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3723 Gravois Ave. St. Louis, MO 63116

314-772-7742

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Critics'
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Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): Vietnamese

Price: $

Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, cash, ATM/Debit
Attire: Casual

Features: Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly

Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: None

Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Free, Lot Available

Description

Phuc Loi describes itself as "Vietnamese food to go," but this storefront restaurant has seating for about 40. Eat in or carry out, you're in for a treat: The menu offers a beguiling mix of familiar Vietnamese fare like pho (beef noodle soup) and banh mi sandwiches as well as less commonly seen dishes like bun bo Hue, a spicy soup with beef, pork knuckle, a Spam-like pork loaf and, yes, congealed pork blood. Even simple dishes like seared strips of beef over with nuoc cham (a sweet, spicy fish-sauce based condiment) are delicious. The banh mi dac biet, a sandwich with ham, head cheese and a fried egg, will enter your regular lunch rotation.

2010 | Best Vietnamese Restaurant

Phuc Loi is easily missed or even ignored, a tiny storefront in a bland strip mall with a Laundromat and a check-cashing joint. But to dine here is to plunge into Vietnamese cuisine feet first. There are familiar dishes, plates of tender meat and rice served with the restaurant's delicious take on the traditional condiment nuoc cham, but these are not kept separate from the funkier fare -- funkier and, frankly, fantastic. The soups are outstanding: Bun bo Hue, fiery with chiles, is... More »

The Five Best Vietnamese Restaurants in St. Louis

By Ian Froeb | Thu, December 29, 2011

Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our wa... More »
The OED Now Includes Banh Mi!

By Deborah Hyland | Wed, April 6, 2011

Debating the proper pronunciation of the Vietnamese soup known as phō has occupied great gouts of American bandwidth. The increasing popularity of Vietnamese bánh mi sandwiches will surely c... More »
Five Ridiculously Awesome St. Louis Lunch Values

By Ian Froeb | Mon, September 27, 2010

Since February, I've been sharing my 100 Favorite St. Louis Dishes. From time to time, I'll highlight groups of these dishes that fit together in some way. Today, five ridiculously awesome lunch value... More »
#80: Banh Mi Dac Biet at Phuc Loi

By Ian Froeb | Tue, May 18, 2010

St. Louis is a pretty good place for banh mi, the outrageously good -- and outrageously cheap -- Vietnamese sandwich of pork, pate and vegetables in a French baguette. My favorite right now is the ban... More »
Whole Hog: Looking for authentic Vietnamese cuisine without the Americanized trimmings? Phuc Loi is the real deal.

By Ian Froeb | Wed, November 18, 2009

When the guy behind the counter at Phuc Loi asks if you're sure you want pork blood in your bun bo Hue — and if, like me, you're a non-Vietnamese dude who has just spent several minutes studying the menu taped to the counter and the photo menu abo... More »