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Lua is a Vietnamese restaurant that opened in the Causeway Bay area recently. It was large for a restaurant in this area so it attracted quite a crowd when it first opened. As I've walked by this a lot, boyfriend and I decided to give it a try. See what it's all about.There are two floors. The second floor takes you up a flight of stairs that have these cute little mopeds speeding through Vietnam. We took a moment to see how many areas of Vietnam we went to and counted about 4.The restaurant was
There are two floors. The second floor takes you up a flight of stairs that have these cute little mopeds speeding through Vietnam. We took a moment to see how many areas of Vietnam we went to and counted about 4.
The restaurant was very nicely decorated and spacious.
The balcony area is really pretty with lanterns hung on the ceiling.
Each table had instruction cards on how to eat like a Vietnamese person. As my childhood best friend is Vietnamese and I ate at her place a lot, I think I'm a master at how to eat like one
Menu is in English and Chinese. They have a set dinner menu along with a concise dinner menu highlighting classic Vietnamese dishes that are other than pho. They apparently are tryng to offer more regional and lesser known dishes. Ordering is done by scanning a QR code. This will provide you with an even bigger menu than what they give you. You then pay on your way out.
We had to have a Classic Banh Mi ($98) because I love banh mi and it's really hard to find a good one. This one was not too big in size but it was fille to the brim with stuff! Lots of liver pate. More than a lot of other places. There was thickly cut slices of Vietnamese sausage, crispy pickled daikon and carrots. The bun was quite good. Crisp and light. Almost like the real Vietnamese banh mi bread. Almost. But it was as close to one in Hong Kong at least.
Vietnamese Style Chinese Violet Stir Fry ($158) was something I never heard of before. So, we ordered it to see what it would taste like. It was interesting. Like little unbudded flowers. It was soft like pea shoots but not as fragrant. A nuoc cham like sauce was added to flavour it.
The Sweet and Sour Boneless Chicken Feet ($108) was also an item we had not heard of before as well. We've had chicken feet in Vietnam but more herbs were added to it. This was shockingly sour with a strong taste of the calmansi. It was also super spicy.
The Banh Xeo ($180) was something we loved in Vietnam, ordering it off the streets from women who carried only a pan and a box of ingredients. This was larger in size than what we had. The rice pancake was also crunchier and not as eggy as we are used to.
The filling was filled with fresh prawn, pork and bean sprouts. The grilled pork was delicious.
An interesting take on traditional Vietnamese food where they do modernize it a bit and make it more picture worthy. Definitely something beyond pho.
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