Rose VL Deli
Description
Rose VL Deli is a Vietnamese restaurant in southeast Portland's Foster-Powell neighborhood. The restaurant is located in a strip mall and the interior has been described as "cheerfully purple-and-white".
The menu includes noodles (including cao lầu), soups, bánh mì, and coffee (including Vietnamese iced coffee). Soup options vary depending on the day; varieties include chicken curry, crabflake, fishcake, and turmeric noodle.
History
Christina Ha Luu and William Vuoung opened Rose VL Deli in 2015. The restaurant began serving lunch in 2016. In 2019, Rose VL Deli began operating on Sundays and not on Thursdays. The restaurant operated via take-out at times, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rose VL Deli is related to Ha VL, opened by the same owners in 2004. In 2019, the couple confirmed plans to open a third restaurant in Beaverton. Annam VL opened in 2023.
Reception
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Rose VL Deli was named the city's best soup shop in Portland Monthly's 2015 list of the best new restaurants. The magazine also included the cao lȃ̀u in a 2022 list of the twelve best breakfasts in the city.
In 2018, Eater Portland's Brooke Jackson-Glidden called Rose VL Deli the city's best Vietnamese restaurant. In 2019, the website's Nick Woo called the cao lầu "iconic" and wrote: "The heady stew of wonderfully contrasting textures and flavors has earned this place many regulars." He also included the chicken curry soup in Eater Portland's 2019 list of thirteen "stellar" curries in the city Jackson-Glidden included the restaurant in a 2021 list of Portland's 38 "essential" eateries and the cao lầu in a 2024 overview of "iconic" Portland dishes. She and Mattie John Bamman also included the cao lầu in Eater Portland's 2021 list of the city's fifteen "iconic" dishes and drinks.
See also
References
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-09-19). "One Perfect Day in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Forster, Tim (2018-01-12). "Chris Cosentino's Jackrabbit Nabs Sustainable Architecture Award — and Other Intel". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2017-09-01). "7 Chilling Dishes to Beat the Heat This Weekend". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Alburger, Carolyn (2015-07-07). "Important Vietnamese food-related announcement: Rose VL is OPEN". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-01-09). "The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Woo, Nick (2018-12-27). "13 Soul-Soothing Noodle Soups in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Woo, Nick (2018-04-13). "Portland's Mind-Blowing Vietnamese Restaurants". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2019-03-01). "What's next for Rose VL, Portland's Vietnamese soup destination?". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2016-05-13). "Vietnamese Hotspot Rose VL Deli Kicks Off Lunch on Powell". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-02-22). "A Woodsman Tavern Alum Has Taken Over the Kitchen at Burnside's Doug Fir". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Scott, Ron (2016-12-30). "Portland's Most Epic Hangover Cures". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-03-01). "Portland's Beloved Vietnamese Soup Spot Is Expanding to Beaverton". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Brooks, Karen (October 9, 2015). "Portland's Best Soup Shop: Rose VL". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ Woo, Nick (2019-07-25). "13 Stellar Curries in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Woo, Nick (2019-06-05). "Portland's Incredible Southeast Asian Restaurant Scene, Mapped". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2015-01-29). "Iconic Portland Dishes That Are Actually Worth Eating". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2015-01-29). "15 Iconic Portland Dishes and Drinks". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
External links
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