Viém Cafe in Richmond

After freezing our toes and fingers at Slowfood farmers market in Abbortsford, we headed to Richmond in search for some yummy food and to get some asian ingredients for chai tao kueh (fried carrot cake) and Sunday's congee. Not sure what the reason was but I wasn't too keen on the usual Pho. We drove past Vien cafe and remembered that @stickfingers mentioned something about this awhile ago.

It was still quite early and I reckon we were their first customers of the day. The menu was extensive. And I noticed they have steamboats here. Baby Goat Steamboat ($45), Tom Yum with Seafood ($50) & Steamboat Silver Pearch in Sweet & Sour Soup ($50). It was more than just the usual Vietnamese Pho and broken rice dishes, there were stir-fry dishes, Asian hawker street food, herbal soups, entrees and different types of cold sweet drinks.