For atmosphere, it doesn’t get much better than Korea House. It’s in the middle of the sprawling Academy of Oriental Medicine, facing a turtle pond and footbridge. The main draw for the tech-office lunch crowds are cheap, fast lunch specials, which are not the kitchen’s best work, and come with far fewer banchan dishes than dinner does. But it’s a steal, anyway.

The waitstaff tends to be harried and curt, but is much less nasty than it used to be—if you… [More]

Baguette House swears the outstanding bread on which Tâm Deli makes their famous banh mi is not their handiwork, but we’re suspicious. The homemade bread here is similarly crusty with a meltingly soft interior and heady aroma, a feat unparalleled in town. Buy a loaf for about $1.50 and wander around town gnawing on it like a real Frenchman.

Like everything else in the Chinatown shopping center, Baguette House is bright, antiseptic, and modern. Most of their business is take-out, so… [More]