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Turtle Tower’s is just like Grandma would make if Grandma were from Saigon.

Chinese chicken soup, with fresh rice noodles.

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Turtle Tower, hands down. No mint, though. And not sure what you mean by “hard” noodles...

Turtle Tower. The best, IMO. Larkin & Eddy.

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Can’t say it’s the best, but I like the pho bo at Turtle Tower (2 locations) very much. And, others have posted here that you can buy just the broth to go. Here’s a recent discussion for more ideas -...

Just here for the night – going to try Slanted Door or Turtle Tower tonight for Vietnamese but would like some non-touristy (i.e. good) clam or seafood chowder tomorrow late morning before driving to Napa – anyone...

I revolve around 3 or 4 in SF but need new pho bliss. My old stand-bys: 1) Turtle Tower on Larkin 2) Sunflower on Valencia at 16th 3) Can’t remember the name of the joint in the alley across from Portsmouth Garage/Chinatown 4)...

Inspired by the Pho writeup in the Chronicle a couple of weeks ago, last week we went to Turtle Tower on Larkin near Eddy. Their Phos were excellent. Before the soups we had some spring rolls which were very good, roughly par...

toward Southeast or East Asian, and I’d like to try someplace new. I was thinking Turtle Tower but I’m not sure I’m in the mood for pho...are there other good things there?.....Maybe another Vietnamese place? Or...

Hi which would be the best bet- La Vie Vietnamese Restaurant Turtle Tower Restaurant- is this the same as the one on Larkin? PPQ Dungeness Island Vietnamese Cuisine Thanks

My personal favorite is Turtle Tower in the 'loin. From what I’ve been told, the pho they server at this joint is “Hanoi Style” (fat rice noodles, mild broth) versus the usual “Saigon Style” you can...