Conoco station​While Denver lays claim to dozens of pho joints, Pho Bowl is the first to reside in a Conoco station. Yes, that's correct: Inside the Conoco station at 3298 South Broadway, there sits a tiny cafeteria-like parlor of pho, just adj ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Pho Duy 6 offers good bun but falls short on pho

    Mark MangerThe original Pho Duy spawned a host of distantly related spin-offs -- including Broomfield's Pho Duy 6.​In this week's review of Pho Duy, I mention that the success of the original noodle shop prompted a handful of friends and relatives to open restaurants with the same name. And ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Pho Duy provides cold weather comfort

    Mark Manger​The weather has turned cold, and there's an icy bite in the air snapping at us, taunting us with the promise of the impending winter. While I don't love steeling myself against the cold, I am happy that it's soup season again -- especially because that means it's a good time to su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Pho Havana moves in where Chef's Noodle House moved out

    Lori Midson ​For more than fifteen years, Chef's Noodle House commanded the corner of Havana and Sixth Avenue, but back in February, its Vietnamese chef and noodle emperor, Billy Lam, whose family once owned T-Wa Inn, shuttered the joint and disconnected the phone. Lori Midson ​But th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Veggie Girl: Pho 95 dishes up steaming hot noodle soup

    ​Pho 95, 1002 South Federal Boulevard, has won over other writers on these pages: first, Jason Sheehan, who titled his August 2009 review "Bowled over by Pho 95"; and again when the restaurant won Best Pho in this year's Best Of Denver. I haven't been to the new location at the Streets at Sout ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Red Claw Seafood & Wings opens Friday in former Pho Van Noodle Souper space

    Lori Midson​Pho Van Noodle Souper, the Vietnamese pho shop at 472 South Federal Boulevard, closed early last week -- but the space won't be closed for long. Red Claw Seafood and Wings, which took over the spot just before the lights went dark, opens this Friday, April 16, with a menu devoted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Recession (and belly) friendly lunch: Vietnamese steamed bun

    Pork Pork Egg = Banh bao = Yummy​If there was such a thing as a Vietnamese Whopper, the banh bao would be it. Banh bao, a steamed rice dumpling, is like its Chinese cousin, the char siu bao. But instead of harboring BBQ pork, banh bao contains two types of pork mixed together: salty groun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Guess where I'm eating?

    Lori MidsonNoodling around​Took the kid out for dinner last night to his first Vietnamese restaurant. Originally, we were hot on the trail of sushi, until Elliott (the kid) reminded me (his mother) that he would not eat rice, and since his weekly allowance is way less than two pieces of sashimi, w ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 18, 2009

    Pho and Yo, together again

    Lori MidsonNoodling around​Took the kid out for dinner last night to his first Vietnamese restaurant. Originally, we were hot on the trail of sushi, until Elliott (the kid) reminded me (his mother) that he would not eat rice, and since his weekly allowance is way less than two pieces of sashimi, w ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 25, 2008

    Pho 99 is pho-king great

    Lori MidsonNoodling around​Took the kid out for dinner last night to his first Vietnamese restaurant. Originally, we were hot on the trail of sushi, until Elliott (the kid) reminded me (his mother) that he would not eat rice, and since his weekly allowance is way less than two pieces of sashimi, w ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 17, 2008

    Pho Fusion

    Tom Bird's food — and ideas — are as fresh as ever.

  • Dining

    July 17, 2008

    Pho 99

    Vietnamese comfort food has me behaving badly.

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    So Pho, So Good

    Vietnamese comfort food has me behaving badly.

  • Dining

    March 13, 2008

    Parallel 17

    Holding the line.

  • Dining

    February 7, 2008

    Saigon Pho Grill

    Vietnamese food, the next generation.

  • Dining

    January 10, 2008

    Ha Noi Pho

    At any time of day or night, a meal here is memorable.

  • Dining

    January 4, 2007

    Pho Saigon

    When it’s snowing outside, good pho can bowl you over.

  • Dining

    September 28, 2006

    Elvis Lives

    Vietnam House is a rock star.

  • Dining

    March 2, 2006

    Pho 79

    Wake-up call

  • Dining

    March 2, 2006

    Hold the Line

    Parallel Seventeen revives culinary history.

  • Dining

    September 15, 2005

    The Next Big Thing

    At Pho Fusion, one good turn deserves another.

  • Dining

    October 7, 2004

    History in the Making

    The collision of French and Vietnamese culinary traditions led to the perfection of Chez Thuy.

  • Dining

    August 19, 2004

    So Pho, So Good

    Pho 79 is my tome on the range.

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Vietnamese Restaurant

    New Saigon

  • Dining

    October 16, 2003

    Just Say Pho

    Pho 2000 will bowl you over.

  • Food & Drink

    March 27, 2003

    Best Vietnamese Restaurant

    Asian Deli

  • Dining

    August 1, 2002

    Bite Me

    Get Lucky

  • Dining

    April 25, 2002

    Check, Please!

    Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

  • Dining

    January 25, 2001

    So Pho, So Good

    Bowls of broth and pig knuckles add up to great meals.

  • Dining

    November 9, 2000

    Check, Please!

    Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

  • Dining

    May 11, 2000

    Good Things Come in Mall Packages

    Saigon Terrace's authentic Vietnamese food turns Colorado Boulevard into Ho Chi Minh Trail.

  • Dining

    November 11, 1999

    What's Old Is New Again

    New Saigon gets better with age.

  • Dining

    August 27, 1998

    Missed Saigon

    New Saigon gets better with age.

  • Dining

    February 26, 1998

    The Nam of the Game

    New Saigon gets better with age.

  • Dining

    June 19, 1997

    Bowled Over

    New Saigon gets better with age.

  • Dining

    April 18, 1996

    Miss Saigon?

    New Saigon gets better with age.

  • Dining

    September 6, 1995

    'NAM YANKEES

    New Saigon gets better with age.

  • Dining

    March 15, 1995

    PHO BETTER OF PHO WORSE

    New Saigon gets better with age.

  • Dining

    April 27, 1994

    SOUP'S ON

    New Saigon gets better with age.

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