Vietnamese Food and Cooking

Bye Bye Saigon

Tastes Like Chicken

Viet-Style Egg Rolls Are the Bomb

Viet Style from MiamiNewTimesBlogs on Vimeo.Take a table-top tour of authentic Vietnamese cuisine featuring a rice and wonton noodle and vegetable dish, fried rice with Chinese sausage and vegetables, Vietnamese egg rolls, and a jelly dessert with tapioca pearl.

Asia Consent

Viet Style from MiamiNewTimesBlogs on Vimeo.Take a table-top tour of authentic Vietnamese cuisine featuring a rice and wonton noodle and vegetable dish, fried rice with Chinese sausage and vegetables, Vietnamese egg rolls, and a jelly dessert with tapioca pearl.

Home Cooking

In the real world, that means restaurants like Pho Thang

The Last Detail

Little Saigon loses points on the little things.

Doubly Bubbly

For tea and sandwiches, Tapioca is worth tracking down

Very Little Saigon Served

For tea and sandwiches, Tapioca is worth tracking down

Mixed Asian, Mixed Results

For tea and sandwiches, Tapioca is worth tracking down

Vietnamese the Right Way

For tea and sandwiches, Tapioca is worth tracking down

The Soups of Vietnam

For tea and sandwiches, Tapioca is worth tracking down

And Now, 'Nam Sushi

Forget Thai, now you can have a Vietnamese sandwich with your maki roll

Seasoning of Saigon

Pretty saucy for a Vietnamese eatery in America

Going Global in the Gables

Pretty saucy for a Vietnamese eatery in America

Wait of the World

Pretty saucy for a Vietnamese eatery in America

Two if by Sea

Pretty saucy for a Vietnamese eatery in America

None Pho Me, Thanks

Pretty saucy for a Vietnamese eatery in America

A Saigon Made Safe for Americans

Pretty saucy for a Vietnamese eatery in America

Weekend Blog Watch: Buy Local, The Good Life, Topless Photo, Smoked Out

Jacob KatelStay tuned....tomorrow Short Order goes Behind The Line at Gibraltar on Grove Isle.​It's been too long since we've highlighted recent posts from other local food blogs, eons in web time, so here's a roundup from just some of Short Order's many contemporaries.New farmers market in the he ... More >>

Michael's Genuine Food Cart's Menu For Saturday

Michael's Genuine food cart is hitting the Design District again this weekend. This month the menu has a decidedly Asian flair to it. James Beard Award winner and Michael's Genuine proprietor Michael Schwartz will be serving banh mi with house-cured pork, pickled vegetables, torn herbs and sambal ai ... More >>

Miss Saigon Opens Today on South Beach

Lee KleinBánh mì on South Beach? Cool.​Miss Saigon, the popular veteran Vietnamese restaurant from Coral Gables, quietly opened a second, smaller branch on Washington Avenue today -- less than an hour ago, actually. The space is quaint, the menu extensive -- including bánh mì sandwiches, which ... More >>

First Look at Miss Saigon on South Beach

Lee KleinHali Nguyen holds bowl of beef pho​As we reported last week, Miss Saigon is now open for business on South Beach. Locals are familiar with the Vietnamese restaurant from its Coral Gables and Pinecrest locations. The menu is similar here, although the emphasis is weighted more toward take- ... More >>

Shing Wang Sells the Real Banh Mi

Shing Wang Banh Mi​When Christine Kelly first opened the doors of North Miami Beach's Shing Wang in April, 2008, it was an all-vegetarian Chinese restaurant -- that also specialized (and still does) in Taiwanese shaved ice and bubble tea. The mock-meat soy-wheat gluten substitutions for chick ... More >>

Food trucks a go go

Shing Wang Banh Mi​When Christine Kelly first opened the doors of North Miami Beach's Shing Wang in April, 2008, it was an all-vegetarian Chinese restaurant -- that also specialized (and still does) in Taiwanese shaved ice and bubble tea. The mock-meat soy-wheat gluten substitutions for chick ... More >>

Banh Mi, Bubble Tea, Mock Smoked Duck at Shing Wang

Lee KleinHalf a banh mi​In December, we wrote about Shing Wang having introduced banh mi sandwiches on its vegetarian-friendly Chinese menu. "I'll be heading up to 167th real soon to check out these new items," I vowed. Well, I made it up there yesterday, which to me is "real soon," although folks ... More >>

Sergio's, Shing Wang, Garcia's: Ten Great Miami Sandwiches, Part Two

Lee KleinShing Wang Banh Mi​Bread has been paired with meat and plants since roughly the end of the Stone Age. It is said that the ancient Jewish sage Hillel the Elder relished eating a Passover sandwich of Pashcal lamb and bitter herb between two pieces of matzoh. He lived to be 120 (which says s ... More >>

Miss Saigon Bistro's Desserts Include Thai Donuts to Die For

John Zur Miss Saigon's Thai donuts. ​Miss Saigon Bistro has a dessert menu shrouded in secrecy. The little Vietnamese restaurant located in Coral Gables (there's also a location in Pinecrest) offers sweet treats that are sure to please.The place's look is a bit hokey and the service staff did ... More >>

Chow Down Grill, Morgans open in South Beach

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When Great Chefs Flop: Bloise, Hales, Ruiz, and Others Name Menu Hits & Misses

Photo by Jackie SayetChocolate soup is a big hit at Charlotte Bistro.​A restaurant menu is the blueprint for a chef's imagination, a compilation of creations assembled with the hope that ingredients and descriptions will prove popular with diners. Regardless of the type of restaurant -- from hot d ... More >>

CG Burgers versus DGB: Damn Good Burger

Photo by Jackie SayetChocolate soup is a big hit at Charlotte Bistro.​A restaurant menu is the blueprint for a chef's imagination, a compilation of creations assembled with the hope that ingredients and descriptions will prove popular with diners. Regardless of the type of restaurant -- from hot d ... More >>