I guess this is kind of like discovering the Izakayas or Yoshoku beyond Sushi or beyond Butter Chicken. We all know and love pho and lemon grass chicken on rice but there's still more to Vietnamese food than that apparently as a little eatery in Crystal Mall in Burnaby has. Green Bamboo (not to be confused with the Thai restaurant Green Basil on Kingsway) is on the street side level of Willingdon in Crystal Mall (the closest thing to Richmond in Bby). I used to stop by there to get subs on the way home from work as its street side entrance allows me to forgo the dreaded Crystal Mall parkade. Then I noticed all the pics of stuff beyond pho and subs on the wall (below cut). What especially stood out for me, as a noodle/soup lover (and should stand out for you too, ), was this yellow soup noodle dish. Its lemon grass chicken and egg noodle in a "yellow satay soup" and its sick! Its rich but not as rich as and only a trace of spice. It offers a much diff flavour than or .....
Green Bamboo Vietnamese Cuisine
#1230 - 4500 Kingsway, Burnaby (Crystall Mall)
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Then there was the stewed beef brisket in tomato sauce or soup. This is offered as a noodle soup dish or with french bread (instead of rice) which obviously comes from Vietnam's French colonial influence. This actually turned out to be a dish similar to what my mom makes called which just happens to a Japanese style western dish (yoshoku) as well.
Enticement A
Enticement B
Stewed Beef Brisket in Tomato Sauce with French Bread
Stewed Beef Brisket in Tomato Soup & Noodles
Lemon Grass chicken sub
Standard but Still a Goodie - Lemon Grass Chicken & Spring Roll on Vermicelli
