Bloomington, Indiana Restaurant and Food Guide

Recommendations for dining and (and food in general) in Bloomingon, Indiana

1.06.2009

Mandalay has Pho!

Since my last entry, it looks like Google's crawlers have rescued this blog from complete obscurity. Thanks for all the comments. I'll be trying to write more in the future. Lots of food destinations have risen and fallen since April 2007.

La Bamba has closed. Alas no more cheap but delicious steak tacos and far and away the best sauces in town.

Sonic has opened and already changed ownership. I fear it may not make it a year. It had become a weekend tradition--jalapeno cheeseburgers and giant unsweetened cranberry iced teas. We stopped for a chili cheese coney and drinks last weekend--the drinks were wrong and the coney was just OK, but it was badly made (too hard to explain). Just made me worry it's heading downhill.

Burmese Gems closed a while back... But now for the good news! In it's place is another Burmese restaurant called Mandalay (or as we call it, Vandalay Industries.) I'm pretty indifferent to most of the menu. However, they serve a completely respectable Pho. You can get chicken or pork I believe (don't quite get that). But the beef is very nice and compares favorably to the best Pho we've had in Indianapolis (Maxim's Place) and Louisville. Since it's not actually Vietnamese, they don't give you as nice a selection of herbs (no basil). But it's well done and for $8.99, it's a nice Sunday lunch for 2. The curries and fish dishes look nice in their full color catalog-style menu. Eventually we'll try something new. Assuming it lasts long enough...

Closed Mondays and from 2:30-5

Location: 413 E 4th Street (Next to Little Tibet)
Phone: 339-7334
Mandalay's Website

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