Dine on a Gold Train Express

Chicken Chop on Fried Rice

My wife and I was on our way down to Vancouver and we decided to stop by the Gold Train Express, a Vietnamese restaurant located around the Kingsway-Joyce intersection for lunch. It was our first dining experience at this place. The food and ambiance was okay, so we decided to return with our kids the very next day for dinner. This place opens and serves for twenty four hours, so timing isn't an issue.

The cuisines wasn't that spectacular, flavourful or unique. But the plus points were, the large portions and the menu prices which was attractively affordable. They also have a wide variety of cuisine selection, from subs, noodle soups to rice entre. And the Vietnamese cuisines were definitely authentic. So, if you happen to past by this area, this would be a good place for a quick meal.

Beef Noodle Soup

Between the two trips here, we have tried out at least five different cuisines. We were comfortable with the taste and flavours of the cuisines served to us except for the curry beef which tasted more like beef brisket soup than a curry cuisine to me. Although, the curry beef cuisine did not look or taste like any curry cuisine I have eaten before, there were lots of meat in the bowl. Likewise with all the other cuisines, they were pretty generous with the portions.

The beef noodle soup was much better than the curry beef anytime. The soup has the flavours and aroma of a authentic Vietnamese pho noodle soup. And besides that, there were lots of meat and beef balls in the noodle soup.

Pork Chop on Fried Rice

We also ordered the beef steak with steam rice and the pork chop with fried rice. Both the cuisines were okay for the price that we are paying. We should not expect too much from an express restaurant. Just like not comparing the burgers, between MacDonald and White Spot.

By the way, this restaurant was full both times that we were there. People that dined here was not bothered with the taste and flavours, they were here to satisfy their hunger. So long as the food served were decently satisfying.