Field Notes

A New Identity for the Phở Bắc Boat: Neighborhood Diner

The Boat serves exactly one dish, fried garlic chicken, plus pandan waffles for dessert.

03/31/2023 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Revamps

A New Fried Chicken Identity for the Original Phở Bắc Boat

The landmark shop will do one dish, cơm gà mắm tỏi. (Plus a few Vietnamese waffles and some cocktails...)

10/13/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

SOUP MILESTONES

The Pho Bac Boat Sails On

A Little Saigon landmark returns, with spicy noodle soup.

02/25/2020 By Allecia Vermillion

Ticket Alert

This Viet-Cajun Summertime Party Wants to Feed You

Seafood boils. Pho. Karaoke in a boat. Crawfish King and Pho Bac are collaborating on a popup on July 20.

07/17/2019 By Rosin Saez

Dining Guide

13 Restaurants in Little Saigon You Can't Miss

Where to find steaming pho, housemade banh mi, even Taiwanese-style desserts.

02/26/2019 By Allecia Vermillion With Rosin Saez

Neighborhood in Flux

Little Saigon Is at a Literal and Figurative Crossroads

New housing developments are bringing a flood of residents to the neighborhood.

02/26/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Next in Line

The Next Generation Puts Its Spin on Iconic C–ID Businesses

At Pho Bac and Uwajimaya, a new generation of business owners carry on their families’ legacies.

02/26/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner August 22–28

The week in which: Kamonegi goes Filipino for a one-night popup, Agrodolce hosts an interactive pasta class, and a garlic festival is an allium-lover's paradise (but a vampire's hellscape).

08/22/2018 By Grace Madigan

Soup Life

Phở Bắc Súp Shop Is Ever-So-Softly Open

This sister restaurant of Phở Bắc—it shares the same parking lot with the famous little red boat—is slinging hot soup, booze, and neon signage in Little Saigon.

01/02/2018 By Rosin Saez