The call
This page is kept as part of the dated record. The order notes below describe the place as Roger recommended it, not as it operates today.
What to order
- Vietnamese cafe standards
Best for
- Food history
- North Park memories
From Roger’s notebookRoger, Google Maps review (2011-03-07)
Vietnamese
Food history · North Park memories
Latest recorded visit2011-03-07
“Great deals!”
Vietnamese
Vo's Cafe
A North Park Vietnamese cafe Roger visited in 2011 -- one of his earliest documented meals -- calling out the good deals before it closed.
Closed
Yelp lists Vo's Cafe as closed; no independent closure-date reporting was found, only the Yelp listing itself. Roger's 2011 visit is the site's earliest documented meal here.
Yelp — Vo's Cafe listed as closed (checked 2026-09-21) (2026-09-21) ↗From Roger’s Foursquare
On Roger’s lists: Must-visit Vietnamese Restaurants in San Diego.
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 5 times on Swarm, most recently Apr 4, 2011. See the check-in log
2011-03-07day precision · source explicit
“Great deals!”
Four stars, calling out good value at this North Park Vietnamese cafe -- one of Roger's earliest documented visits on the site.
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- From the order notes
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- Go for
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- From the order notes
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- Go for
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- From the order notes
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- Go for
- North Park brunch
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Browse the Vietnamese page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
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- From the order notes
- Bún bò Huế with everything · Bún riêu · The clam dish with shrimp crisps
- Go for
- Getting past the default pho order · A hot, spicy bowl
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- From the order notes
- Go for
- A cautionary tale
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