Catching Up With Brodard Chateau and Vietnamese Cuisine–It Pays to Listen to Those Who Know
Posted on December 15, 2009
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I first visited Brodard Chateau, a Vietnamese-inspired restaurant in Garden Grove, Calif., about a year ago.
At the time, I compared it in my mind to the great food I’d enjoyed at Le Colonial in Chicago a few years back, which I considered the finest food I’d tasted in America, if not anywhere. You never know, however, because it’s so easy to get carried away with your judgments on a one-stop visit.
Thus, when I revisited Brodard Chateau this past Saturday, I wasn’t sure what to expect, especially as I waited at the bar for my friend to arrive.
I poured over the menu and saw a lot of stuff that looked pretty Western. The bartender, who later turned out to be our waiter as well, was able to introduce me to some traditional Vietnamese fish dishes. The first he recommended was the Chilean Sea Bass and the second “Sizzling Sole.”
Sure enough, the sole comes out on a sizzling plate with some veggies around it. You scoop up (rather, chopstick up) some pieces and then mix them with some condiments that include vermicelli noodles and a sauce that looks (but doesn’t taste) suspiciously like Thai peanut sauce. The experience is very satisfying.
We both had soup to accompany the fish dish, she a wonton soup and I a shrimp and asparagus soup. Soup tasted fine, but I’m still looking for the asparagus, just like Matt Holliday is still looking to touch home plate from three seasons ago in the playoffs.
I’ll be back. The one dish and two soups I sampled were good enough to get my curiosity up to taste test more of the lengthy menu offerings. I just need to remember to ask the people who know what to order and then follow their advice.
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