Charlotte’s top 10 dive restaurants. The Vietnamese food edition.
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As promised, I’ve been eating my way through Charlotte’s top “divey,” ethnic restaurants. Instead of grouping all of the different ethnicities together, I’ve decided to categorize them by ethnicity. Today we are talking about Charlotte’s top “divey” Vietnamese spots.
There are tons to choose from in the Queen City. I love a good bowl of pho or bun, and a good banh mi might be one of my all time favorite sandwiches. If you’re like me, then you need to eat your way through these Charlotte gems.
Here are Charlotte’s top dive Vietnamese restaurants listed in no particular order.
Lang Van Vietnamese
1309 Shamrock Dr. Charlotte, NC 28215
What to get: Pho, lemongrass curry, spring rolls, pineapple fried rice, crispy quail, vermicelli noodles and vegetable hot pot.
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Ben Thanh
4900 Central Ave. Charlotte, NC 28205
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What to get: Pho, spring rolls, coconut curry and lemongrass curry.
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Le’s Sandwiches
4520 N. Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28213
What to get: #6 Pork banh mi, #8 BBQ pork, and #7 Meat combo. *Cash only*
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Pho Hoa
3000 Central Ave Ste 1 Charlotte, NC 28205
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What to get: Flank steak pho, bubble tea, steak and meatball pho, and papaya salad.
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Saigon Palace
5215 South Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28217
What to get: Calamari, pho, garlic chicken wings, quail, bubble tea and vermicelli bun.
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Vietnam Grille
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5615 South Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28217
What to get: Pho ga, summer rolls, pho, broken rice and seafood pho.
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Persuasion Restaurant
2214 Park Rd. Charlotte, NC 28203
What to get: Pho, chicken/shrimp with white wine ginger sauce, lo mein, mu shu and kung pao chicken.
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Doan’s
5937 South Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28217
What to get: Pho, summer rolls, hot pot with tom yum sauce, avocado smoothie, yellow pancake, grilled meat rolls and lemongrass shrimp/chicken.
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Truc
4520 N. Tryon Suite 17 Charlotte, NC 28213
What to get: Pho, lemongrass beef, bun and bubble tea.
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Pho Nam
18059 W. Catawba Ave Cornelius, NC 28031
What to get: Pho, Vermicelli bowl and shrimp rolls.
