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What trip to any city would be complete without a bowl of delicious bowl of pho? Ha.

Besides indulging in delicious Creole food at Miss Ollie’s in downtown Oakland during my three day stay in this city, I also checked out another local favorite restaurant nearby. Le Cheval is a very popular French Vietnamese restaurant in Oakland, as I was told by many people. A few locals recommended this place and I liked it so much after my first visit that I that I went back for another round of mouth orgasm. On my first visit I tried the lemongrass prawns (I HIGHLY recommend it), and it turned out to be one of the absolute best lemongrass dishes that I’ve ever had. I’ve had many lemongrass dishes before, but there was something very special about their sauce and flavoring. Lemongrass is a key ingredient in Vietnamese and Southeast Asian cuisine, and Le Cheval seems to have taken it to the next leval.

The large bowl of pho and spring rolls, as well as the complimentary small cup of soup at Le Cheval were also outstanding. The restaurant is large and I was surprised by how packed it was especially considering the size of the restaurant. It was buzzing with a happy lunch crowd and the smily, happy regulars included local celebrities like Oakland’s chief of police and a local news anchorer. I was told that Le Cheval has become so successful that the owner recently decided to open up a pho restaurant a few doors down. I’ll most dephonitely have to check that place out on my next trip back to the Bay Area. WTPHO?!