Eastern Wind Foodhouse

Quick-poached beef slices tossed in a well-balanced nuoc cham sauce-like dressing with peanuts, herbs and lots of red onions. So good, we ordered this twice!

The second one arrived a bit more pink (beef slices) than the first, but I was confident the onion's astringency will take care of anything that survives. 🤣 Must order!

Been wanting to try this ever since I saw @bjornshen posted this and my, oh my, this didn't disappoint. Sure, the freshly made rice roll layers aren't uniform in thickness but it's still soft and chewy. The filling is a simple but flavourful stir-fry of minced pork and wood ear mushroom. Comes with fried shallots, Vietnamese luncheon meat/meat cake, bean sprouts and chopped lettuce. May be a wee bit oily for some, but it's so tasty!

It seems the token Vietnamese dishes here are pretty ho-hum. Filled with mostly vermicelli and two halves of prawn and dry char siew, the nuoc cham dip could only do so much. Will try the fried one next time.

This was the most disappointing out of all we ordered here. Soup was very watered down (esp when you compare it with the pho), and there was no heat at all. Beef slices were okay, but other than that, this bowl left a lot to be desired. Get the beef pho if you must have soupy noodles.

Supposedly one of the best-sellers here. While it was a pretty good bowl of pho (miles ahead of the Bun Bo Hue), we felt this was nothing to write home about. We think they excel better in the sharing dishes; looking forward to trying those instead next time.

Authentic Vietnamese street food at kopi tiam. Taste good some more! Where to find?