Customers come to see the clip

That is the startup story of Ms. Nguyen Hoang Ngai Ly (24 years old, living in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City) and Mr. Ho Huy Hoang (23 years old). After quitting their office jobs, the two decided to open a snack cart together selling two dishes: grilled rice paper rolls and Thai-sauced chicken feet. Thanks to sharing their startup story on social networks, they received unexpected support.

Couple in love start a business together

Located on Hoang Sa Street (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City), the food cart of Ms. Ngai Ly and Mr. Huy Hoang is simply decorated and clean. It opens at 4:30 p.m., but since 4:15 p.m. I stopped by and saw 3-4 customers waiting.

They only sell two dishes: grilled rice paper with tamarind fish sauce and chicken feet with Thai sauce. According to them, because they just opened, they only prepared a small quantity of about 100 portions. In less than 2 hours, they sold out.

Many diners patiently waited in line.

A couple's sale.

Many latecomers had to go home empty-handed. "It's not that we're lazy, but because we can't make enough, we can only prepare 50 portions of grilled rice paper and 50 portions of Thai-sauce chicken feet each day. We're also very sad when many customers come from far away but can't buy anything," Ly confided. The restaurant's grilled rice paper with tamarind sauce costs 30,000 VND and 40,000 VND.

Thai-sauced chicken feet cost 50,000 VND and 70,000 VND. I quickly ordered a portion of each dish to enjoy. The rice paper rolls are rolled into large, round rolls, with the filling including ground pork, carrots, cassava, and wood ear mushrooms. They are served with a sweet and sour tamarind fish sauce and young mango. The Thai-sauced chicken feet are mixed by Mr. Hoang after the customer orders, including boneless chicken feet, green mango, young mango, lemongrass, and lime. "Both dishes are prepared fresh every day," said Mr. Hoang.

The restaurant scores points for its neat and clean arrangement.

According to the reporter's observation, although the work is still slow, the couple coordinates well and has a very enthusiastic attitude, so customers do not feel uncomfortable waiting for a long time. They work continuously without any time to rest, and every now and then they say to customers, "Please wait a moment." When asked why he chose to sell these two dishes, Mr. Hoang said: "I think grilled rice paper is still quite strange to people in this city."

I found that there are not many places selling this dish in Ho Chi Minh City, so I chose this dish. In addition, Ly's mother makes these two dishes very well, and Ly was also taught the recipe by her mother to confidently start her own business." It is known that Ly's family used to sell Thai-sauced chicken feet and grilled rice paper in her hometown, which were very popular with customers.

Ms. Thanh Tam (Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City) is standing in line waiting for food. She has eaten here 3 times. "I like eating grilled rice paper rolls here. Each roll is big and delicious. The other day I passed by and saw many people waiting so I was curious and stopped to try it. After eating it, I've been hooked ever since," the customer said.

Live for your dreams

"I read a quote that said, 'If you don't build your own dream, someone else will hire you to build theirs.' I think I have to try living for my dream, living to make my dream come true, and doing it to see how far I can go. That's why our Chu Beo snack cart was born," Ly confided.

Every day, they ask a friend to help them record their business and post it on TikTok. Thanks to the clips that have been viewed by hundreds of thousands of people, the food truck Chu Beo has become more widely known. "I personally think what makes us supported is our startup story. At first, people came not because they wanted to try the food but because they wanted to support and give us strength to continue our startup journey. I really appreciate that," Ly shared.

"Many customers from Binh Chanh and Thu Duc come to us thanks to clips on the internet." The most difficult thing for the shop is experience. Both of them are still young, so when starting a business, they encountered difficulties in terms of premises, capital, and human resources. They shared that although starting a business is risky and tiring, they are free and comfortable to do what they want without being constrained. Currently, Ms. Ly also does fashion business on e-commerce platforms.

Ms. Nhu Quynh (29 years old, Binh Thanh District) bought a portion of chicken feet from the restaurant and said she came to the restaurant because she saw a video shared on social media. "If I eat today and find it delicious, I will come back to support you two again. Because you two are very enthusiastic, cute, and the food is presented cleanly. I always want to support young people starting a business like this," she shared.

Sell ​​about 100 boxes per day.

Ms. Ly said that many people said she was too busy working for two jobs at the same time. "After hearing that, I was not sad. If I can do many things, I am good, right? I was not born at the finish line, so I have to try harder than others," she shared.

In the near future, they said they will look for more staff to meet customer demand. They both hope to bring the restaurant's food flavors to all provinces and cities in Vietnam.

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