vietnamese restaurantz

We used to love Asiana on Clark but it closed. Any recommendations on great inexpensive vietnamese restaurants?

no snark intended:

there's the entire Uptown/Broadway/Argyle zone for you to explore

been there
explored there
nothing comes close

M wrote:been there
explored there
nothing comes close

interesting

So you're saying that in the most highly-concentrated Vietnamese neighborhood in the city of Chicago, nothing there comes close to Asiana on Clark.

Fair enough.

M wrote:been there
explored there
nothing comes close

M,

I'd love for you to expand on this a bit. What were the elements that you found present in Asiana (where I had never been) that you did not find present in, say, Tank Noodle?

Best,
Michael

Just had a pretty tasty dinner from Vien Dong. Have you tried that?

BTW, I used to order take out from Asiana. Vien Dong and most of the places up on Argyle put it to shame.

Vien Dong
3227 N. Clark
(773) 348-6879

I've never had a realy bad meal in the Argyle St. area, but other than stopping for pho, which you can do pretty much anywhere, I most often head for Hai Yen -- was just there last night, in fact. But all the meals I've had in the area are as good as my better meals in Vietnam. So whether these places meet one's hopes, there is no doubt they are serving authentic food.

Hai Yen
1055 W. Argyle St.
Chicago, IL
773-561-4077

jesteinf wrote:BTW, I used to order take out from Asiana. Vien Dong and most of the places up on Argyle put it to shame.

I agree with this assessment of Asiana, which makes it hard to recommend a spot to the OP. I've heard bad things about My Green Kitchen and Annam Cafe was pretty unremarkable--maybe you'd like those

My Green Kitchen
712 Higgins Rd.
Park Ridge
(847) 698-1168

Annam Cafe
724 Clark St.
Evanston
847-492-0631