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Denver’s best ethnic restaurants: Vietnamese
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Of all the ethnic foods available in Denver, Vietnamese is the most reliably good, inexpensive and authentic. And one of the longest-lasting and most authentic restaurants in the area is New Saigon, located at 630 S. Federal, in the heart of the South Federal district known as “Little Saigon.” With such an extensive menu, it’s hard to know what to order, but fortunately just about everything is tasty and delicious.
Just reading the menu seems like attacking War and Peace, but it’s worth the struggle. Appetizers range from cha giao, Vietnamese pork rolls with lettuce, to cua lot, deep-fried soft-shell crabs, also served with lettuce, and in between are a number of salads: duck, chicken, beef and many others, all described as “peanut-topped.”
Soups include pho, a tasty, mouth-watering noodle soup that is both a soup and a noodle dish and a salad, all in one bowl. Or there are hot and sour soup (the Vietnamese version is way different from the Chinese) or won-ton.
Chef’s specials are almost all served with rice noodles or wrapped in rice paper or sometimes both. And any dish followed by the words “dac biet” means they are truly specialties of the restaurant, according to a Vietnamese friend. Vegetarian entrees are especially delightful, and make tofu taste like a gourmet ingredient.
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