Rice Shop with a Menu of Nearly 50 Dishes, More than 25 Years in Hanoi
The rice shop has been associated with many people in Hanoi for more than 25 years. The shop is neatly located on Ly Thuong Kiet Street, which is always busy with visitors.
Many people recommend Vinh Thu rice shop as one of the oldest budget rice shops in Hanoi, having been in business for nearly 30 years.
The restaurant's menu features nearly 50 dishes that are diverse enough to allow customers to switch up their meals without becoming bored. The bar makes everything from fish stock, banana fish stock, river bone rolls, squid rolls, crispy fried meat... to fish sauce, rakes, sauerkraut...
Ms. Quan Kim Yen, the owner of the Vinh Thu shop, stated: "My rice shop visits the wholesale market on its own, never accepting wholesale goods and always selecting fresh and delicious goods of type 1. After returning the ingredients to be preliminarily cleaned, vegetables may have to wash up to 5-6 times in order for the shop to be fresh and clean. Almost everything is made from scratch to have its own distinct flavor, from chili sauce to soy sauce to meat stock to fish sauce ".
The rice shop is nearly 30 years old and charges an average of 120,000-200,000 VND per person. The rice shop draws a large number of office workers and workers from the surrounding area to eat.
"My rice shop is mostly frequented by regulars and very few strangers; some people have eaten here for decades. The dishes I prepare are authentically Vietnamese, such as family rice, which I sell "Ms. Yen stated.
"If my rice shop does not sell out, I am willing to store any leftover food. Furthermore, by keeping clean from preliminary processing to final processing into dishes, many people feel secure when eating rice at their restaurants, and customers return evenly "Ms. Yen continued.
During lunch rush hour, the staff always turned on the items for customers; many people only go to eat alone, with guests accompanying the entire family or accompanying colleagues. The restaurant's kitchen is deep inside; when diners go inside to order, each dish is placed on its own dish, and the staff brings rice to the table.
Many people order fish stock because it is their favorite. Because bone-crushing fish is a rare dish in other rice restaurants.
Ms. Khanh (restaurant patron) shared: "I've been eating the restaurant's rice for a few years; the price is slightly higher than other restaurants, but it's not expensive when compared to the taste and cleanliness. Each person typically consumes more than 100,000-200,000 VND, and it is true that the restaurant is only for those with a high income ".
Around 12:00 p.m., the restaurant is always full, and customers may have to wait for a few minutes for a table to be available. From Tuesday to Sunday, the shop serves both lunch and dinner.
Although the restaurant's space is limited, with many customers forced to sit on the sidewalk, and tables and chairs consisting of only a few sets of plastic chairs, the restaurant still attracts a large number of customers because the dishes are cooked like home rice.
Source: Toàn Vũ