Inheriting their mother's "fortune", Ms. Vuong's sisters (53 years old) still regularly serve diners from near and far every day.
6 types of meatloaf in a bowl of vermicelli with meatloaf
I woke up early to find Mrs. Chieu's vermicelli with meatballs restaurant, which is very familiar to many people living in Bac Hai area (Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City). In the relatively spacious restaurant space consisting of 1 ground floor and 1 upper floor, there were times when the table below was full of customers.
Guests come in to eat and drive straight into the house to park.
On the ground floor of the house, customers were still sitting and eating on both sides. The owner left a relatively wide path in the middle for customers to drive straight to the end of the house and park there, instead of parking in front like many other restaurants.
Regular customers here seem to be familiar with this scene. "Parking like this is definitely a good idea, no need to worry about losing your bike. You've already parked your bike at home and there's someone watching it for you, so how can it be lost? You can eat comfortably," a customer laughed, jokingly saying that this is the restaurant where he feels most secure when eating in Ho Chi Minh City.
Customers come and go busily, Mrs. Vuong's three sisters, children, grandchildren, and employees in the restaurant each have their own job, busily serving customers who eat in, customers who buy to go, and even orders for home delivery.
Each portion of vermicelli with meatballs here costs from 35,000 - 45,000 VND.
The sisters in Mrs. Vuong's family inherited their mother's restaurant.
The owner introduced that each bowl of vermicelli with meatballs here costs from 35,000 to 45,000 VND depending on the type. What is special is that the restaurant has up to 6 different types of sausages such as pork sausage, cinnamon sausage, lean sausage, fatty sausage, head cheese, meatballs... All are made by her family, because the owner said that before selling vermicelli with meatballs, the whole family had a tradition of making sausages.
Having not eaten anything in the morning, my stomach was growling, so I ordered a 50,000 VND portion to enjoy all the types of meatballs in the bowl of bun moc. The combination of meatballs with noodles, hot and rich broth with a little onion, chives, pepper and even fragrant shrimp paste, was a great way to start a new day. In terms of taste, I gave the restaurant 8.5/10, worth stopping by to eat when craving.
Heavy heart for mother's "fortune"
Confiding in us, Mrs. Vuong said that this restaurant is older than her. Back then, her family had a business making meatloaf, so her mother decided to sell vermicelli with meatballs to support her children. Although it is called a restaurant, at first it was just a stall that the old lady sold around Bac Hai residential area.
“When my mother went to sell, my brothers and sisters stayed home to look after me. I am the sixth child in the family. Thanks to this noodle shop, my mother raised my eight siblings to adulthood, some of whom are now doctors and engineers. It is also thanks to this shop that I raised my three children to adulthood. I really appreciate my mother’s restaurant!”, she said emotionally.
Mrs. Dao has been helping her sister sell for nearly a year now.
All kinds of sausages are made by her family.
After many ups and downs, for about 10 years now, the shop has moved to this new address, which is Mrs. Vuong's family home, also on Bac Hai Street. Her mother, who is 88 years old this year, is no longer selling because of poor health and stays home to help her children make the patties. Currently, the shop is managed by Mrs. Vuong's three sisters, and Mrs. Vuong's eldest daughter also helps sell.
Ms. Dao (50 years old, Ms. Vuong's younger sister) used to sell with her family, but after getting married, she switched to another job. But by chance, this past year she returned to her family's old restaurant to help her sister with the business.
Mr. Nhut (34 years old), who also lives on Bac Hai Street, said he has been eating bun moc here since he was a child and went to school. Now that he has a wife and children, he still eats it. Partly because the bun moc is delicious and suits his taste, and partly because this is a familiar restaurant that has been with him throughout his childhood and youth.
The restaurant is still open every day from 5:30 am to 7-8 pm, carrying the passion for cooking passed down from mother to daughter...
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