Pho zap zap in providence on chalkstone

Sunrise in Middletown is really good. I'm not Vietnamese, so I can't speak to authenticity, but it's as good as every big city I've ever eaten in. And the people are as nice as can be.

Pho horns

Pho Saigon and Bar in Cranston

Pho Horn is westernized Vietnamese food. It’s not bad, but some of their dishes are not truly authentic. Like their Bun Bo Hue isn’t close at all. What they serve is good, but it’s not authentic.

Pho Zap Zap is mainly a Laotian restaurant, as of the last time I was there. The food there is quite good.

Pho Saigon is not very good imho. The few times I have eaten there, I ended up with an insanely bad headache from something they use in their recipes. They have items in their menu not offered at other Vietnamese restaurants, but the only thing there I can recommend as being authentic, truly, is their Bo Ne. (Sizzling beef platter)

Von’s up in Franklin, right over the order from Woonsocket, the last time I was there was also quite good. But it’s not purely Vietnamese.

Four Seasons in Providence has some Vietnamese dishes. Not the most authentic, but not bad.

Minh Hai is the closest you will get to authentic I’m saying this from having spent a lot of time in Vietnam. The only bad thing about Minh Hai is that it is only thr husband and wife working, so if they are busy, you will wait a long time for your food.

If you are willing to drive to Dorchester, you will find plenty of authentic Vietnamese restaurants there.

Minh Hai in Cranston is by far my favorite

Von’s is dope. It’s in Bellingham I think.

I also recommend Minh Hai. Best Vietnamese food in Rhode Island.

Correct, it’s in Bellingham. When I lived in the area that was my go to spot. I regret not discovering it earlier.

As others have said, Minh Hai in Cranston

I just had Pho Horn’s Bun Bo Hue for lunch today! I agree 100%. Broth is anise-rich and tasty, but not the dish I know. And the beef in it was not good quality. Also, their noodle bowls need mint, cilantro, and fried scallion.

Damn. I live a couple of towns over from that place, and have never been. I gotta change that.

Sunrise Viet in Middletown is a small hole in the wall that is fantastic and my Vietnamese friend said it's pretty authentic.

Just moved to the area from Texas and eat pho once a week. Vons is the best pho I’ve ever tasted and the owner is there everyday. Last time she was making her own Sriracha

Only thing is they are only open for take out before 4pm on weekdays. She said they don’t have the staff. Lot of young high schoolers wait tables there

Its on Smith St.

>Pho Zap Zap is mainly a Laotian restaurant, as of the last time I was there. The food there is quite good.

This is correct, however some staple Vietnamese foods have become staple Laotian foods as well since many have migrated into the country for ages. The most common ones would be Pho, Bhan Xeo, Bahn Cahn Gai, Bahn Mi, Nime Chow with only certain ones having a Laotian name change.

Oh. It’s in Bellingham? I forget where the town lines are up there. I just know where it is. I don’t fully pay attention to the name of the town.

Yeah. A lot of the foods are interchangeable between the countries over in that region. Each one trying to lay claim to originating it, and all having places that claim to be where it was first made. I have spent a lot of time traveling in the region and I always tried to sample what was local, rather than what was imported. Unless there was some following because they made vast additions to something. Have to be cautious though, for me. I am allergic to seafood. So makes life difficult sometimes when I am there.

Hon's House of Noodle Soup on Reservoir Ave, easy 15 minute drive from NK

Yeah, Franklin is about 30 minutes from there.