Good prices, fresh ingredients, and generous portions have made this minichain a success. The menu items span Asia, from Vietnamese rice noodles with seared pork to wheat noodles with grilled chicken and greens to Thai green-curry-coconut prawns with ramen. Among the beverages are topflight sakes served in martini glasses and Zao-ginger-orange cooler. The noodles in creamy peanut sauce on the kids' menu should keep nearly any grammar-school student smiling. The black and red decor, with plenty of wood, is as hip as the food and the diners. Reservations not accepted.