This place only does one type of dish and it does it SO well! Every chance I get to come here, I don't hesitate. We got here bright and early that day, literally right when the restaurant opened at 11AM. Note: for their winter hours, they open at 11AM now rather then the normal time of 10AM.
It was a pretty cold morning in the city so this meal was very welcome. We started with an ordering some of their freshly made rice noodle rolls. I got the beef noodle roll and it was pretty great along with the slightly sweet soy sauce. The menu is vast here but I ultimately settled on one of their really popular items which is the preserved meat dried shrimps, and scallops with rice. The most popular dish is the same ingredients but with the sticky rice instead. For just $1.50 more, you can get a soup and vegetable green side which is a great way to complement the meal.
The first thing I did when I opened the casserole pot is to pour some of that soy sauce over the rice and let it continue cooking for a few more minutes. Let the rice get all crispy at the bottom while the soy sauce just permeates the rest of the dish. It really smelled delicious.
I didn't end up leaving any left in the casserole bowl after the meal. The rice was so flavourful from the saltiness of the dried shrimp, the seafood flavour from the scallops, and the drippings from the thinly sliced preserved meat.
This place didn't disappoint and I'm already thinking about when I can go back the next time.