Asian Garden Fast Food & To Go

Asian Garden Fast Food & To Go
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In the middle of the Asian Garden mall in Little Saigon, you'll find a Vietnamese food court. Make eye contact with a vendor, and the next thing you know, you'll have a plate of food in your hand.

I ended up eating at Asian Garden Fast Food & To Go. It reminds me of a Panda Express--except with Vietnamese food. The people are extremely friendly and they serve up some great food.

They have on display an assortment of noodle dishes, fried rice, meats, and fried vegetables. Each item costs a buck, and you can get a full stomach with just three items.

I ordered their charbroiled chicken, a meatball skewer (nem miong), and the shrimp & coconut pie (bahn khot). The chicken was delicious. They gave me two chicken legs for only a buck. The meatballs had a pinkish hue, and could be dipped in a sweet fish sauce. And they gave me four small shrimp & coconut pies. These tasty little pies have a coconut filling, a delicate piecrust, and a small shrimp on top.