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Vietnamese food in Austin
If you like noodle dishes and want to branch out from pho, I like TC Noodle House in the Austin Chinatown area for egg noodle soups (mi nuoc). They also have this awesome flat rice noodle stir-fry (Hu Tieu xao) that's really good and a lot like what I had as a kid. It has this smoky flavor from the slight "char" of the wok they fry it in. In my family, this is the indication of a good noodle stir fry.
Don't get the apps though. They're rubbish.
Special Wonton Soup at Ming's
They also have awesome "bad" potstickers with this gingery soy sauce. You know, the kind that are so good but are probably really bad for you! I loved that place when I was at UT!
[AUS] Good DimSum in Austin Area.
I am so surprised no one has listed Golden Wok off 35 and Parmer.
I used to go as a kid with my parents at these really nice elaborate places in the Dallas area and I always wanted to find such a place that sold the solid classics (Har Gao, Siu Mai, Nor Mai Gai). I spend all my cash at Golden Wok. I think for the price we pay (about 25 bucks for 2 people...and being so full we can't even eat dinner). They have the carts and all that but what's important is that everything is FRESH, FRESH, FRESH. This was my biggest complaint against Tien Hong. My poor boyfriend had his first experience there and swore it off alltogether. Finally, to appease my deprived life and dim sum cravings, we tried Golden Wok and haven't wanted to try any other place since. This is serious dim sum so a lot of it isn't dolled up or anything but the taste is what you're going for...it's priceless!
I have taken friends there who have never had dim sum and now they're the ones inviting me back to Golden Wok! A+ service to boot.
Austin Cheap Eats Comfort Food Joints
I really like Milto's. As a college student, you could often find me there. The subs are the size of your face and they easily provided enough for two meals.
