Pork Spring Rolls
Dao Fu

Dao Fu

3332 Adams Ave, San Diego, California, USA, 92116, United States

Asian • Salad • Coffee • Ice Cream


"Giving an honest review, I wanted to love DAO Fu and I hoped it would become my new vegetarian spot. I wasn't as impressed as I had hoped. I read the great reviews and saw the food pictures. It just didn't hit the spot for me. The menu is half vegetarian and half non vegetarian. Vietnamese/Japanese fusion.The server was awesome, he was very friendly and had jokes. He offered us a complimentary appetizer of the homemade tofu and salad. The tofu was really good! I wasn't a fan of the dressing so much. I started with a miso soup. It was loaded with tofu and veggies. I actually enjoyed the soup. I decided to order the tofu vermicelli noodles. Since this is Vietnamese/Japanese fusion spot I thought it would be similar to what I'm using ordering. It had more sauce than I expected but it was okay. The tofu was fried and had this odd glazed skin on it. The sauce was a mix of the pink vinaigrette of the salad and another sweet soy sauce. I would have enjoyed the dish better without the sauces it was a little too sweet not as savory as I hoped for. Portion sizes are huge here the two plates we had barely fit the table. My husband had their vegetarian pad Thai. That was pretty good, it was heavy on the sweet sauce as well.We ended with complimentary mint chip ice cream with some fruit. Overall the experience was very good, the staff was nice. The restaurant is clean. The food was okay for me."

Pho Hoang

Pho Hoang

1390 G St, Arcata I-95521-5821, United States

Soup • Asian • Vegan • Vietnamese


"Eat here if you're craving pho and don't want to be dissatisfied. I've been eating pho since the 1980's, grew up close to Little Saigon. I've eaten pho monthly, and after a few weeks that my body goes pho-less the cravings start. The worst thing (gastronomically) that can happen to me is being served pho that is tasteless, or not fresh or just lazy. It is like a church to most Christians, they go to once a month and special occasions. Once a month I'm enjoying some good spring rolls and pho tai. Extra special if they got Cafe Sua Da. Generally pho is a peasant food, a staple of working people's diet. It's cheap to make and not fancy. So to expect a pho place to be gourmet is just ignorant. I love the fact that this restaurant is minimally decrated and sterile. That's important when dealing with undercooked beef or fresh chicken along side uncooked vegetables. The service is very Vietnamese in the sense of being friendly but not talkative. The food here is a delight and I can't imagine anyone with the slightest awareness of noodle and rice dishes not enjoying themselves. Good prices, not a bargain, but very reasonable. Lastly, in a county that has more rain than any other county in California, and soup being the great comfort food on a cold and rainy day that it is, this may very well become my favorite restaurant north of San Francisco. Oh ! And their boba is good. Sadly, no cafe sua da. They have tai tea though. Which is weird. But if you get tai tea with boba that works out well."