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| - I am of Vietnamese descent, and I have grown up on home-cooked Viet food. Now that I'm in Wisconsin, I find good Viet food hard a prized commodity. On a cold winter day in Madtown, this place has food to warm the soul. So far, this has been the best Asian food I've had in Madison.
Ha Long Bay offers both Vietnamese and Thai food. I've gone here 4 times, and I would recommend the Pho and Pad Thai. I got a couple of the pan-fried noodle dishes, and they don't quite compare to home-cooking. The Pho gives you a large portion of the beloved soup, and the broth is great. I don't care if they don't cook it in the traditional fashion; whatever they're doing is working.
If you want spicy food, be sure to ask for at least a 4 (out of 5). It may be just because the Midwest doesn't do spicy quite the same way as the South, but a 3 is a cakewalk and barely adds a kick.
If you are planning to do a family-style meal, two of the noodle dishes could feed 3 people. Dishes are large for one person (not a complaint), but not quite large enough for 2 people.
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