The southeast corner alone makes 12th and Jackson in Little Saigon the best, as it has perhaps the area’s top strip mall for food. Pho So 1 has some of Seattle’s best pho. Lemongrass offers more Vietnamese soups, and then there’s Huong Binh, with its grilled pork and vermicelli noodles, rice cakes, and star-quality soups that expand with weekend offerings like duck noodle soup. Speaking of duck noodle soups, they’re great at Hue Ky Mi Gia, where you’ll also find fried butter chicken wings on every table. Seven Stars Pepper does good Sichuanese, though some might prefer Sichuanese Cuisine on the northwest corner, where you’ll find more restaurants. Did I mention Saigon Deli in the northeast-corner strip mall? And look for new stuff on the southwest corner.

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