Vietnamese Food in New Orleans

During my stint in New Orleans, I took researching Vietnamese food seriously. I tried many establishments, several times before I made up my mind - and there were many who did not make the list. Here's the results of my research.

• Best Overall Dishes: Hoa Hong 9 Roses1100 Stephens St Gretna, LA 70053
  (504) 366-7665
  • The dishes here are amazing. I've had the Vietnamese Crepe, bird's nest dish, and grilled pork dishes that were out of the water.
  • My favorite dish is the grilled pork with rice cake. Get it.
• Second Best Dishes: Tan Dinh 1705 Lafayette St Gretna, LA 70053
  (504) 361-8008
  • The coconut rice cakes that come with make of the main courses are quite delicious.
  • The chicken wings and quail were really delicious as well, however, the way they were served was really awkward and uncomfortable to eat.
    • I have hard time understanding how to eat the quail in a steamed bun. Many tiny bones don't really make it easy to eat.
  • The service here is not very good at all. Expect poor service and you won't be disappointed.
• Best Banh Mi: Dong Phuong Oriental Bakery and Restaurant14207 Chef Menteur Hwy New Orleans, LA 70129 (504) 254-0296
  • This isn't necessarily my favorite style of banh mi, but it is very, very, very delicious. The bread was perfect. The mayo was amazing. Oh yes...... it is only a 15 minute drive away from downtown.
• Second Best Banh Mi: Tan Dinh 1705 Lafayette St Gretna, LA 70053
  (504) 361-8008
  • The banh mi here are tasty. I'd eat them.
• Best Pastries: Dong Phuong Oriental Bakery and Restaurant14207 Chef Menteur Hwy New Orleans, LA 70129 (504) 254-0296
  • The pastries here are amazing. I have not had Vietnamese pastries like this before.
  • Get one of each pastry at least. I said at least. They are amazing. Did I mention that?
  • Meat pies. Meat pies. MEAT PIES!
  • I think the bakery was way better than the restaurant.

The quail at Tan Dinh were very tasty, but weird to eat. How do you put a little bird with bones in a sandwich?

These chicken wings (available as an appetizer or as a mean) at Tan Dinh were very tasty and wonderfully crispy. However, it was kind of weird to eat finger food with rice cakes.

This is my favorite dish at Hoa Hong 9 Roses. It is the grilled pork with rice cake.

Dong Phuong Oriental Bakery had some rad cakes. How's this for a dragon cake?

Aww..... a basket of flowers for me?

A close up the meat pies at Dong Phuong Oriental Bakery. The bread is simply amazing.

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