These are the opinions and adventures of a Washington, D.C.-based epicure as he cooks and eats around town and around the country. Sometimes witty, sometimes laudatory, sometimes acid, La Cuvée Americaine is an always-truthful account of the food journeys, restaurant visits, and culinary thoughts of the D.C. Gourmand.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Nam-Viet Pho-79 Vietnamese Cuisine
Nam-Viet is a Vietnamese restaurant just around the corner from the office on one of the side streets. They have three restaurants in town; I was at the Clarendon location. It looks very modest from the outside, but inside it was a nice place with tablecloths and a full menu of Vietnamese items. I tried the pho, the traditional Vietnamese soup with noodles, beef, bean sprouts, and several different green vegetables. Unfortunately, I found it rather ordinary, with the beef tasting as though the flavor had been boiled out of it. Other dishes I saw on other tables looked and smelled quite good, though, so perhaps next time I'll have a regular entree.
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