Ba Bar- Seattle, WA

We have information on good authority that Ba Bar is the best Vietnamese in Seattle. We walk in, and it’s busy, crowded, and bustling with people. We get seated relatively quickly though, and I order coconut water to start. They actually cut the coconut so we can have the meat later with a spoon, after we’re finished. Service value, people. 🙂

A house speciality, bánh cuõn, was merited a separate station in the kitchen. We had the Sài Gòn Style, which came with pork, mushroom, and roasted peanut.

Truth be told, this wasn’t my favorite out of the dishes, but it was clearly done very well and the mixture of mushroom and roasted peanut went very well with the dish.

We also got the crispy imperial rolls– it seemed like every table got those– and they were amazing, especially the sauce. However, dishes like crispy imperial rolls can be found in almost every Vietnamese restaurant, whereas good bánh cuõn can’t be found everywhere.

The bún bò hué was my absolute FAVORITE out of all the dishes, because the meat was so melt in your mouth delicious, and the broth was very tastefully done (pun intended 😉 ). Our Cathy Ah-yi told us that traditionally, the Vietnamese didn’t put excess things such as pork blood cake in the noodles, but despite the addition, the food was delicious! And karsen chomped up the blood cake anyways.

This dish was Cathy Ah-yi’s favorite too! Who, by the way ordered all our dishes and is a natural favorite at the restaurant. She knows everything!

Another soup, the pho tái nam came in, but it wasn’t as spicy as the bún bò hué. The meat in this one was amazing as well, I think because Vietnamese broth does such an excellent job of cooking a variety of meats.

Ba Bar changes their menu every once in a while, so you’ll have to look at their website for the updated version! http://babarseattle.com/

I LOVED this place. It was probably the best Vietnamese food I’ve ever had, and the service was spectacular. I would definitely go back again. Warning though: this place can make you full– order wisely.

Love!

Anya

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