Hoa Hong 9 -Nine Roses – Vietnamese thats just sizzling…
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There is yet to be a Vietnamese restaurant on the East Bank that really impresses me, but a very short trip over the Mississippi river bridge to the West bank (yes it is only a bridge with a $1 toll) will give you about 6 great and authentic Vietnamese restaurants all close to eachother that all have wonderful eats.
My favorite is Nine Roses and it is really easy to get to from the expressway. Great food, fairly fast, affordable and generous portions. It serves Chinese and Vietnamese but the Vietnamese specialities are recommended especially the shrimp paste on sugar cane sticks grilled and served with fresh herbs, noodles and lettuce leaves. Build your own!! Bo Nuong Vi (sizzling beef) is another such dish where you cook your meat on a portable burner at your table and build your wrap with rice paper and all the usual healthy fixings.
They have a number of large tables with the proverbial carousel in the middle where you can take 8 friends and all order something different. You definitely feel full but in a healthy way after leaving Nine Roses.
If you are alone a big bowl of steaming Pho is also recommended. For a healthy and quick veggie fix try their sauteed watergrass with garlic and ask for brown rice. Yum!!
Hoa Hong 9 – Nine Roses, 1100 Stephen St, Gretna, La 70053. Tel 504-3667665.
Open for lunch and dinner
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