Address: 1016 Juan Tabo Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112
Phone: (505) 292-8222
Website: N/A
May 2012: This review was written by GF Lady, the previous owner of GlutenFree Albuquerque.com and is used here with her permission.
One of my all time favorite Albuquerque restaurants is Huong Thao. It is family-owned and operated, and they serve delicious and very reasonably-priced Vietnamese cuisine. I was a frequent patron of Huong Thao for several years before I started living gluten free, and I appreciate this restaurant even more now because so much of their standard fare is gluten free.
We recently met friends at Huong Thao and some of what we ordered is pictured here. Of course, I asked our server what she would suggest I order and exactly how cross contamination is
Noodle Soup with Shrimp
including the Curry Chicken. However, I liked my noodle soup so much that I didn’t stop eating it until the bowl was completely empty. By that time I was too full to try anything else and it was too late anyway. There was nothing left on anyone’s plate!
Spring Rolls
The Noodle Soup with Shrimp was filled with rice noodles, vegetables and a very tasty broth. The plate on the side held fresh cilantro, bamboo shoots and jalepeno slices. I put all of it in the soup and proceeded to consume a perfectly spiced, textured and filling meal. Along with my soup, I ordered Spring rolls which contained shrimp and vegetables wrapped in rice paper and served cold (also known as Summer rolls). They make a great substitute for the egg rolls I can no longer have.
It is such a treat to eat in a restaurant that offers so many options that are gluten-free without alteration.
Update: The Mung Bean crepe, which is on the gluten-free menu, is excellent and tastes nothing like beans!
Curry Chicken over Rice