Nha Trang Centre
New York, NY 10013-4409
Phone: (212) 941-9292
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Between Walker Street and White Street
- Directions:
- 6 to Lafayette
- Hours:
- Daily 10am-10pm
Editorial Review for Nha Trang Centre – by Dan McAlvanah
The Scene
Glass tabletops, abundant houseplants and travel-agency-ready shots of the Vietnamese countryside make up the decor at this fast-moving Chinese-Vietnamese hybrid. Lunches are generally a scene of organized chaos, as hosts shepherd in jurors and lawyers on break from the nearby courthouses and bussers and servers sprint from table to table. It's a true churn-and-burn operation, and table-sharing is common.
The Food
Pho tai represents one of the better price-to-value culinary propositions in the world, and Nha Trang's version is excellent, thick with plenty of rice noodles and strongly aromatic of basil. Crunchy, flavorful spring rolls are another worthy option, as is banh xeo (a crispy yellow rice-flower pancake folded over mushrooms, shrimp and sprouts) and chao tom (barbecued shrimp paste on sugarcane).
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User Reviews for Nha Trang Centre
02/13/2007 Posted by eatallthetime
If you've had vietnamese food in Santa Ana, CA (where there's a huge vietnamese town) , you would know what the best and cheap vietnamese food is. But since we can't get it here in NY, I guess Nha Trang can suffice your appetite with tasty and cheap vietnmese dish. Not a snob, but know the difference between good from excellence. This is good. For the price, can't compalin. Spring rolls, rice dishes among others are good. Pho is good but not excellent.(still dreaming of the one I had in CA) The best I have to say is the fried calamari dish. It has a sweet/spicy/tangy coating and I loved it. Sorry to compare, but when you had the best, you KNOW. But again, it is good and cheap, so go and enjoy!
Pros: cheap good food/quick at times
Cons: ambience/parking/floor slippery
01/15/2007 Posted by punkfood
My roommate and I stumbled into Nha Trang on a whim, when we couldn't find a particular dim sum place. Boy were we happy we got lost. A Vietnamese friend of mine first introduced me to pho but the pho at Nha Trang is even better than the first pho I tried. I prefer the Nha Trang on Centre over the one around the corner because the service is super speedy, cheap, and friendly. One server in particular always cracks jokes with us and we have a great time. We can never finish our bowls. at $4.50 for Pho Tai it can make lunch AND dinner.
Pros: cheap, tasty, good service
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