Dragon Express / Pho Vietnam Express on E Street in Chula Vista has operated as a Chinese-Vietnamese dual-concept kitchen at 678 E Street since 2000, one block from the E Street Trolley station. The pho program offers multiple noodle-soup formats with beef, chicken, and combination proteins simmered in bone broth, alongside wonton soup with char siu pork, egg drop soup, and crispy spring rolls — a Southeast Asian complement to the nearby lodging corridor that includes SureStay Chula Vista on the same block. The Chinese side of the menu runs orange chicken, lo mein, fried rice, and curry dishes cooked in a traditional wok setup, while the Vietnamese side builds vermicelli bowls, banh mi sandwiches, and the signature pho soups. The kitchen sources fresh produce for its pho garnish trays — bean sprouts, Thai basil, jalapeño, and lime — from local markets, a farm-forward approach to broth-based cuisine shared by the single-origin roasters at Dark Horse Coffee Roasters in the downtown corridor. The pho's bone broth is simmered with star anise, cinnamon bark, charred ginger, and roasted onion for a minimum of eight hours before service, producing the deep aromatics that define the South Bay's Vietnamese noodle-soup standard.