I really enjoyed the food at Quán Bụi and went here twice during my stay in Saigon. During my first visit, I had the bún mọc, a northern Vietnamese vermicelli noodle soup with pork balls, and mushrooms. This dish is often served with mắm tôm (shrimp paste) and a plate of fresh vegetables on the side. The mắm tôm was delicious! I absolutely loved it. Fair warning, mắm tôm is an acquired taste. Many westerners may find the smell to be off putting and the taste to be a bit too strong. But it is a perfect sauce to add to the soup.

I also had the cà phê sữa đá (Vietnamese iced coffee with condensed milk). This too was delicious. Just the right amount of sweetness and velvitty texture.

The restaurant menu features a plethora of Vietnamese home cooked dishes that can be hard to find in restaurants outside of Vietnam. The size of the dishes are best had by a group of people eating family/tapas style. If you are going alone, I recommend keeping it between 1-2 dishes max.

The second time I went, I had the thịt kho trứng (braised pork with eggs in coconut juice). This is a fairly common Vietnamese home cooked dish. I just wanted to see how different it was compared to how my mom prepared it when I was growing up. It seems almost exactly the way my mom made it, which was great! The pork was extremely tender and flavorful. The egg being stewed with the pork allows it to take in a lot of the flavor of the sauce and is an absolute joy to eat.

I really enjoyed this place and highly recommend anyone interested in trying traditional Vietnamese home cooking to go here. The menu also has English text for those who are unable to read Vietnamese.