Vietnamese Noodle Soup and Lemongrass Steak with Rice

Beef Brisket Broth

We went to the Green Bamboo Vietnamese Noodle Restaurant on Willingdon and Kingsway in Burnaby for dinner last night. We dine here quite often, especially when we were busy with work at home. The restaurants sits in Crystal Mall but the shop front faces Willingdon and entrance is from the Willingdon side too. It's a small diner that could only cater for about twenty people at any one time but we never did experience waiting in line for a table.

Curry Chicken

The business here is very consistent. There is always a couple of people in the dinner most of the time and full during lunch and dinner times. They have quite a lot of items listed on their menu. Most of the patrons would at least order one of the signature noodle cuisine with one side order. I like the beef noodle soup and that is also their most popular noodle soup cuisine. They have several different soup broth to select from. The favorite among them is the Vietnamese pho noodle soup base.

Beef Steak with Rice

My kids on the other hand like their rice cuisines. They would usually go for the beef or chicken with rice. Yesterday, among the rice cuisines were one beef steak with rice, one beef brisket with rice, and the other was the curry chicken with rice. My wife and I picked from the noodle section and we had the seafood tom yam noodle. The menu prices are very Crystal Mall standard. I don't think any of their items were listed more than nine dollars. That is why, Green Bamboo Vietnamese Noodle Restaurant is a favorite among international students, especially the students attending the colleges from around the area.

Seafood Tom Yam Noodle

The two signature side orders that most of these students like are the fried chicken wings and the vegetable and pork spring rolls. The fried chicken wings were actually barbecued and are very flavourful. The chicken wings are often served when they were still very hot. So, be careful, the first bite of the chicken wings might burn your tongue. The vegetable and pork spring rolls are also crunchy and delicious. One key factor that attracts the international students to dine at Green Bamboo Vietnamese Restaurant is their generous portions.