Rose VL Deli

Rose VL Deli
The restaurant's exterior in 2021
Map
Restaurant information
Food typeVietnamese
Street address6424 Southeast Powell Boulevard
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97206
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°29′50″N 122°35′48″W / 45.4972°N 122.5967°W / 45.4972; -122.5967

Rose VL Deli is a Vietnamese restaurant in Portland, Oregon. It is related to sibling establishments Ha VL and Annam VL (2023).

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".[1]

The menu includes noodles (including cao lầu),[2] soups,[3] bánh mì, and coffee (including Vietnamese iced coffee).[4][5] Soup options vary depending on the day; varieties include chicken curry, crabflake,[6] fishcake,[7] and turmeric noodle.[1]

History

Christina Ha Luu and William Vuoung opened Rose VL Deli in 2015.[8][4] The restaurant began serving lunch in 2016.[9] In 2019, Rose VL Deli began operating on Sundays and not on Thursdays.[10] The restaurant operated via take-out at times, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

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.[12] Annam VL opened in 2023.

Reception

The restaurant is located in a strip mall (pictured in 2021)

Rose VL Deli was named the city's best soup shop in Portland Monthly's 2015 list of the best new restaurants.[13] The magazine also included the cao lȃ̀u in a 2022 list of the twelve best breakfasts in the city.[14]

In 2018, Eater Portland's Brooke Jackson-Glidden called Rose VL Deli the city's best Vietnamese restaurant.[1] In 2019, the website's Nick Woo called the cao lầu "iconic"[15] and wrote: "The heady stew of wonderfully contrasting textures and flavors has earned this place many regulars."[16] He also included the chicken curry soup in Eater Portland's 2019 list of thirteen "stellar" curries in the city[15] Jackson-Glidden included the restaurant in a 2021 list of Portland's 38 "essential" eateries[5] and the cao lầu in a 2024 overview of "iconic" Portland dishes.[17] 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.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  15. ^ a b Woo, Nick (2019-07-25). "13 Stellar Curries in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2015-01-29). "Iconic Portland Dishes That Are Actually Worth Eating". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  18. ^ 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.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rose VL Deli.