The Vietnamese restaurant and bakery Ba Le (3515 South Kingshighway Boulevard) has closed. The space is now a restaurant called the Galaxy Bar & Grill. That's all I know at the moment. Thanks to a regular reader for the tip.Ba Le was far from the best Vietnamese joint in town, but they turned out a pretty good -- and appropriately cheap -- banh mi sandwich.- Ian Froeb
A reader tipped me off to this news: Four Seasons, the Vietnamese restaurant at 3348 South Grand Boulevard, has closed. The windows are covered with newspapers, and the phone has been disconnected.- Ian Froeb
This week I visit Midland Wok, a Vietnamese (mainly) restaurant in Overland. At the Vietnamese restaurant Midland Wok, the #26 soup -- banh canh gio heo -- is described in English as "big clear noodles and pork." This leaves out some crucial information, as I discovered when I ordered a bowl for lunch. A couple of minutes after the owner took my order, he returned with the menu to make sure that I wanted the #26. "Right," I said. "Noodles and pork."The owner frowned. "You eat pigs' feet?"Ch
View Larger MapAs I posted a few days ago, a new Vietnamese restaurant is opening at 3737 South Grand Boulevard, inside a former McDonald's. I'll admit that whenever I see a locally owned business taking over a chain restaurant's location, I smile. After the jump, in no particular order, five of my favorite examples of this phenomenon.
