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Miss Saigon
Washington

Save that craving for hanoi beef-noodle soup for a visit to Pho D.C. At Miss Saigon, the star among the meal-size soups is a bowl of fragrant broth with egg noodles, roasted quail, caramelized shallots, dried shiitake mushrooms, and crumbled pork cracklings. A couple could share this fine soup and order two main courses to have a very satisfying meal.

Whether one sits in the pretty, glass-walled dining room or at one of the tables on the side-street terrace, Miss Saigon's house specialties should prove that Northern Virginia no longer has a monopoly on the best Vietnamese cooking. A representative sampling of some of this talented kitchen's best dishes would include fried flounder with ginger sauce; noodles topped with marinated seafood; an incisively spicy chicken curry; Hanoi-style grilled pork with rice vermicelli; minced beef wrapped in grape-leaf packets; and a stir-fry of mixed vegetables transformed into something special by the inclusion of golden-crusted squares of deep-fried bean curd.

Miss Saigon , 1847 Columbia Road NW, Washington; 202/667-1900. Open Monday through Thursday noon to 10:30 pm, Friday noon to 11 pm, Saturday 5 to 11 pm, Sunday 5 to 10:30 pm. AE, MC, V. MapIt!

QUALITY: ****Excellent; *** Superior; **Very Good; * Good
PRICE RANGE: $$$= Very Expensive; $$ Expensive; $=Moderate; ¢=Inexpensive

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