In the Bay Area Reporter’s “Best Bites in the Castro” article, you’ll find a Vittle Monster pic of a delicious thali plate from Kasa Indian Eatery. I love the food at Kasa and am happy that the B.A.R. chose to use a pic of mine!
Mien cua. With onions and cilantro, served with assorted greens. 60,000 VND
Nha Hang Ngon, Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM
This soup was really good! The crab meat was actually dried crab meat which was a letdown for me. I don’t mind the flavor and texture of dried crab meat, but I was looking forward to fresh tender crab instead. Again, the amount and variety of greens they give you for your soups is SO awesome in Vietnam!
Assorted greens, sprouts, limes, and chilies for the soup.
Food preparation tables along the side of the restaurant.
This chicken was pretty good, nothing special. It’s really about the salty calamansi fish sauce with chilies anyway. 550 PHP
Leslie’s Restaurant, Tagaytay PHILIPPINES
Fresh buko juice. 99 PHP
Skinny cows on Taal Volcano Island.
Ga xao xa ot. With chilies and onions, served with steamed rice. 114,000 VND
Vietnamese Kitchen, Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM
Omg, this chicken was SO horrible! It was probably the driest chicken I’ve eaten in a really long time and it tasted old. Ugh, I couldn’t eat more than a few bites. This restaurant is ridiculous for charging so much for really disgusting food.
Parts of the city were still splashed with Chinese New Year decorations, but they were slowly removed as the week progressed.
Vittle Monster 