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New Tu Do Vietnamese Restaurant

We wanted something new to do, so we went to New Tu Do Restaurant for some Vietnamese food.

Todd accidentally ordered the Shrimp and Crab Spring Rolls from the picture underneath the glass table top. Pretty good stuff though.

Then I got this huge ass bowl of Pho for $6.95. I barely ate it and still got stuffed.

Also on the table were some grilled pork skewers and extra spring rolls. They give you bean sprouts, mint leaves, lettuce and the fish sauce with each dish. There was a lot of it on the table.

Then ended the meal with some Vietnamese Coffee. I didn’t realize it was a whole process.

Somehow our meal was $50 between the two of us. I thought this place was supposed to be cheap. But I guess we drank a lot of beer.

New Tu Do Restaurant – 102 Bowery St (btw Grand St & Hester) New York, NY 10013

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Pho Bang’s Vietnamese Ham Are Not for Resale!!!

I went out to get some dinner at Pho Bang. I got the #1 Pho (Tai Nam Gau Gan Sach – combination rice noodle beef soup with fresh eye of round, brisket, tendon and omosa) $6.50 regular size. To me regular size is big. I saw the big size at the table next to me. Geez.

Really good Pho. Hit the spot. I threw in bean sprouts, mint leaves and lime wedges, hoisen and cock sauce. Great meal.

08 Vietnamese Hams are not for Resale - Pho Bang

Then Todd came and met up with me there when I was finishing up. He was curious about the sign that said “Vietnamese Hams Are Not For Resale!!!” They must be freakin’ good if people are buying them to resell them. Todd bought a $5 small one. It was rolled up in a banana leaf. We tried it out on Sunday football. It was spongy like fish balls. Tasted like mushed up pork, but not really flavorful. We will not be trying to resell them.

Pho Bang – 157 Mott St (btwn Broome & Grand St) New York, NY 10013

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Luu’s Baguette – Pho Noodles

It was a super hot New York day, when I walked around trying to decide what to eat. I must’ve walked around for 45 mins in that heat, trying to avoid carbs. In the end, I ended up at Luu’s Baguette in Kips Bay and ordered a hot bowl of Pho Noodles. I don’t know if I was stupid or just delirious. It was a pretty good bowl though.

I got the Pho Tai (Raw Beef of Eye Round $6.95). They weren’t kidding. It was quite rare in the middle of the slices, which made it a little chewy. But overall, it was rather good. Super quick and pretty cheap for not having to go to Chinatown.

I saw a guy eating the Banh Mi sandwich. It looked really big.

Luu’s Baguette –  134 East 26th St (btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave) New York, NY 10016

Let me also take the opportunity to promote my label’s newest release —The Levitations. It was an album that was supposed to come out about 13 years ago by a guy that used to be in the The Rock*A*Teens. He’s now a peach farmer in Georgia and most of it still remains a mystery. It’s real dirty rock n roll. Out on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, etc.