Le Viet

Vietnames Le Viet Celebrates Cinco de Mayo with Vietnamese Tacos

Posted by Taylor Bush on May 2nd, 2013

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The cultural flair of Vietnam and Mexico collide at South Philadelphia’s Le Viet.

Le Viet, known for its traditional Vietnamese food, is offering a Cinco de Mayo special Friday, May 3^rd, featuring $3 Coronas, $5 margaritas and two Vietnamese tacos for just $7. The event runs 5 to 7 p.m.

Le Viet [Official Site]

Le Viet Is Offering a $16.95 Alternative to Restaurant Week

Posted by Foobooz on January 18th, 2013

Le Viet, on 11th Street, just off of Washington Avenue isn’t eligible to participate in Center City’s Restaurant Week so they’re offering a better special of their own. During Restaurant Week (January 20th through February 1st) the Vietnamese restaurant will be offering a special three-course dinner for just $16.95 per person.

Choose from exciting appetizers like a watercress salad with carrots, onion, peanuts and beef or a grilled chicken slider (pictured) on a steamed bun with carrot, cucumber, and scallion. Entrées include caramelized pork slices served with steaming rice or tofu stuffed with shrimp and cilantro. Among the three dessert options is Le Viet’s Vanilla ice cream with fried banana, topped with coconut cream, toasted coconut, and peanuts.

Le Viet Restaurant Week Alternative Menu (PDF)

Le Viet [Official Site]

Around the Web: Vietnamese Lunch, Bargain Dinner and the Best Fries

Posted by Foobooz on March 30th, 2011

The Midtown Lunch team sits down to a friendly, bargain lunch at stylish Le Viet. We’ve got to get there soon. [Midtown Lunch]

Foodzings also finds a delectable bargain with the weekday prix fixe at Hoof + Fin. [Foodzings]

The Feast asks and answers the age-old question, “who has the best fries?” [The Feast]

Glitz Does Not Mean Fake at Le Viet

Posted by Foobooz on November 29th, 2010

Craig LaBan finds that Le Viet’s goodness isn’t only skin deep as the restaurant provides Authentic Vietnamese flavors.

When I think of the dishes that would draw me back to Le Viet, the most exceptional flavors reside in the “appetizer” section of the vast, 77-item dinner menu. [Chef] Sinh’s standard spring rolls (“cha gio”) are just so-so. But his clever variation called “cha gio re” is memorable, replacing the usual one-dimensional pastry wrapper with the shattering crunch of a tube made from spun threads of crispy crepe batter. The most unusual here is “hen xuc banh da,” a central Vietnamese mince of baby clams blended with onions and ground beef cradled in a speckled rice-cracker bowl that looks like modern art. It was topped with minty basil and crushed peanuts and tossed in a complex sweet and sour oyster sauce. I broke off cracker shards and devoured it as if it were some divinely exotic clam stuffing.

Two Bells – Very Good

Le Viet (two bells) sets an ambitious standard for Vietnamese dining [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Le Viet [Official Site]

How Many Bells for Le Viet?

Posted by Foobooz on November 23rd, 2010

Craig LaBan checks out the swankier than typical South Philadelphia Vietnamese restaurant, Le Viet.

How Many Bells for Le Viet?

2 Bells - Very Good (54%, 58 Votes)
1 Bell - Hit-or-Miss (28%, 30 Votes)
3 Bells - Excellent (14%, 15 Votes)
4 Bells - Superior (3%, 3 Votes)
0 Bells - Poor (1%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 107

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Is Le Viet’s Beauty More than Skin Deep?

Posted by Foobooz on July 7th, 2010

Adam Erace checks out the attractive Le Viet at 11th and Washington but wonders if there’s any depth to its beauty.

Sinhâ€™s food is beautiful, adequate in taste but exquisite in presentation. It comes festooned with edible garnishes as ornately whittled as an armoire from the Lester Freamon Dollhouse Collection. Bowls like inverted Mayan pyramids brimmed with wispy vermicelli, shredded crab and a simmered-all-day broth that, unfortunately, only had simmered-15-minutes depth. More rice noodles came in bowls like upside-down turbans, these topped with a lot of pork, but not a lot of herbs. There were grand sundae glasses of rainbow ice overstuffed with green jello and red beans and a frosty soursop shake, which came with the surprise addition of black tapioca pearlsâ€”not unwanted, unlike the shakeâ€™s toothache sweetness. Fried bananas with coconut-doused ice cream were fine, in a P.F. Changâ€™s sort of way.

