spicy soupy food

for some reason i've had a hankering for ultra spicy soupy food! soon doo boo, pho, cham pong (aka "chow ma mien", shao yi (my auntie) makes me tell people that it's chinese, not korean food). my hankering for spicy soupy food is probably due to the weather finally cooling off. as many of you know, i absolutely despise D.C. weather. a lot of the time you'll find me at home in the summer, with the AC blasting, on weekends to avoid sweating my tush off outside. okay...so back to the food, here are some of my favorite places...

best places for soon doo boo
Santa Clara, CA ~ SGD Tofu House
SF ~ My Tofu House
Annandale, VA ~ Lighthouse or Vit Goel*
*which i found out is really a chain restaurant. miss those dates with EQ, spicy oyster SDB and order of nakji bokum!*

best places for pho
SF ~ Golden King
SF ~ Pho Clement
SF ~ Yummy Yummy

best places for cham pong
Mountain View, CA ~ Cafe Yulong*
SF ~ SO
SF ~ San Wang
*decent place, not as good as cafe yulong though*