Vietnamese Restaurants in Dallas, Texas

Steel

This ultra-modern, chic restaurant serves traditional Vietnamese cuisine as well as dishes with contemporary twists. Start with the Bo Tai Chanh (Vietnamese beef tartar) or Cha Gio (Vietnamese egg rolls). For an entree, you can't go wrong with vegetables and tofu in a clay pot, pork dumplings, fried fish or Bo Luc Lac (Vietnamese 'shaken beef').

The restaurant also has an extensive Japanese and Korean menu, with delights such as Korean beef, Japanese bento boxes and seaweed salad. Steel's large wine and sake menu will surely please and, of course, don't miss brandy fruit foster or chocolate volcano cake for dessert. Steel is a marvelous place to eat for a healthy lunch or dinner after hiking at White Rock Lake.

Steel
3102 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite 100
The Centrum Building
Dallas, TX 75219
(214) 219-9908
steeldallas.com

Green Papaya Bistro

Green Papaya Bistro serves light and tasty authentic Vietnamese dishes in a casual environment. The restaurant offers inexpensive meals but with generous portions. Try the Goi Cuon Tom (shrimp spring rolls), green mussels or a green papaya sampler platter for appetizers.

Entrees include Goi Cuon Chay (tofu spring rolls), Bun Thit Nuong (charbroiled pork with noodles), Com Chien Dac Biet (fried rice with shrimp and chicken) or Ga Xao Lan (chicken curry). Dessert is a choice of cheese cake or black forest cake.

Most Vietnamese dishes are prepared without oil, while vegetables are served crisp and only lightly cooked. If you're looking for a healthy alternative to other Dallas restaurants, Green Papaya Bistro is a great choice.

Green Papaya Bistro
3211 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite B
Dallas, TX 75219
(214) 521-4811
greenpapayarestaurants.com

Pei Wei Asian Diner

Pei Wei Asian Diner is the perfect restaurant for Asian food lovers, as it boasts not only Vietnamese food, but also Thai, Japanese, Chinese and Korean cuisine. Pei Wei Asian Diner's Vietnamese menu features Vietnamese chicken salad rolls or Pei Wei spring rolls to start. For the main meal, order dan dan noodles (with spring onions, chicken and garlic) or honey-seared crispy chicken.

For other Asian dishes, try crab wontons, Mandarin kung pao chicken, Thai coconut curry or a Japanese teriyaki bowl. Pei Wei Asian Diner makes everything from scratch. Don't miss its homemade soups or hand-rolled dim sum either. Pei Wei is ideal for a light lunch or heavier dinner before or after walking Cedar Ridge Preserve nature trails.

Pei Wei Asian Diner
3001 Knox St., Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 219-0000
peiwei.com