The “dust” rice shop has been attached to many Hanoians, so far it has been around for more than 25 years. The shop is neatly located on Ly Thuong Kiet street, always busy with customers coming in and out.
As one of the oldest popular rice restaurants in Hanoi with nearly 30 years of operation, Vinh Thu rice restaurant is recommended by many tourists from all over the world to try once.The menu of the restaurant has a total of nearly 50 dishes, diverse to help people easily change meals, and not duplicate each other causing boredom. From main dishes such as braised carp, braised fish with bananas, pork chops, squid balls, and crispy fried meat… to shrimp paste, eggplant, sauerkraut… are all made at the restaurant.Ms. Quan Kim Yen (owner of Vinh Thu shop) shared: “My rice shop all go to the wholesale market by themselves, not buy wholesale goods, always choose fresh and delicious products of first class. After returning, the ingredients are preliminarily cleaned and cleaned. , with the point of view of the restaurant is to be fresh and clean, vegetables sometimes have to be washed up to 5-6 water. Almost everything is homemade to have its own flavor, from chili sauce, soy sauce, braised meat to shrimp paste .. “..The restaurant is nearly 30 years old, with an average price of 120,000-200,000 VND/person. The restaurant attracts a large number of office workers and workers around the area to eat.“My family’s rice shop is mostly regular customers who have eaten for many years and often, very few strangers, some people have eaten here for decades. The dishes that I cook are pure Vietnamese dishes, such as family rice. , how can the restaurant sell like that”, Yen shared.“My restaurant is ready to throw away leftover food if it doesn’t sell out. Moreover, keeping it clean from preliminary processing to finishing the dish, many people feel secure when eating at our restaurant. Since then, customers have come back,” Yen added.During the lunch rush hour, the staff is always busy preparing food for customers, many people just go to eat alone, some guests go with their families or with colleagues. The restaurant’s kitchen is located deep inside, when guests come in to order, each dish is placed on separate dishes, then the staff brings the rice to the table.Braised carp with soy sauce is the most loved and ordered dish by many people. Because carp braised with rotten bones is a rare dish found in other rice shops.Ms. Khanh (the restaurant’s regular customer) shared: “I’ve been familiar with the restaurant’s rice for a few years, although the price is slightly higher than other shops, it’s not expensive compared to the taste and cleanliness. Each person eats often. more than 100,000-200,000 VND, it is true that the shop is only for people with good income”.
Around 12 noon, the restaurant is always full, sometimes customers have to wait for a few minutes to have a table to sit. The shop sells both lunch and dinner every day from Monday to Sunday.
Although the space is not large, often have to sit on the sidewalk, the tables and chairs are only a few sets of plastic tables and chairs, but the restaurant still attracts many people to eat because the dishes are cooked like home rice.
