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Years later, Nguyen says, bullets interrupted a meal with his family when a gunman chased a man into a Garden Grove pho restaurant, emptying a magazine into his back.

Vietnamese food is so much more than just pho and banh mi.

And Monsoon’s pho, that cheap bowl of comfort, would cost more — much more — because of the high-quality beef used and the intensive labor needed to create its marrow-deep broth.

Asian Sizzling Grill serves pancit noodles and other Filipino comfort food while Happy Autumn Restaurant serves pho and other Vietnamese staples.

Their ingredients helped me attempt to mimic the cà ri gà, a coconut-chicken curry, from my favorite pho spot on the block.