The menu has included muc nhoi thit (grilled squid with ground pork), banh mi hap (steamed baguette), and green mango salad.

[7] Fodor's says, "Wildly popular with savvy diners from all across the city, this Vietnamese haunt on the eastern side of the I.D.

really doesn't look like much from the outside, especially because the entrance is through a grungy parking lot (which it shares with Sichuanese Cuisine restaurant), but once you're inside, the elegantly simple, large, and warm space is extremely welcoming... Service is attentive, but the waits can be long, even with reservations.

"[6] Tam Nguyen, the owner and founder of Tamarind Tree, arrived in the United States as an immigrant from a Malaysian refugee camp in October 1980.

[2] Tamarind Tree will expand to Capitol Hill by the end of 2023, taking over and renovating the 1917 building that was previously home to R Place, a gay bar that shuttered in 2021.