Mr. Bubbles Sandwich House, Gretna, LA Report #469

There’s a local food writer named Ian McNulty who once did a piece about places in the New Orleans area where you could get a meal for under $10. This was one of the locations he talked about. Hot sausage po-boys are very popular in New Orleans. He featured the hot sausage banh mi sandwich…

Lilly’s Café, New Orleans, LA Report #464

I’ve been wanting to try this place for a good while. Some time ago someone told me they made a shrimp pho. I love pho, but had never seen a shrimp one in any of the Vietnamese restaurants I’d been to. Today we finally made it in. Small, cozy little place, with a sign in…

Jasmine’s Noodle Bar, Bossier City, LA Report #433

Second stop on my road trip. I hadn’t eaten since lunch at Mike Anderson’s, which was 270 miles ago! We had seafood then. We weren’t sure what type of cuisine we wanted for dinner. I googled, “Restaurants Near Me’, and a Chinese restaurant called the Four Winds popped up. Wasn’t far from our hotel and…

Pho Bang Restaurant, Gretna, LA Report #420

I was in the mood for Vietnamese food for lunch today. My absolute favorite place for Vietnamese, Tan Dinh, is now closed on Sundays. I’ve been seeing this place forever and never tried it, so I figured today was as good a day as any to check them out. Looks like the sign on the…

Asian Taste, Harvey, LA Report #374

When I woke up today it was raining. Most people wake up and think about what the day might hold for them. I wake up and immediately think about what I’m going to eat. For some reason the rain put me in the mood for Pho. Since I was hungry, I headed to the nearest…

Café Minh, New Orleans, LA Report #331

When I first heard of this place I thought it was a Chinese restaurant. It’s actually a Vietnamese restaurant, but besides the fact there’s Pho on the menu, it’s hard to tell. Their website describes the food as, “Saigon’s Southern Vietnamese flavors, modernized with influences from French and American cuisine; all made with the freshest…

Pho Orchid, Metairie, LA Report #326

It hit me I like Tan Dinh so much I hadn’t been anywhere else for Vietnamese food in a long time. A couple of people told me this place was good, so we figured we’d give it a try. We decided on: AND THE FOOD! The Torpedo Shrimp were large, butterflied shrimp, stuffed with cream…

Banh Mi Boys, Metairie, LA Report #180

This place has an address of 5001 Airline Dr., but if you’re driving down Airline looking for it, you might miss it.  It’s off Airline a bit, on Transcontinental Dr., right across the street from Short Stop Poboys .  But I tell you what.  After eating the sandwiches here, I’ll always opt for this place…

Nine Roses, Gretna, LA Report #167

Can’t decided between Vietnamese or Chinese food?  Don’t stress it.  Come here and have both.  This place is located less than a block off the Westbank Expressway in Gretna, but I drove by over 1,000 times never knowing it was there.  If you’re driving towards the river on the ground level of the expressway, a…

Namese, New Orleans, LA Report #132

********** PERMANENTLY CLOSED********** This is a Vietnamese restaurant.  They describe themselves as bridging the gap between the markets of Vietnam and the streets of New Orleans.  I don’t really care about the markets of Vietnam.  I just want good food, so let’s get right to that! We started out with the Five Spice Pork Belly…