Category Archives: Vietnamese

Viet Sub

Click to add a blog post for Viet Sub Vietnamese Cuisine on ZomatoFor a quick bite of Pho on Robson street, my friend wanted to try Viet Sub. It was a tiny hole in the wall, and since it was summer, we ate outside on the patio/sidewalk. With a tiny table and people bustling by you, it’s not a relax and chill kind of dining place. But the prices are quite cheap for their location and portion. The staff was friendly and helpful. He brought out our food and sauces outside and explained things to us.

idearabbit-vietsubidearabbit-vietsub2The broth was really good – flavourful. The generous amount of herbs and toppings added to it. One thing I didn’t like about it was the use of all disposable dishes for a dine in. Everything was either disposable plastic or styrofoam – not environmentally friendly. Other than that, I give it a thumbs up for the food and service.

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Saigon Venture

Click to add a blog post for Saigon Venture on Zomato I phoned earlier for take out of the Beef Ball Noodle in Soup (small). As I entered to pick up, I was immersed into a gassy, smoky and stuffy tiny hole in the wall restaurant. There were only about 4 tables and 2 were occupied by a family and a single woman.
The young girl who worked there did the cashier, phones, taking orders from diners and help prepare the food. There’s probably a cook in the back, but I couldn’t see.
My order came out to be exactly $7 with tax. Since she was so busy, she had left the till. There was no thank-you or good bye. When I saw my credit card go through, I left.

idearabbit-saigonventure1 idearabbit-saigonventure2The small portion was not enough for me, so it’ll have to be a large next time, if I return. She had asked me if I wanted the broth and noodles separately or in the same bowl, and I had said the same is fine. It was ok, but I found that there wasn’t enough broth…so keep it separate next time! idearabbit-saigonventure3
Food wise was very good and tasty. Not too salty. Things were fresh and packaged well. There were 2 fortune cookies, only which one of them had a message :)

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Pho Queen 皇后越南餐廳

Pho Queen 皇后越南餐廳 on UrbanspoonA friend suggested going here after I mentioned I wanted some pho. It was about 4pm on a Sunday and there were only 2 other tables occupied with some take outs during our meal.
The tables and condiment containers were dirty. There was one server lady who was friendly but was serving wearing black rubber boots?! The place seemed like a typical pho place – slightly run down, although there was a nice big chandelier in the middle… Sheepie noticed that the paper wrappers for all the chopsticks were reused. Later on, we saw the serve prepping the supposedly washed chopsticks into used paper wrappers. Argh! One of our tea cups was really dirty – as if it was straight from the grey dish bins that’s been sitting out for a while. Of course, we asked for new one! The dishwasher also brought out the large trays with cups and utensils out to the dining area, making a racket and sorting them out.

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The prices had been changed twice.idearabbit-phoqueen4I ordered #10 Pho Queen Dac Biet $7.50 (small). Despite the turnoff points of the actual restaurant, the pho itself was pretty good. I should have ordered the large, as the small wasn’t enough for me. idearabbit-phoqueen5Sheepie ordered the Curry Chicken with rice. Looked good, but he wasn’t too happy with the bones and quality of the meat.

We all shared an order of spring rolls $5 among the three of us which was ok.
Good pho, dirty restaurant. Don’t think I’d return.

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