Bac Lieu Restaurant

Bac Lieu is a low-key Vietnamese restaurant specializing in Southern Vietnamese rice platters, noodles, and soups. Standouts at this spot in Bernal Heights include the shrimp cake chao tom, the crispy and fishy bánh xèo, and the rare beef phở táí. Everything comes out quickly and is perfect for a comfort meal, like the chewy garlic noodles—which are some of the better ones in the city—a high honor.