Offerings include Thai dishes such as spicy tom-yum soup, beef satay, pad Thai, Massaman lamb curry and Panang beef. There's also pho, the Vietnamese noodle soup, and Chinese favorites such as sesame chicken.

Just when you thought that there was no hope for Old Chinatown, the Huynh family has opened one of the best Vietnamese restaurants in the city, called Huynh.

It's hard to say which is more alluring: the jaw-droppingly cheap prices or the winking, witty atmosphere.

This grandiose Vietnamese eatery offers an overwhelming selection of affordable, delectable dishes.

Mai's Restaurant offers a taste of Houston's Vietnamese and Chinese delicacies and home-style cuisine. Also a dive famous for its authentic culture is the late-night site for the post-club crowd.

Enter and admire the giant street-scene Saigon mural, then take your seat and try delicious eggrolls, succulent mixed vegetable dishes, ample vermicelli bowls of pork, chicken or seafood and zesty entrees like lemongrass chicken.

You'll have to look hard to find this hidden Vietnamese gem.