Chua Tu Lam - Bao Loc

The restaurant served a vegetarian menu, but the desserts may not have been vegan as they contained milk and sugar. The servers were friendly and even gave us a lemon for digestion after the meal. Although they seemed to have limited English skills, they prepared a large platter with a variety of dishes for us. We also enjoyed a soup that tasted like spinach, a dish with leafy greens, bottled water, slightly sweet purple rice, and a bean and rice dessert. Despite our uncertainty about what we were eating, everything was delicious and very comforting.

One person only knew a little English, so it took a few tries before my translator could understand, but eventually we were able to communicate. We ended up ordering a mix of rice, green salad, mixed vegetables, beef, tofu, a delicious soup, and two bananas for 40,000. We also added some extra meat on lemongrass sticks for an additional 20,000, and purchased a variety of drinks and hearty snacks for 55,000. Everything we ate was absolutely delicious.