Le Bambou

I read food critics (movie critics and art critics too). I have been looking for good restaurants near where I live since I moved to San Diego almost one year ago. Le Bambou (French word for bamboo) was rated as the No. 1 Vietnamese restaurant in San Diego in 2008 and it’s a perfect one – small, simply decorated, reasonably priced, good food and not fancy. It’s in a neighborhood shopping mall and very easy to overlook. When we were there in a Friday evening, the place was busy. There were almost no Asians (except the owner and waiters/waitresses) and seemed no one was under 40s. Don’t know why Asians don't go there. But again good food. Anything with tamarind sauce is probably a good choice.