Doson Noodle House
Apr 17th, 2008 by Nola
Somehow I managed to skip lunch today. This NEVER happens. But by 2 o’clock, as hungry as I was, I was beginning to think about dinner. And if I then ate lunch, it’d ruin my dinner. So I did what an self-respecting foodie would do: I called my husband and asked if he’d like to go to Doson Noodle House with me for dinner. He did.
I learned of this place through some friends–they ordered for us to go and we ate at their home. This was about two months ago. And since then, I have thought about this noodle house a lot. I love Vietnamese food, and Katrina took out many of the good Vietnamese restaurants in the area. So this restaurant was a welcome addition to the NOLA restaurant scene. And I have been craving it for about a week now.
Enough history. Now onto the food. For starters, I ordered an iced coffee:
You know how you can order a Thai tea at Thai restaurants and you get this sweet, chilled, strong, creamy tea? It’s like that but coffee. It was hard to stop at one, it is so tasty, but I didn’t want to be up all night, as these are big. It’s worth stopping here just for this coffee.
Then we ordered the Spring Rolls (they recommend these on their menu):
Two rolls come with one order. And these rolls are BIG, each nestling three large shrimp. They are cool, filled also with noodles, cilantro, cucumber, and tofu. I could make a meal of this appetizer. The sauce is nutty with a dash of spice–they have more heat on the table that both CS and I took full advantage of.
Then for the main course: Vermicelli. CS got his with grilled chicken and I got mine with grilled pork. Here’s a shot of the pork vermicelli:
This plate is deceptive. This dish is ENDLESS. It defies you to eat it all. How much is it? I skipped lunch and was ready to gnaw off Sun’s left arm (it DOES resemble a dumpling) and was content to eat all I could. I fully expected to finish this tonight. I didn’t. Neither did CS. Between the two of us, I have enough for lunch tomorrow. If, that is, I can resist eating it later tonight. Because I am already Jonesin’ for it again even though I am still WAY STUFFED. How stuffed? I turned down Angelo Brocato’s gelato that was RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. Yeah, that stuffed.
So, if Vietnamese cuisine is your thing, trust me, this unassuming spot will scratch your itch.
Stumble it!
My mouth is watering…and I just ate dinner.
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Darlin’? You are killing me. I wanna go there right now, but we have a date with visitors at Chartres House.
Thanks for the review, but I cannot forgive you for not going to Brocato’s. Sin I say! SIN! (We haven’t gone there cause we don’t get done with work until after 9.)
If ya’s can deal with sushi, Mikimotos on S. Carrolton is great. Same goes for Oki Nago, but that’s in Jeff Parish and I try to deal locally.
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Yeah. Must have those spring rolls. First on list when I get back. And there will be Brocatos…
I’ve never had vietnamese food that I’m aware of, but The Fiance has yet to encounter an Asian cuisine he doesn’t love to death, so I’m sure at some point we’ll have it.
Where is the restaurant? Besides across from the gelato place that everyone but me knows about
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I have eyeballed this place a few times….I LOVE 9 Roses and haven’t been there since Katrina….and well this is a tad bit closer to me. I am going to have to check it out for sure.
you do an awesome restaurant review!
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That iced coffee is huge! I could really use that right about now…
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Thanks for the review…..I love, love, love spring rolls and those look great! and I’m a coffee-aholic.
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I don’t think we have a Vietnamese restaurant in Destin, but we have lots of wonderful Thai places… I think I’m going to for some Thai tea tomorrow.
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OH MY!!! That looks delish.. all of it..
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Damn those spring rolls look good.
I’m gonna have to stop there when I’m in the neighborhood for a wedding next month.
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I can’t wait to give it a try–we are always looking for a new restaurant to enjoy in NOLA!
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never had vietnamese but those pics say “MUST. TRY. NOW!!!”
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the iced coffee looks devine
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ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I’m so hungry now. Thanks for sharing, I think.