Queenie's review of La Dong

Queenie
Queenie reviewed La DongAug 17
Union Square, Manhattan
7.7
New viet spot by the same owners as Thai Villa and Pranakhon. Good food, beautiful decor (much like its sister restos), and nice vibes. Starting from the apps, the banh xeo was a touch more fusion than we expected (waffle-taco shell instead of the egg crepe that is more traditional), but the sugar cane shrimp was fun. The mains were great - thought the pho Ha Noi was positively warm and cozy; the grilled whole branzino was a great deal of food for the price and came with this crazy good dipping sauce that we could not stop scooping up; the bun cha was the one I thought we could probs skip next time. We were super disappointed though that they’d run out of the banh mi….guess I’ll have to try it some other time. And no dessert menu (yet??).
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