Chinatown Vegas is a very, very close second to the Strip when it comes to highest concentration of deliciousness in a certain area of the valley. The suburbs of Summerlin and Henderson battle it out, and then you've got some other neighborhoods on the rise or holding steady. You might think, of course, the Strip is a no-brainer. But Chinatown is right there, and if you take value into consideration, you've probably got an upset champion.
Another you-might-not-know is this: Chinatown Vegas is far from just Chinese. Every Asian cuisine is well represented, from Korean to Malaysian to Thai to Filipino to Japanese. For Vietnamese, one of the city's favorite spots is Pho Saigon 8, near Spring Mountain Road and Jones Boulevard. Like most of the incredible restaurants laced up Spring Mountain, this casual eatery is modestly decorated and serves authentic, soul-warming food. Today's utterly satisfying lunch consisted of bi cuon, two shredded pork skin spring rolls (in the soft rice wrappers, not the crispy fried egg roll wrappers), and a big bowl of pho chin bo vien, beef broth noodle soup with razor thin shards of lean beef and some mushy meatballs.
Pho. Onions and cilantro, chili paste and jalapenos, bean sprouts and basil leaves. That spicy, soothing broth. I just read some blogger's comments that writers should stop calling food "amazing," that food is never amazing, not amazing like landing a jet in the Hudson without killing anyone. But ... good pho is amazing. And this is great pho. And this is my biggest problem when trying to work my way through all the "amazing" restaurants of Chinatown: I get stuck going back to the same place and eating the same "amazing" food.
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