This is my favorite Vietnamese restaurant! Who cares that it is 48 miles from San Francisco? Yes, it is far, but if you are visiting friends in the South Bay or are on your way back from Santa Cruz, ...

Vung Tau is the name of a coastal town in southernmost Vietnam, and it is to evoke this tropical, seaside culture that Chac Do, after she immigrated to the United States more than 20 years ago, opened ...

Sometimes you just want to get back to basics. That’s what led me to visit Vung Tau in San Jose, a cornerstone of Vietnamese dining in the South Bay for 25 years now. Since it opened, hole-in-the-wall ...

I reviewed Vung Tau Restaurant in March 2006, calling it then one of Lincoln’s hidden treasures. It’s not so hidden anymore. Owned by husband and wife, Truyen Pham and Bang Thi Nguyen, Vung Tau at the ...