Marrickville is like a little Saigon town to me and Illawarra road is like Vietnam-ville in Sydney, with restaurant side by side. Some are slammed with folks hangry for pho', while others are not so much. We rolled up with zero plan, so we're going with the crowd - if it's packed, it must be good, right? So, we landed to this VN Street Foods Restaurant. Everytime we pass around this area, this place is hardly ever empty. The one in the corner is where you place your order, not so many tables in there but then right next door, you can find more seats and they are basically the same store.
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| Homemade spring rolls $8 |
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| Deep fried pork sausage $8 |
This pork sausage was very very delicious. Minced pork was well seasoned and then deep fried to the stage where the outer part was golden and crisp while inside still juicy and bouncy.
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| Roast pork from the special menu |
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| Bun Cha - Grilled lemongrass pork with rice vermicelli and salad $14.50 |
Their bun cha was absolutely delightful. I can easily smell charredness of the meat and the broth was aromatic and flavoursome. Eating them with some rice vermicelli and salad, it makes the dish light, refreshing as well giving my mouth a happy dance.
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| Combination fried rice $15.50 |
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| Bento box $16 - lemongrass beef, stir fried kangkong with garlic, eggplant pickle and sweet & sour soup with beef |
If you have too many choices in your head, want this want that and can't decide, like me. I go with the bento box where you can design your own perfect meal. You can choose one item each from five different sections all together, from rice, main dish, veggie, salad and soup. They are very generous with the portion. Taste wise, of course it cannot beat that bun cha. But still this dish was so filling and healthy and definitely cheap.
294/296 Illawarra Road, Marrickville
PH: 02 9559 4149
Open: Everyday from 11am - 9pm
