Bun bo hue

[tvdxer]

Who makes the best bun bo hue in the Twin Cities?

[mitch cumstein]

I have only had it at Quang, and it was solid. Smokey, spicy, rich. The pork knuckle was a bit devoid of meat, but it had a good iron-y backbone. I think I might just have to work through a few on this one for you. Quick search says Pho 79 and PTB both have a version. I will hit the PTB today, menu says its beef and pork trotter(yay!) and try to work down the eat street this week. Will report back.

[mitch cumstein]

So, Pho Tau Bay's version was not a really great expression of the dish. It lacked in a lot of areas, mostly, I found it missing any balance, and definitely was missing the silkiness that the congealed blood usually gives it. With a hard hit of lime, some spice could come out but mostly I would say this was a musty beef broth with little else happening. Seriously underwhelmed.

[The Dairy Queen]

How thoroughly disappointing. Thank you for taking one for the team.

~TDQ

[The Dairy Queen]

I don't know, but I'd start with Pho Tau Bay's. Let us know what you think!

~TDQ

[Haricotsv2]

Try Indochine in St. Paul. I love their pork bun, but i'm guessing the beef is good too.

[stepawayfromthetable]

I'm curious about Indochine. Is it the same owner different name of the same vietnamese restaurant of about 3 yrs ago? I'm going to try their pork bun!

[Haricotsv2]

Que Nha is their other restaurant. Btw, I misspelled it--it's Indochin.
Margi