Celebrity couple serves up creative vegetarian cuisine

In early April, the couple opened Chan Chan Noodle on Ngo Quang Huy Street in District 2. Van said she has long wanted to open a vegetarian restaurant because she is a vegetarian.
After discussing it with her husband, the two decided to start the business together. Huy participates in most tasks, from menu planning, cooking, and serving dishes, to cleaning and interacting with customers to gather reviews.

Van is also regularly present to coordinate work with her husband and promote dishes. Because the restaurant is quite small and the number of customers is large, those who come to eat often have to line up and wait.
On social media eating groups, diners said they often had to wait about an hour for their turn, and sometimes when their turn came, the kitchen was closed. Van acknowledges guests' opinions to improve services and has opened a waiting area with drinking water and fans.
She has appeared in Hollywood movie "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" and "The Creator." In 2015, she started working as a movie producer.

The restaurant has an open space with a nostalgic architectural style. Diners can observe the preparation process. The outside is airy, with bougainvillea trellises, so many guests also linger to take photos.

The menu includes many noodle dishes, researched and developed by Huy himself. Van also tries the dishes at home before putting them on the menu. Huy confirmed that 100% of the restaurant's ingredients are vegetarian. Eggs, milk, or honey are not used in the cooking process.

One of the restaurant's best sellers is mixed sweet potato noodles. The noodles are mixed with peanut butter sauce and XO sauce made from mushrooms, with a spicy taste. This is a dish created by Van, receiving much positive feedback from diners.

Vegetarian Thai noodle soup is also a dish that many recommend trying. The dish has the taste of tomatoes, served with water spinach stalks wrapped in a flower shape, along with peppers stuffed with plant-based fillings.

The Hong Kong-style braised beef noodle soup has a rich flavor with a thick broth. Unlike other vegetarian restaurants, Van and her husband's restaurant explores many new and unique dishes.

The steamed bao bun is also made from vegan ingredients, without eggs, using carrots to give it an eye-catching color. This dish is inspired by Taiwanese pork belly buns.

Bamboo shoot vermicelli is served with mushrooms, vegetarian spring rolls, and basil.

Dumplings with spicy sauce are often ordered as a side dish along with noodle dishes. Huy also often helps with making dumplings when the kitchen is overloaded.

Besides the main dishes, the restaurant serves a number of snacks such as tempura fried mushrooms dipped in vegetarian mayonnaise.

Banh duc steamed rice cake has a rich coconut flavor and is commented by many diners as interesting to eat.

Dessert is vegetarian fried dough dipped in sweet pandan sauce. This dish was inspired by Van and her husband when they went on a food tour to Thailand.
Currently, the restaurant offers 5 main dishes, 6 side dishes, and a few drinks. Food prices range from VND58,000 (US$2.30), and drinks are VND100,000-120,000. The owners are always present at the restaurant to get customers' opinions.