nong la cafe

the first sign's of fall arrived in southern california last week (though today it's back to being almost 90), and so of course, the pho cravings kicked in. located on the increasingly too cool for schoo sawtelle "tokyo" strip, nong la cafe is the newest kid on the block. after having had their original (beef) pho and (beef) banh mi sandwich last month and then the (beef broth) lemongrass, tofu and mushroom pho last week (see below), i can officially say that this is the tastiest and freshest vietnamese i've had west of the san gabriel valley. pho sure!