There are two kinds of restaurants in the world: the ones that are all atmosphere with no substance—like musical theater with great sound and bad singing—and the ones, consistently understated, that grab your attention with the first bite.
Rice & Noodles is this last, best kind of restaurant. Regardless of the crush of people picking up to-go orders or waiting for a table, you can expect delicious, fresh, healthy Vietnamese food—"just like we eat at home," says Vy Banh.
In addition to the phở (
), banh mi, coffee and egg rolls that have become American standards, Rice & Noodles makes their own flan, ice cream and impossibly complicated macaroons. It all goes back to Vy's grandmother learning French pastries in Saigon. The family had 13 restaurants in Vietnam until Saigon fell in 1975, and started again with three restaurants in New Orleans until they flooded in 2005.
Now rumor has it there will be a second location in Lancaster on Orange and Prince. I don't know how to say it in Vietnamese, but ¡Que le vaya bien!
http://riceandnoodlesrestaurant.com/dine-with-us/
