Cafe Dang Anh

It’s a hole in the wall kind of joint but it serves authentic Vietnamese food. It’s a small menu but there’s still variety. Cash or debit only.

This small restaurant is open late (till 2am on weekends) and always busy!
Their noodles are simple and light but very tasty. They have the usual fish cake, crab cake, and beef pho but our favorite is pho sot vang (beef stew noodle). Itsy very flavourful noodle in soup with soft beef pieces…it’s a must try!

Small family-run Vietnamese restaurant. The menu is small but the food is well made. I had the bun rieu (tomato crab soup). Flavours are light but everything tastes fresh and homemade. Only taking off a star because they had run out of several things from the already small menu, which was a bit disappointing :(

Food was under seasoned for us, we won’t be returning. But food feel home made and full of warmth! Nothing fancy but that’s not a bad thing either. I like the blood sausage and small intestine.

One thing to mention is that I tasted a lot of earthiness from the veggies (dirt taste). Not sure if veggies was washed that thoroughly or not. And some pieces definitely was not so fresh (wilting, turning pink)

Service was excellent, felt like home. Family run, very welcoming and friendly service! I liked their tea and it is nice that they asked if you want cold or hot tea!

Small place but people seem to come and goes pretty quickly. Seem like everyone know everyone there.

We ordered:
1. Bun long mam tom - good blood sausage and small intestines. The rest of the organ were soft as well. Tofu was not freshly fried. The sauce need more punch!

2. Banh cuon cha lua - viet ham here tasted different. I like it a lot. Rice roll was thin and have a nice mouthfeel to it. The filling was lacking in portion tho. Again, sauce was not strong enough for me. From what I gathered, it was not made fresh each time.

3. Bun rieu cha ca - quite bland but have a good flavour base. This feel very homey, nice and clean flavour! We did finished the broth!

Been a few times to Cafe Dang Anh, a Northern Vietnamese spot open till 2:00am now! Still cash or debit only.

If you want hot tea, you’ll have to ask. Their Chinese donuts aren’t listed on the menu. Make sure to try their pickled garlic. Only saw jars on two tables.

We shared a bun rieu cha ca ($13.50) and pho bo ga ($13.50). Broth is on the lighter, cleaner side. Fish cakes were tasty. Noodle portion seems smaller than before. Meats (bone-in chicken, rare beef and well-done beef) in the pho bo ga were a touch overcooked.

Their pho has always been good. With their recent renovations, it feels much cleaner and nicer to dine in. All their phos are good, but the pho bo ga is one of the best. Their prices are also great, hard to get a proper meal under $15 these days.

This is an authentic Northern Viet restaurant, the kind of authenticity that you have to leave Vietnam yourself as an adult to enjoy it (being children of Viet immigrants that born in Canada is just not enough). I have dined here and ordered ubereats from here at least 50 times in the last 6yrs, I tried all dishes on their menu (including new dishes that are not on the menu yet like miến lươn & bún giả cầy). The must have here are pork innards porridge (cháo lòng) and chicken pho, and please don't forget to order the donuts, smaller than those you have at Chinese restaurants but flavorful. If you are not adventurous with pork intestine or fermented shrimp paste (mắm tôm) or chicken with bone, I suggest you try their rare beef pho. They are 1 of very rare restaurants that use the right pho rice noodles here (wide & soft). It's a family run restaurant, hard to find parking spots on the weekend, cash & debit only, the service is hit & miss, but the taste is just right!