Comments on: Huong's

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:59:32 +0000

“They owned a Bun Cuon shop in Saigon before the city fell.”

Ah-ha! This must be why the bun I had today (w/grilled chicken and spring rolls) was so great!

It was a very large portion, with lots of shredded iceberg salad, spearmint, cucumber, shredded carrots, bean sprouts, and a little daikon over the noodles topped with big pieces of grilled chicken breast and a sliced spring roll. Crushed peanuts were sprinkled liberally over the chicken. The nuoc cham comes on the side.

This is some of the best bun I’ve had in Portland, the service was very quick and friendly, and the value-for-money was excellent. Can’t wait to explore their menu further.

By: pdxfoodmama

pdxfoodmama — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:58:51 +0000

let me first say I have very limited experience with/knowledge of saigon street food, or vietnamese food in general. However, I had banh mi today for lunch at Huong’s, and it was so delicious, so cheap, and just great. also, wonderful customer service, it was cold out and he gave me a warm egg roll while I was waiting, then chased me up about two blocks when I forgot my sweet chili sauce on the counter.
great food, great people, great prices.

By: Vince

Vince — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:39:31 +0000

OK, so they have a table now. And the previous posters are right, Huong’s has the best banh mi in town.

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[...] (SW 3rd and Stark) Garden State (sellwood) Grilled Cheese Grill (NE 10th and Alberta) Huongs Vietnamese (SW 9th and Alder) Jean’s Hot Dog/Square (Pioneer Square) Just Thai (SE 3rd and Stark) [...]

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:19:03 +0000

James,
Cafe Be Van is not exactly gone. They do have new owners who have created a boring Americanized menu but they still have Bahn Mi (although they refer to them as “Vietnamese sandwiches”). I had one the other day. it was pretty good but the bread was a bit lacking.

Have you tried Thanh So Tofu at 103 NE 82nd Ave. I thought their Bahn Mi was pretty good. they also serve Pho, Banh Uôt and Che

By: Vince

Vince — Sat, 30 May 2009 00:23:00 +0000

I had the chicken pho here and it was good. Chicken pho is very difficult to make, since it can end up being smelly and downright nasty.

But it was good here. No tables or bowls though. So you’ll have to eat at the counter or get it to go with the noodles on the side.

By: James

James — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:05:53 +0000

With the demise of Cafe Be Van, Huong’s is the only place I get Banh Mi in Portland and they do the best bánh mì thit theo nuong I’ve ever had. I grew up in Little Saigon and I’m pretty picky about my Banh mi. The owners are very friendly and I’ve spent quite a bit of time talking with the husband about Vietnam. They owned a Bun Cuon shop in Saigon before the city fell.

By: Anne @ Pink Galoshes

Anne @ Pink Galoshes — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:46:20 +0000

What a great menu, and so reasonable. I must try soon!

By: Huong’s Vietnamese Food cart « Stumptown Vegans

Huong’s Vietnamese Food cart « Stumptown Vegans — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:01:03 +0000

[...] I noticed vegetables and noodles cooking while the contents were dished out. As lamented on Portland Food Carts, the large paper cup and plastic packed sides are extraneous and I was inspired to portion of pho [...]

By: jd

jd — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:05:33 +0000

I’ve been once so far working on our Stumptown Vegans review, and was overhwhelmingly guaranteed that the veg options were indeed veg. I enjoyed the chewy gluten, though I found the rice portion of my dish was incredibly larger than the actual curry.

I’m not surprised that they don’t have separate friers, though.