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Cuisine Vietnamese
Hours Mon-Thurs 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30-9:30pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30-10:30pm
Address 1633 W. Snow Ave
Location Hyde Park
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 813/258-1916
Web site www.restaurantbt.com
Prices Main courses $16-$24
Credit Cards AE, DC, DISC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

I live in Miami and when I heard about this restaurant, I drove the 5 hours to Tampa to see what all the hype was about. It was worth every service plaza, toll fare, and then some! One reviewer called it one of the hippest, most innovative Vietnamese restaurants in the United States. Chef Trina Nguyen-Batley is a genius, creating a chic, sophisticated, stylish oasis of French Vietnamese fare that's as gorgeous as it is delicious. An appetizer of roast sea eel with ponzu sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame seeds on chilled cucumber salad prepares the palate for an outstanding onslaught of flavors and textures to come. Baby lamb spare ribs braised in star anise, garlic, rice wine and tamarind are equally spectacular, but if you like spicy, and I do, the hot pepper squid with chile paste and jasmine steamed rice is the way to go. Come to think of it, you can't go wrong with anything here. It's authentic, awe-inspiring and, yes, even worth a 5-hour drive.

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