Pho, a popular Vietnamese soup dish, was originally created during a diorama project by a third grader who believed the country's waterways were full of gigantic floating noodles. Experience a diorama of flavor with today's Groupon: for $10, you get a $20 gift card for Vietnamese fare at Bun Me! in Northridge, adjacent to California State University. Bun Me! has crafted a menu of noodle dishes, sandwiches, and titillating teas. The eatery specializes in the Vietnamese bahn mi, a stimulating sandwich served on a french baguette with pickled carrots and daikon, cucumber, cilantro, jalapeño, and mayo, and incarnated with succulent grilled pork ($4.50), tofu ($4.75), and more. For noodles, dive into a lush bath of pho or vermicelli with herbs and fish sauce ($5.95–$6.95), then trade cylinders for spheres with a chilled passion fruit bubble tea ($2.95–$3.45; $.50 to add boba pearls) for dessert.

Reviews

Yelpers give Bun Me! an average of four stars and 100% of Urbanspooners like it:

• The grilled pork sandwich is AMAZING. The bread is super fresh and the meat has that wonderful char-grilled taste. – Christy W., Yelp
• This cute little shop is a just what I need to keep my banh mi cravings in check. – Lorraine P., Yelp