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"In a Zen-like Asiatown dining room filled with bamboo, lotus-shaped light fixtures, and Buddha statues, I found Hương Sen, chef-owner Tien Huynh’s vegetarian spot opened in 2019; almost everyone orders the pho, a meat-free bowl built from tofu, faux ham, the usual herbs, and an amber mushroom-based broth whose gentle sweetness of star anise is more layered and complex than many beef versions." - ByBao Ong