Banh Cuon Thang Long in Garland serves authentic Vietnamese dishes. One of our favorites is the cha gio.
The place is notoriously hard to find — it's housed in a structure that doesn’t appear built for the purpose: it looks more like an optometrist's office or a converted copy shop than a restaurant. Once you’re inside, Banh Cuon is a basic but cheerful dining space with a counter at which to order and a large covered patio.
The menu includes only Vietnamese items. You will not find any lo mein noodles or a kids’ chicken nugget plate on offer here. A huge draw is the inclusion of cha gio and banh khoai . These items are not always easy to find, often replaced on menus by Chinese-style spring rolls and plain fried shrimp. Banh Cuon’s versions are mixed: the bánh khoai had very little shrimp and appeared to have been made with sweet potato French fries, but the cha gio were perfect.
Other pages of the menu include the classics often seen alongside banh mi or pho: vermicelli bowls, noodle soups, Vietnamese crepes and congee. You can also order heaping helpings of boiled crawfish with corn, potato, and sausage when the mudbugs are in season. Most larger groups of diners can be seen with banh beo chen, or water fern cake, on their tables to share. My dining companion has loved the deluxe beef noodle soup and the charbroiled pork vermicelli bowl.
Banh Cuon is worth a visit when you’re in Garland. While you’re at it, have a stroll around the Cali Saigon shopping center and see some of the other amazing restaurants and shops that make their homes there. Bánh Cuốn Thăng Long, 3347 Belt Line Road, Garland. 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Wednesday – Monday, closed Tuesday., it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas, and we'd like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism.
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