Phở Cuốn 31 — Restaurant in Hà Nội

It's not the quality is the damn forking touristy thing...if you want to eat chicken wings and sheet, you are welcome to come here. I'm sorry for those who work here, I'm sure they are an amazing team, but this is a huge tourist trap...I asked for the grilled fish, first they told me the portion was too big for one person (the hill do you know? I know how much I eat, and so far, despite my 60 kg of weight, I never seen a portion too big for me to finish), when I politely told them the size was not a problem, they said they didn’t have it...I was checking at the menu and the waiter was standing looking at me, which I understand is a cultural thing here in vietnam, but please give me the time to forking read the 25 pages menu before ordering no? I am a polite person; if you stand there like a sentinel, I will feel bad and order randomly so you can forking take a rest. So I asked for a suggestion and I got a "chicken wings"...I politely replied I didn't want chicken wings, I didn't come to Vietnam for damn chichen wings...and then the waiter suggested a bland anonymuos not Vietnamese at all beef. Very disappointed. If you want traditional Vietnamese food do not come here, especially if you don’t look vietnamese. Now I have to finish this because food is sacred, I know what it means to literqlly be hungry. I fought all my life to be able to go and travel in the world, I'm a hard worker and respect too much food and people to leave anything on the plate. But even if I will surely come back to Hanoi and Vietnam, I will never come back here, and definitely I don’t suggest this place. Again if you are tourists craving for being treated like classic American chicken wings eaters, come, otherwise you will be extremely disappointed. I almost never leave bad reviews, I think so far is my second one, but I am tired of being treated poorly because I am polite. I felt unheard and extremely unsatisfied, wasted my last lunch in Hanoi, so extremely disappointed. It's the only place in my entire month in Vietnam I didn't tip and was extremely unsatisfied. Just tell me "we don’t want to serve traditional food" and let me go somewhere else. And just to be clear this is totally not about the quality of food, that's why I'm not going to give any star at all in any category, but there are plenty of authentic places ready to hear customers requests, even if they speak poorer English. If you want to try real amazing, vietnamese food, with thousands of years of history JUST ...

A truly Hanoian dining experience! Cash, credit cards and probably e-wallet payments accepted. Very little English spoken but it's not really needed if you can point at a menu, which includes titles for various dishes in English. Almost exclusively outdoor dining except for a few inside tables, so consider the weather when choosing this location.

Come here after dark when this spot is at its most picturesque, with Chinese-style lanterns crisscrossing the small streets and the intersection where this restaurant stakes out a frenzied business opposite an equally frenzied competitor across the street. As you near the intersection you'll be accosted by friendly but persistent representatives of these two fine institutions to persuade you to choose theirs. Just smile and shake your head if you aren't interested, or allow yourself to be guided to a low table with tiny plastic stools that are emblematic of traditional Vietnamese dining style.

Menu includes a variety of options to suit most any taste. Prices are quite reasonable. Two can eat well here including a non-alcoholic drink for just under $10 USD.

Their beef wrapped in rice paper is just that. Kind of like a sloppy spring roll, fried beef and strands of coriander are rolled in soft rice paper and served with a rice vinegar & garlic dipping sauce that is delicious. Listed as an appetizer you can get 10 of these for under $5. Strongly recommended are the steamed clams. These come in a delightful and slightly understated garlic water with finely chopped herbs, onions, and lemongrass. They aren't stingy with their clams and while small, they are tender and delicious little mouthfuls. I would have loved to have a small, crusty baguette to dip into the broth to sop it up with!

Beer, teas (including a delicious and lightly sweet cinnamon tea with real pieces of cinnamon in it) and fruit juices to drink. A...

Good dinner, had Pho Cuon.

The pho chien phong was the highlight in my book. The beef was stuffed full of wok hei!

The entire district appears to be famous for their pho cuon, with multiple establishments loudly visually advertising the district specialty.

The staff seemed confident that the correct way to eat the deep fried crispy tofu puffs was, dipped in the trademark Vietnamese tangy sauce. Interestingly, they advised my partner of this twice, even as I was the one who insisted on eating it fully crispy.

Not sure which joint is the originator, but many of the shops seemed to have their own followings. This particular shop seems to be somewhat acknowledged though, with an entire tour group showing up while we were around.

A Japanese couple also showed up, a little too confident that speaking in their own language conveyed anonymity, complaining about prices...