Golden Bowl

Two sisters run it, and everything is homemade. They make their beef, chicken, (seafood and veg broths too) completely from scratch the traditional way – simmer marrow bones and herbs, scorched onion, etc. They have the usual choices of beef cuts, onion, cilantro and white pepper sprinkled on top. She is picky about serving it completely hot too, so when you add bean sprouts it doesn’t cool the broth down too much.

As specials, they often have roasted duck with rice or in noodle soup, as well as curry chicken noodle soup.

It’s exit 4 off route 293 and you drive on Queen City Ave, toward Elm Street, but it’s on the right before Elm.

Samantha Diep is the sister who runs the floor, and she is great to ask questions of and will explain to you. She speaks four languages – Vietnamese, various Chinese dialects. They do have a few Chinese regional dishes on menu like Taiwanese stir-fry cabbage, pork chop over rice.

»Best Viet food in, perhaps, New England

I grew up in a household where Vietnamese food was always cooking, and the cook had taken culinary classes specizlizing in French-Indochine and Vietnamese dishes. Given my palate can discern the slightest imbalance in a dish, I would say the "Golden Bowl" truly delivers a "gold" in Vietnamese cuisine. Forget Saigon Noodle House in Nashua, or Pho 88 in Lowell, MA...dining at the "Bowl" is like...+READ I grew up in a household where Vietnamese food was always cooking, and the cook had taken culinary classes specizlizing in French-Indochine and Vietnamese dishes. Given my palate can discern the slightest imbalance in a dish, I would say the "Golden Bowl" truly delivers a "gold" in Vietnamese cuisine. Forget Saigon Noodle House in Nashua, or Pho 88 in Lowell, MA...dining at the "Bowl" is like getting pure, authentic, nurturing food, as if it's staight out of a Vietnamese kitchen. The only other place that trumps this Vietnamese restaurant is an organic pho restaurant, Pho de Lat in San Francisco, which went out of business in Sep 2009, R.I.P. But...the bowl comes eerily close to the perfect Vietnamese restaurant. The menu hosts a great compliment of traditional pho, spring rolls, vietnamese egg rolls i like to call them, and skewered chicken and beef marinated so well they put terriyaki sticks to shame. Try the chicken pho, or seasonal dishes and i guarantee you will keep coming back. And the owners are so personable and the service is absolutely great. Never mind 5 stars, this place deserves a 1000 stars.-COLLAPSE (by Eddie Graves, created January 23, 2011)

»Excellent

This is a great Vietnamese restaurant with some (very tasty) Thai and Chinese dishes on the menu as well. I have been coming here regularly - at least once a month and usually more like once a week - since they opened. Favorite dishes are the Vietnamese salad, bun, fresh rolls, chicken soup of all variations. Prices are very affordable and the service is quick and friendly. (by kutes, created January 17, 2011)

»YUM!

I have been eating here for about 4 years now. I am a soup/food LOVER!!! Their Pho is wonderful and fresh! The spicy beef sate, chicken, spicy beef noodle, seafood, and Thai style shrimp soup are out of this world espescially during the cold winter! It is served piping hot with the usual accompaniments... My all time favorite is the roast duck or the braised duck with egg noodle soup usually...+READ I have been eating here for about 4 years now. I am a soup/food LOVER!!! Their Pho is wonderful and fresh! The spicy beef sate, chicken, spicy beef noodle, seafood, and Thai style shrimp soup are out of this world espescially during the cold winter! It is served piping hot with the usual accompaniments... My all time favorite is the roast duck or the braised duck with egg noodle soup usually served as a special on the weekends. Unfortunately, the braised duck has not been featured in quite some time :( The duck is bought fresh from Quincy, MA I believe. So there for it is worth the wait until the weekend!!! Their fresh summer rolls are light and delicious as is there shrimp salad with shredded cabbage, mint, fried onions, peanut and a tangy dressing. There are many different dishes and variations of dishes to try at this quaint place. The house fried rice, grilled lemongrass chicken plate, salt and pepper pork chops, crab rangoon all delightful. The owner is lovely and helpful for those who may be inexperienced with Vietnamese cuisine. There are so many wonderful dishes that I have consumed that I cannot possibly list them all!!! In addition to the yummy offerings the price cannot be beat!!! In this day in age who isn't watching their wallet!-COLLAPSE (by Jacqueline Pultar, created September 9, 2010)

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