Comments on: An Nam Restaurant in Richmond

By: Gordon

Gordon — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:17:04 +0000

best pho in richmond!! i go there every week!!!

By: Lan

Lan — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:24:23 +0000

banh xeo is eatten wrapped in lettuce and dipped in the sauce… or if you’re lazy… just douse the nuoc mam over it and eat with chopsticks.

By: J

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:15:30 +0000

Fresh bean sprout is how it is eaten in Vietnam. However since Vietnamese food is so popular with Chinese, they blanched it to accommodate Chinese taste who prefer it cooked than raw. I like it raw.

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:01:13 +0000

Hey Ben! ET and I went to try this restaurant as soon as we read your post :-) Talking about efficient here! We love it. ET couldn’t stop drinking the soup in the pho. He thinks it’s once of the best soup he had. He also got the pancake which you had. He likes that too. I love the spring rolls. Good recommendation!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:21:58 +0000

I’m guessing that spring rolls with the rougher, dimpled skin use rice paper for the wrapper. But from your photo, the spring rolls look smoother, and those are usually egg roll wrappers.

The usual way to serve bean sprouts is raw with pho because they’ll cook a bit when you dunk them in the broth. Most places will blanch the bean sprouts if you request it.

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:47:37 +0000

When we eat banh xeo, the way you eat it depends on the mood you’re in. Most people wrap it, just as K mentioned, while others just mix it all in a bowl. It all works.

By: K.

K. — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:56:12 +0000

mmm…i love vietnamese crepes! i always eat them like a lettuce wrap: put bits of the crepe in the lettuce with the herbs, dip in nuoc cham–yummy!