Cuc Gach Quan - The Original

Saigon - I read so many rave reviews of this dinning institution in Ho Chi Minh and decided to make a bee line to taste the food. Understandably to many people, they would visit the popular and newer Cuc Gach Quan which is a branch restaurant of this original. This restaurant came into reputation because of a visit by Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie.

address: 92B, Thach Thi Thanh Street, Tan Dinh, D1

Upon entering, the decor and ambiance feels like you are entering someone's home which is exactly what this Architect owner intention. He design the decor by himself and it was very nice.

courtyard

Sitting from the dinning table, we are able to see across the courtyard to the kitchen. The courtyard has a narrow pathway leading to the kitchen, toilet and upstairs dining area. The courtyard is filled with Japanese Koi.

There are no menus for the food, your choice is only for the drinks which everything cost 30,000dong regardless whether you ordered beer, coffee or fruit juice.

Passion Fruit juice

Since there are no food menus, the chef prepares his own menu for lunch and dinner and patrons dine on what is being cooked. It takes the burden off figuring what you want to eat today.

Our dinner

The dinner menu today comes with a generous portion of white rice, slice cucumbers, clear soup with cucumbers, sliced pork with fried tau fu, cabbage salad and a plate of fried egg. Simple home cook food that cost 70,000dong each (about S$ 4.50). For refill it cost 15,000dong.

After which, we had no frills popcorn.

popcorn

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