"Lotus Pond brings new energy and quality Vietnamese food to North Seattle. The menu features a pho section that goes on and on — there’s pho with beef short ribs and tripe, duck pho, seafood pho, and an unusual spicy mala pho with rare steak. There’s also vegetarian pho and a version for kids. If you’re looking for a second noodle soup to order, the Hai Phong crab red noodle soup with wide red rice noodles is a unique one to try." - Jay Friedman