"This Vietnamese restaurant has been around for so long that you might have forgotten all about it (since 1996, which makes it about 100 years old in restaurant years). But Le Colonial recently moved, and like your brother who refuses to leave Beverly, it’s still in the Gold Coast. Now it’s on the third floor overlooking Oak Street, but has the same sort of 1920s French-colonial atmosphere as before, with indoor palm trees and lots of wicker and bamboo. Come with your parents and get shrimp and chicken beignets, followed by the Goi Bo. It’s quiet, kind of fancy, and an acceptable alternative to a place serving six-pound pieces of cake." - adrian kane