Le Viet [Philadelphia Weekly]
Le Viet [Official Site]

Chic Viet

Posted by Foobooz on June 11th, 2010

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Craig LaBan gives early props to the stylish Le Viet and its twist on the spring roll.

Chic Vietnamese cuisine [Philadelphia Inquirer]

A Look at Le Viet

Posted by Foobooz on April 9th, 2010

Meal Ticket has some pictures of the interior and the food at Le Viet, the Vietnamese restaurant that took most everyone by surprise at 11th and Washington.

Le Viet in pictures; grand opening celebration April 11 [Meal Ticket]

Quick Bites

Posted by Foobooz on April 6th, 2010

When we first learned thatÂ Le Viet was opening on 11th Street near Washington we admittedly ho-hummed the coming of another Vietnamese restaurant to the corridor. But when we saw it from a car on Saturday we were shocked, this is a high-concept restaurant. Same happened when Michael KleinÂ spotted the Vietnamese restaurant from a cab. But he got out and snapped some photos. [The Insider]

Michael Klein has a first look atÂ El Rey,Â Stephen Starr’s Mexican restaurant on Chestnut. He also unveils the name of the backroom bar,Â Ranstead Room. [The Insider]

The Illadelph who specializes in pulling restaurant nuggets out of unexpected places finds thatÂ Starr is considering opening an Italian restaurant and pizza shop in West Philadelphia. [Daily Pennsylvanian viaÂ the Illadelph]

It was going to beÂ Cafe Maurice but now the concept isÂ Tweed and it’ll bring country-to-table to the former Les Bons Temps space. [The Insider]

Kong has tweaked its approach and menu. Giving the people what they want is evident in the cheesesteak dumplings. [Meal Ticket]

Skinner’s closed after business on Sunday night. TheÂ Always Sunny in Philadelphia backedÂ Mac’s Tavern will open in a few weeks after a short makeover. [The Insider]

Bruce Nichols’ HeadHouse at 122 Lombard Street is aiming for an April 23rd opening. [The Insider]

We love this name for a frozen yogurt store.Â Whirled Peace is coming to Paoli on Lancaster Ave. [Main Line Dine]

Brick Oven Bread and Cheese Shop is looking to open by the end of the month in Phoenixville. [Apples and cheese, please]

Main Line Dine has a bullet list of Wayne restaurant news, everything from Chipotle to Spanish tapas. [Main Line Dine]

East Passyunk’sÂ Mamma Maria is dropping its fixed price policy. [The Insider]

Quick Bites

Posted by Foobooz on January 21st, 2010

Meal Ticket has some details on the type of food that will be offered at Hoof+Fin, the casual BYOB aiming to take over the former Gayle spot on South 3rd. [Meal Ticket]

Thoreau will be a vegetarian restaurant opening February 2nd at 1033 Spring Garden Street. The couple, Mike and Lisa Jackson also own Blue Sage in Bucks County. [Meal Ticket & Restaurant Club]

A.D. Amorosi has smidge more on Stephen Starr and Bart Blatstein flirting, the concept would be “more casual than formal. ” [City Paper]

Keith Taylor is out at Holy Smoke in Roxborough but will resurface in Bellmawr come March. [The Insider]

The new Wit or Witout at 9970 Roosevelt Boulevard is offering $3 cheesesteaks in January, $4 steaks in February and $5 steaks in March. [Meal Ticket]

1st & Fresh Catering is partnering with Marc Vetri to offer sandwiches from Osteria. Get Vetri’s take on roasted pork, sliced brisket and eggplant Parmesan delivered to your next event. [1st & Fresh Catering]

More Vietnamese for 11th and Washington. The latest will be Le Viet, the specialty is to be crab noodle soup. [The Insider]

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Le Viet

Vietnames Le Viet Celebrates Cinco de Mayo with Vietnamese Tacos

Le Viet Is Offering a $16.95 Alternative to Restaurant Week

Around the Web: Vietnamese Lunch, Bargain Dinner and the Best Fries

Glitz Does Not Mean Fake at Le Viet

How Many Bells for Le Viet?

Is Le Viet’s Beauty More than Skin Deep?

Chic Viet

A Look at Le Viet

Quick Bites

Quick Bites