Comments on: Bánh Xèo from Đình Sơn

By: Phil Lees

Phil Lees — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:25:36 +0000

Cheers for the tip. I’ll have to check it out.

By: Tho Tran

Tho Tran — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:53:45 +0000

If you are into banh xeo, the best place is Thanh Ha or Thanh Ha 2 on Victoria St, Richmond which is more crispy and less grissy than Dinh Son.

By: AM

AM — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:26:08 +0000

i wish there was a place similiar in Sydney. looks like a great viet pancake.

By: Phil Lees

Phil Lees — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:41:06 +0000

Billy – sorry I missed your comments – but yes, you should join for a phở trip. I’m busy for the next few weeks, but I’ll email you to sort something out.

I’m a fan of the whole small prawn in the bánh xèo rather than just the meat, so Dinh Son is good but not an absolute ideal. I don’t usually seek out bánh xèo in Australia.

By: Billy

Billy — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:19:01 +0000

I think bánh xèo is a perfectly good reason to forgo phở! But then bánh xèo is my favourite Vietnamese dish, and the only reason I didn’t eat it daily while I was living in Saigon was because it tends to be a bit of a feast for two (with the requisite chả giò entree).

With respect to comparisons between developed and developing countries’ food, I am still yet to find bánh xèo in Australia which lives up to that in Saigon – Thanh Ha in Victoria St is passable, but I’ll definitely give Đình Sơn a try next time I have a hankering for the Giant Yellow Smile.

All that being said, is there any chance of me joining you on one of your weekend phở trips? One of my goals when coming back to Melbourne was to try to find Melbourne’s best phở.

By: Simon Food Favourites

Simon Food Favourites — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:27:37 +0000

i wish there was a place similiar in Sydney. looks like a great viet pancake.