This is one of the top three pho places in the city. Just ask the hordes who swarm Pho Saigon on weekends, filling every table of a restaurant that is more than twice the size of the others. The airy space is high-tech, with flatscreen TVs showing the news and sports, and abundant natural light from floor-to-ceiling windows. These small touches of intended elegance don’t fool anyone: this is, first and foremost, a chow factory. Each table is stocked with… [More]

ESK’s second trailer is just down the street, at The Grackle, a former Mexican dive bar that’s been commandeered by ’stached bartenders and their jukebox full of Serge Gainsbourg. It’s cozy and dark, with a decent selection of Bourbon and several taps of Brits and American micros. You can use cards in the bar, but the trailer’s cash only, with dishes averaging $7 a pop; at press time, there were only about eight of these, all served in paper baskets… [More]