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San Antonio · West Side

Mai Phat Buns

Pho-spiced fried chicken reimagines comfort food on San Antonio’s West Side

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What to know

What started in a family kitchen with Mai and Phat Ho’s long-held spice blend has become a West Side destination for fried chicken with a Vietnamese soul. They took familiar aromatics from pho and hu tieu and reworked them into a marinade that flavors every bite, creating something at once nostalgic and new. The menu keeps things straightforward and focused—sandwiches, tenders and a show-stopping chicken-and-waffle—so the spice mix can shine. It matters because it’s a personal recipe translated into a community meal, bringing Southeast Asian flavor into San Antonio’s comfort-food rotation.

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