At Rose VL Deli on Southeast Powell Boulevard, a family portrait hangs on the wall. At the center, an older couple sits surrounded by their children and grandchildren: Christina Luu and her husband, William Vuong, the culinary power couple behind legendary Vietnamese restaurants Rose VL and Ha VL. Luu, a James Beard Award semfinalist, served rotating regional Vietnamese dishes over the course of her career, including harder-to-find options like cao lau, a chewy noodle dish from the country’s Quảng Nam province. Soups change daily at both restaurants, though Portland chefs and food nerds often have a favorite bowl on a specific day — Saturday mi quang at Rose VL,
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