Bánh Cuốn Tan Dinh is gone

Jeff rolls his own (salad rolls) at the now-gone Tan Dinh

I love Vietnamese food.

As a general rule I don’t have favorite foods because there are lots of things I really *like* and I think most foods have their time and place. That said, if I had to choose a last meal for myself Vietnamese food would be a top contender.

Sadly, while Vietnamese food is abundant in Portland it is seriously lacking here in the middle part of the state. This means that one of our first priorities when rolling into Portland is to find some salad rolls. Lately our favorite stop was Banh Cuon Tan Dinh in the Fubonn Shopping Center and we were thisclose to heading there last week but decided against it since it was in the totally wrong part of town. Then today I came across this thread at portlandfood.org reporting it had closed.

Sad days. The menu there was so varied and the people were so nice, I’m really sorry to see it go. Best of luck to the family who owned it; I hope to find you in new digs sometime soon!