The primary cuisine at Baluu is Vietnamese. I would guess that the owners are Vietnamese, and a wide variety of dishes are served. Each table is replete with pictures of various dishes such as Vietnamese salads and noodle dishes. Pho is served, but I have not seen some of the more exotic dishes that are available in the Asian district.

One of my favorite Vietnamese dishes is a Vermicelli Bowl loaded with vegetables and with a bowl of fish sauce to pour over it. The one at Baluu was about as flavorful as I have found anywhere, and it is also available as a lunch special. The meat versions contain MSG but the mixed vegetable dish is MSG-free, and is the style of vermicelli I usually order anyway. The fried tofu I ordered on the side was quite good and I would definitely recommend it to enhance the flavor and the substance of the lunch special.

The Chinese menu is almost as substantial as the Vietnamese, and Baluu seems to concentrate on the more authentic noodle and rice dishes as opposed to Americanized fried or sweet and sour items.

The "Stir Fried and Pan Fried Noodles" section of the menu offers various styles of Chinese noodle dishes with either egg or rice noodles (thin or thick). The Vegetable Delight with Pan Fried Noodles I ordered was made with vegetables and white sauce served on crispy noodles formed in a circle to resemble a bird's nest. The manager said the noodles were supposed to be burned at the ends, and this is the way I have had them at many Hong Kong and Cantonese style restaurants. When the dish arrived it was a very good representation of the dish I have eaten in other restaurants, including the flavor, the vegetables, and the fact that the white sauce turned the inside of the noodle bed soft while the outside retained its crunchy texture. This was probably the inspiration for so many chow mein dishes in countless Americanized restaurants, but which the restaurants were largely unable to pull off successfully. At Baluu, however, this was quite a good dish, except that the ends were not burned as I had expected. Somehow, though, I was able to make it through the dish without the noodles being burned (and I didn't even have to leave anything on the plate because of not including charred items in my diet).

Council Road seems to have a diner at every major intersection, so it is logical that Baluu would use its location at the intersection of N.W. 10th to serve American breakfasts (which also seem to be popular later in the day). American lunch specials are served, and there are a few items on the dinner menu. I don't know if any Asian breakfasts are served but I think it would be worth asking.