The restaurant for 30 years, every day, change one dish in Ho Chi Minh City

For nearly three decades, visitors to Mrs. Thuan’s restaurant have never predicted what they will enjoy today.
Around 6 a.m. every day, under the apartment block at 32 Thap Muoi Street (District 6, Ho Chi Minh City), the popular breakfast restaurant operated by the couple of Mrs. Thuan (50 years old) began to operate.

With only one stall, two plastic tables and a few children chairs, this place has become the livelihood of the host’s family for nearly 30 years. For nearly 30 years, the restaurant, run by Mrs. Thuan and her husband, has been constantly changing dishes, with no overlapping days. After many years of doing business, Mrs. Thuan’s restaurant is still a familiar destination for many local diners thanks to its unique selling style: the menu never sells the same item. “The owner cooks clean and delicious! Everyday she changes a different dish, I have to ask to know what to eat now!”, A guest dined at the Tam Tam restaurant. Change dishes to help bored Share with Zing Ms. Thuan said that this restaurant was opened by the couple when they were young and moved here to live. Up to now, when their children have grown up and have a stable job, grandmother and husband continue to maintain the shop in order to earn more money in and out. Regularly every day, the couple get up at 4 o’clock to go to the market, prepare ingredients and serve the goods. When Mrs. Thuan cooks, the husband will take care of the calf handling, cleaning, and other chores. “For nearly 30 years, my wife and I have been taking care of this restaurant together. He is very much without him,” said the owner. The dish every day is decided by the owner based on the ingredients purchased to ensure the quality of the dish. Besides the skill of cooking, the special feature that makes this restaurant can stand firm after about three decades lies in the unique selling style. There is absolutely no fixed menu here, each day a different dish, no day is duplicated. Therefore, diners cannot know in advance what they will enjoy today. “Since opening the store until now, I have always tried to change the food every day. I think customers who eat one dish all the time are tired, having more options like that would be better”, the owner confided. In order to continuously renew the menu, Ms. Thuan has to go to the market twice a day, late in the afternoon and early in the morning. From 17:00 the day before, she will go to the market to buy bones, fresh meat, vegetables and other ingredients must wait until 4 o’clock the next day. “Choosing food then I decide what to do. Changing dishes continuously is not too difficult because I often cook water, but so customers are always curious and eager”, Ms. Thuan revealed. “Believe in the skills of the owner” When asked if any customer has ever complained about this unique way of selling, the shop owner said that because most of them are “real customers” living around here, everyone is accustomed to asking questions before ordering. “Yesterday I sold bun Mam, today I changed to cook beef noodle soup. Meals with seasoned vermicelli, one day vermicelli soup. Every day a customer likes, they will eat, otherwise, the next day. I don’t mind. Specialist, each has a taste that! “, Mrs. Thuan shared. Trading on Thap Muoi street for a long time, the owner almost knows the taste of the majority of “gut termites”. Accordingly, Hue beef noodle soup is the most popular dish. During the days of noodle cooking, the number of customers flocked to a lot more, the orders to order to bring back were also more. “In the past few years, the number of visitors has also decreased, mainly residents around here come to eat. They are a working population, after cleaning the store, then come to breakfast or ask me to bring bowl over,” her husband Thuan said. Because customers are mainly people around Thap Muoi street, the shop will bring bowl to the place as required. Whether it’s beef noodle soup, Hue beef vermicelli, noodle soup or banh canh, the dishes here are always priced at 30,000 VND / bowl. Most customers at the restaurant believe that this is a reasonable price, commensurate with the quality of the meal. Mr. Vinh (born in 1971) is one of the loyal diners at this popular breakfast restaurant. Every morning around 7am, this man will come over here to have a meal before going to work. “I have been eating here since I was young, almost every day. Every day I change a different dish, but I do not feel troublesome because I believe in the skills of the hostess,” this guest said. Mr. Dung (residing in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) also regularly visits the shop to support the couple of Mrs. Thuan because the food is palatable, the price is reasonable and the way to work is convenient. “Eating here for a long time, but I have never wondered about the quality of the food. Every day I like it, I buy it, otherwise I will make an appointment later. . The dish changes every day, but no customers complain, wondering because they believe in the skills of the owner.