Restaurants
Lunch Lady
1046 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, V5L 3W9, Canada
$$
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Vietnamese, Regional Cuisine
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Lunch Lady
1046 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, V5L 3W9, Canada
$$
·
Vietnamese, Regional Cuisine
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
Much like a grandmother who has prepared a feast for her family, Chef Nguyen Thi Thanh exudes a warm, loving presence as she looks over her bustling dining room. She is a long way from Saigon, where she ran a successful food stall, and with her she has brought her charismatic cooking to East Vancouver. The menu is endlessly enticing and inspires immediate decision paralysis. One could fill up fast on starters like fried black tiger prawns with fish sauce or beef carpaccio buried under a blanket of fresh herbs, pickled onions and lime vinaigrette. Garlic fried noodles are another big hit, but then will you still have room for the wagyu beef noodle soup? At the meal’s end, admirers are quick to approach and thank her like the local celebrity she is.
Location
Monday
closed
Tuesday
11 AM-2:30 PM
4:45 PM-9 PM
Wednesday
11 AM-2:30 PM
4:45 PM-9 PM
Thursday
11 AM-2:30 PM
4:45 PM-9 PM
Friday
11 AM-3 PM
5 PM-10 PM
Saturday
10:30 AM-3 PM
5 PM-10 PM
Sunday
10:30 AM-3 PM
5 PM-9 PM
People
2 minutes
My Vancouver with Lunch Lady, Chef Nguyen Thi Thanh
Top picks from one of Anthony Bourdain’s favorite chefs.
MICHELIN Guide Ceremony
1 minute
2024 Vancouver MICHELIN Bib Gourmands
Joining the ranks of other great value restaurants, this new Bib Gourmand will undoubtedly elevate your taste buds.
Features
3 minutes
Meet Anthony Bourdain’s Favorite ‘Lunch Lady’
Chef Nguyen Thi Thanh's iconic Vietnamese food stall is now a full-on restaurant taking Vancouver by storm.