Daikon rice cakes; shaking beef; caramelized shrimp; cellophane crab noodles; spring rolls; wood oven-roasted whole fish; chicken clay pot; pho (at lunch and at Out the Door); chocolate angel food cake with peanut-swirl ice cream.

Charles Phan continues to open restaurants -- Heaven's Dog in 2008 and a new Out the Door in 2009 -- but it's had little impact on his flagship, where he uses scrupulously fresh and mostly organic products for his top-rated Vietnamese food. He continues to set national standards. Shaking beef and clay pot chicken remain best-sellers, but he also offers such items as stir-fried chicken with ginkgo nuts, Chinese dates, walnuts and cashews; or wood oven-braised short ribs with lemongrass. The surroundings are as contemporary as the food with views overlooking the bay. Meticulously crafted cocktails and the wine list are first-rate.

Hours

Lunch 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. daily, dinner 5:30-10 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., until 10:30 Fri.-Sat.

Cuisines

• Small Plates
• Vietnamese

Features

• Online Reservation
• Bar Menu
• Credit Cards: Accepted
• Disabled Access
• Full Bar
• Parking: Difficult
• Parking: Street
• Parking: Validated
• With View
• Seating (150 plus 54 in the bar and lounge, 44 on the patio)
• Reservations: Accepted