Adam K. wrote: >What restaurants do folks recommend on Argyle Street? Is it strictly Chinese? >I think I've noticed Vietnamese. Chinese, Viet-Chinese, and Vietnamese. Furama's regular menu is pretty good, but for dim sum I'd stick with Phoenix down on Archer. Hon Kee has my favorite bowl of won-ton noodles in town--dose 'em good with the hot oil, and if you're with somebody else, split an order of chinese broccoli. One of the pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) joints there was pretty good, but I can't remember the name--just find one that looks crowded and order pho tai (noodles with thin-sliced beef) with a Vietnamese iced coffee (ca phe sua den) for dessert.
Chicago, IL
restaurants on Argyle Street
NNTP-Posting-Date: 30 Dec 1999 20:48:24 GMT X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1161 Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu chi.eats:6658 Also stop at the Hong Kong bakery. I like the curry chicken or beef puffs or buns. Also try the BBQ pork bun, but I pass on the ham and egg or sausage bun. Can't beat it for $0.60 - 0.70 for a quick snack. Bob Adam K. wrote in article ... > Tony A. wrote: > > >If Asian food is of any interest, I would urge you to visit Argyle Street > >in Chicago between Broadway and Sheridan (and thereabouts). Lots of shops > >as well as restaurants. > > What restaurants do folks recommend on Argyle Street? Is it strictly Chinese? > I think I've noticed Vietnamese. >
Adam K. wrote: > What restaurants do folks recommend on Argyle > Street? * Sun Wah (Vietnamese BBQ: Try the duck) * Nha Trang (cuttlefish in spicy sauce) The best Vietnamese place in the area, however, is in the strip mall on Broadway, 2 blocks north of Lawrence (next to the Hollywood Video). A tad grubby (they all are), but *superb.* Cheers! VB(II) Ho Chi Man "We come into this world naked and covered in slime; we leave in ignominious decay. In between we are re- garded by the value of our words and the perserverence of our spotty souls." -- Citizen Ted
NNTP-Posting-Date: 10 Jan 2000 18:25:14 GMT X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1161 Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu chi.eats:6724 Also, the Pho house in the strip mall across from Fuyama on Broadway.
Someone wrote: > > What kind of vegetarian food is recommended? > > I've always wanted to go down to Argyle, but > I know very little about Vietnamese food. This is kind of a tough one. Although many Vietnamese dishes contain lots of vegetables, most also have at least a little meat or fish. Even things that appear to be vegetarian may be seasoned with nuoc mam (fish sauce). Sometimes the menus are a little unclear and communication with the waiters may be difficult making it hard to know just what you are getting. I just happen to have my menu from Dong Ky in hand and it lists about 7 vegetarian dishes: spring roll, tofu & broccoli, rice noodles with vegetables, lo mein or chow mein, noodles with egg roll, tofu curry, and vegetarian crepe. Of these, the first (bi cuon chay) and last (banh xeo chay) are probably the most typically Vietnamese. The curry sounds interesting too: with tofu, dry onion, peanuts, and coconut milk. Be sure they bring a vegetarian dipping sauce; the standard nuoc cham (thin orange liquid) contains nuoc mam. If you don't mind a trace of fish, by all means try the nuoc cham with your bi cuon or banh xeo. It's a wonderful mix of flavors and one of the characteristic tastes of Vietnamese cuisine. There are lots of interesting beverages available. One of these days I'll work up the courage to try the soda egg or durian shake (I'm not a big fan of durian though). I don't mean to suggest that Dong Ky is the only place to go but it is probably as good as anywhere for a first visit (assuming you don't need someplace fancy). There might be other places with more extensive vegetarian selections, I just don't remember. And be sure to wander around in the supermarket next door if you haven't been there before. Dong Ky 4877 N Broadway Chicago 773-989-5579 8:30 AM-10PM (until 10:30 Fri-Sat) they often close early if they're not busy
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 17:24:22 PST Organization: @Home Network Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu chi.eats:6967 Jon B. wrote: >>What restaurants do folks recommend on Argyle Street? Is it strictly Chinese? >>I think I've noticed Vietnamese. "noticed Vietnamese"? You'd be hard pressed to find Chinese there! > >I've recently had good meals at both New Saigon, on Broadway about a block >north of Argyle, and at Pho 777, on Argyle just east of the El. New Saigon >has a number of dishes I had never before seen on the menu of a pho place, >and the owner is helpful and friendly. The bowls of noodles we had were a >bit small, though. This place has the best (forget the name of the damn stuff) Vietnamese sauce in town. You know, the light, slightly fishy (I always ask for more "fish sauce"), vinegar/sweet/hot with shredded carrots and crushed red pepper at the bottom. To go with this sauce there are vietmanese eggrolls "Cha Xeo" (very different than Chinese; rice paper wrapped, rice noodle/shredded carrot/mushroom/ground pork inside), several "Bun" dishes (cold rice noodle bowl with fresh lettuce/veggies/cucumber/herbs on the bottom, with your choice of marinated/grilled meats on top, or even Cha Xeo), and my fave, "Banh Xeo", a crepe with pork/shrimp and beansprouts, served with romaine, cucumbers and more herbs. Cut of some crepe, wrap it up in the romaine with herbs/cucumber slices, dip it in the fish sauce and enjoy. Someone asked about Pho....it is a beef noodle soup with thin rice noodle in at least 10 variations depending on where you go...comes with your choice of rare beef, well done beef, beef tendon, beef tripe, meatballs, etc. Sliced HOT (seranno?) peppers, fresh beansprouts on the side. Plus the owner is a nice guy to talk to! --Ken Dye
User-Agent: slrn/0.9.5.5 (UNIX) Lines: 11 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 03:13:07 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.135.252.44 X-Trace: uchinews 948424387 128.135.252.44 (Thu, 20 Jan 2000 21:13:07 CST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 21:13:07 CST Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu chi.eats:6838 >What restaurants do folks recommend on Argyle Street? Is it strictly Chinese? >I think I've noticed Vietnamese. I've recently had good meals at both New Saigon, on Broadway about a block north of Argyle, and at Pho 777, on Argyle just east of the El. New Saigon has a number of dishes I had never before seen on the menu of a pho place, and the owner is helpful and friendly. The bowls of noodles we had were a bit small, though.