Fetched my wife & friends at 10:25p after Dead concert so at 9:35p I had time to eat a late supper at GAO Viet, sf which is under a mile from the pickup spot! Plus in that area it’s a rare non-pizza spot open until 10 even if their kitchen stops taking orders at 9:45p!
still weird to pay $23 for pho even if… it really is fabulous and it’s a gorgeous restaurant. The owner has good social media and he’s posted photos of his life in 1970s dislocation camps in Asia before he came to America to live the American dream.

chubby pho
spring rolls

it’s a block from my beloved ppq which closes at 9:30p and which is cheaper plus they serve pho the way I would prefer. At 9:35p they simply weren’t open for me.

eta I’m again fetching my wife & friends from the dead concert tonight so chances are high that I’ll return to gao viet tonight.