Pho Bang Restaurant

The broth at this bare-bones place isn’t as aromatic as it is at Pho Pasteur, but the meats are some of the best I’ve found in a bowl of noodles. It’s hard to find places that serve the rare cuts very rare, but here they do — a diner at a nearby table when I last visited asked for his raw, on a separate plate. Dip the thin slices into the broth, and they cook a bit. The goi cuon are excellent, too. Service, however, can be a little chilly.

-- Leslie Brenner, "Best in DFW: Vietnamese" (April 2010)