ABOUT HUE, VIETNAM

Located in the center of Vietnam, Hue is famous for its severe weather with boiling hot days in the summer and ceaseless raining weeks in the winter.  Between 1802 and 1945, it was the imperial capital of the Nguyen Dynasty. It is well known for its monuments and architecture. Its population stands at about 340,000 people.  Hue people, therefore, have formed their own culture to overcome geographical and climatic difficulties. This culture, seen through food, characteristics, and other aspects in daily life, reflects the typical feature of Hue people.  Hue is famous for various kinds of food. People remember Hue’s food because of the arts and the hidden meaning which each dish conveys.  Another main feature of Hue dishes that sets them apart from other regional cuisines in Vietnam is the relatively small serving size with refined presentation, a vestige of its royal cuisine.​

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ABOUT HUE OI VIETNAMESE CUISINE​

The Duong Family established Hue Oi in May 2011 in Garden Grove, California. It quickly became a favorite for Orange County locals craving authentic Vietnamese cooking from Huế. After less than two years, the restaurant outgrew that first kitchen and moved to Fountain Valley in March 2013, where it remains family-owned and operated. Hue Oi was voted Best Vietnamese on the OC Hot List, named one of the OC Register’s 75 Best Places to Eat in Orange County for consecutive years, and swept OC Weekly’s Best of OC 2018 as Best Restaurant, Best Vietnamese Restaurant, Best Vietnamese Iced Coffee, and Best Pho. The Los Angeles Times later named Pho Hue Oi one of L.A.’s 11 must-try spots for pho. The family expanded to the South Bay as Pho Hue Oi, opening in Redondo Beach in 2017 and in Torrance in 2025 at 21227 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 140. In 2026, Pho Hue Oi Torrance was voted #1 Best Vietnamese Cuisine in the Daily Breeze and The Beach Reporter’s South Bay’s Best Readers’ Choice Awards, and the Redondo Beach location was named a South Bay Favorite. Torrance is also a two-time CommunityVotes Platinum Winner for Best Vietnamese Restaurant (2025 and 2026).