50 VANMAG.COM MAY 2017
ARIANA GILLRIEBest Vietnamese
Mr. Red Café
2234 E Hastings St.,
2680 W Broadway
Chau Veggie Express
5052 Victoria Dr.
chowatchau.ca
Anh and Chi
3388 Main St.
anhandchi.com
HONOUR ABLE MENTIONS
Hai Phong, Café Xu HueMr. Red Café (Gold)
continues its winning
streak from last year,
thanks to its stellar
Northern Vietnamese
menu that our judges
say “delights the pal-
ate with its crisp,
clean and aromatic
fl avours,” along with
the warm hospitality
of owner Rose Nguyen.
The vegan “fi sh” sauce and heady broths
helped Chau Veggie Express (Silver) jump up
from its honourable mention last year. And
newcomer Anh and Chi (Bronze) shows that
families who cook together, rock together.Best Indian
My Shanti
15869 Croydon Dr., Surrey
myshanti.com
Vij’s
3106 Cambie St.
vijs.ca
Rangoli
1480 W 11th Ave.
vijsrangoli.ca
HONOUR ABLE MENTIONS
Apna Chaat,
Sachdeva SweetsVikram Vij’s shimmer-
ing My Shanti takes this
year’s golden crown in true
“over-the-top Bolly wood
style.” Judges lauded it
as “fearlessly off ering au-
thentic fl avours tr ue to the
subcontinent” with dishes
ranging from reinvented
Udaipur chaat to Kerala
duck biryani. Now in its
new Cambie Street outpost,
Vij’s (Silver) returns to
deliver “the combined vision of Vikram, host par excel-
lence, and Meeru Dhalwala, the perfectionist in the
kitchen.” A signifi cant size-up from its previous digs,
oftentimes w ith lineups to match, it’s still g rounded in
“brilliantly reimag ined Indian food that pays tribute
to its roots.” Rangoli (Bronze) continues to hold cour t
(still in its orig ina l location at the time of these awards)
as the Vij triumvirate’s remaining South Granville
stalwart, its “intricately spiced,” smartly priced
dishes especially popular with lunchtime diners.Brilliantly reimagined
Indian food that pays
tribute to its roots.2
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