On Dec 18, 6:09 pm, "singlemalt" wrote:
"PeterL" wrote in message

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On Dec 18, 2:59 pm, "singlemalt" wrote:
We have been researching restaurants in SF and keep running across the
Slanted Door. Some on Chowhound say it is a tourist trap nowadays and no
SF
people go to it. Any opinions either way, and is the food good, which
ultimately is most important. Thanks, jw

It's good food for people who are afraid to go to a real Vietnamese
restaurant.

I understand that it is not authentic Vietnamese food but what is described
as "fusion". The first V. food I ever ate was years ago in SF. We were
staying in a BnB in, I believe, what was referred to as "the avenues". The
lady that ran it told us of a nearby V. restaurant. We ate there and loved
it. Now in Austin , as probably most everywhere, there are plenty of V.
restaurants. If you have a "real" V. place in mind, I would like to know
about it. Thank you.

Although SF is not the be all and end all of Vietnamese food, I can
recommend Tu Lan.