Ms. Kim Phuong (45 years old, owner) said that the shop opened in 1999, after she and her husband, Mr. Nguyen Tien Thong (51 years old), got married.
Previously, this restaurant was just a sticky rice cart located at the beginning of alley 315 Hai Ba Trung street (Tan Dinh ward, district 1, HCMC). The name "315 Tan Dinh chicken sticky rice" was born from that.
After the Covid-19 pandemic, the restaurant moved to its current location, which is more spacious, but the number of customers decreased significantly as many people did not know the new address. Thanks to the effect of the clip of Tran Thanh stopping by to buy sticky rice, the restaurant gradually regained attention and the number of customers increased again.
The sticky rice restaurant is located on Tran Quoc Toan Street (District 3, HCMC) (Photo: Cam Tien).
Ms. Phuong said that it was only when she saw the artist return to the shop for the second time that she told her daughter, Nguyen Ngoc Ha Phuong (25 years old). Seeing that, her daughter immediately extracted the camera footage and posted it on social media as proof of the shop's appeal.
"My mother told me that the first time Tran Thanh came to buy sticky rice, he was surprised because the shop had been open for more than 20 years and I had never heard of it. At that time, I didn't have time to record that cute moment, so when he came back a second time, I took a clip from the camera and posted it on social media. I didn't expect the clip to receive so much attention," Ha Phuong said.
The chicken sticky rice restaurant caused a stir when Tran Thanh visited twice ( Video : Character provided).
At first, Mr. Thong and his wife's sticky rice portions were quite simple, consisting of only white sticky rice served with pork floss, scallion oil and soy sauce. The price of each portion at that time only fluctuated from 2,000 VND or more.
Later, to meet the increasingly diverse tastes of customers, the family began to add more side dishes such as fried chicken thighs, shredded chicken, young chicken eggs, crispy chicken skin, meatballs, pork roll, chicken gizzards, etc. Although the menu is increasingly diverse, what makes the "soul" of the restaurant is still delicious sticky rice and the way to cook savory sticky rice with the right flavor.
In particular, the restaurant also has its own sauce made from chicken bone broth, contributing to enhancing the flavor of the dish.
Sharing with Dan Tri reporter, Ms. Phuong said that the restaurant does not have any special family secrets, but the family is always meticulous in choosing sticky rice, keeping track of the appropriate soaking time to keep the natural sticky and fragrant taste of the sticky rice. At the same time, the side dishes are always selected fresh, just enough to sell during the day.
Sticky rice portion costs 30,000 VND and 40,000 VND at the restaurant (Photo: Cam Tien).
Ms. Phuong said that each portion of sticky rice costs between 30,000 and 85,000 VND, depending on the amount of side dishes customers choose. In the morning, Ms. Phuong's two children run the restaurant, and in the evening, she and her husband come out to sell.
At the restaurant, most of the customers are regulars, many of whom have been there since the restaurant was a small sticky rice cart on the sidewalk of Hai Ba Trung Street.
What makes diners stick with the restaurant is not only the delicious sticky rice but also the cleanliness and neatness in the way it is presented.
Mr. Tam (District 3), a long-time customer, shared: "I have eaten sticky rice here for more than ten years, since the restaurant was still on Hai Ba Trung Street. The sticky rice is delicious, seasoned well. The restaurant is always neat and clean, so even if I have to take a small detour, I still come here to eat."
As for Mr. Nguyen Duc Hau (Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City), the food is neatly and cleanly displayed in the glass cabinet, which is what attracts him to stop by.
"A few months ago, I passed by the shop on my way home from work so I stopped by to buy some. I found the taste to my liking, so I occasionally stopped by to buy some for dinner. Sticky rice is filling and easy to eat. I usually order the mixed portion for 40,000 VND, which is just enough to fill me up," he said.
Food is placed in a glass cabinet which is quite hygienic (Photo: Cam Tien).
Not only Tran Thanh, many artists have visited the shop to enjoy sticky rice, but the owner's family rarely shares pictures on social media. Ms. Phuong said that because she is not familiar with the entertainment industry, she often only recognizes familiar faces on television but does not remember their names, so she does not share.
It wasn't until the daughter filmed the moment artist Tran Thanh came to buy sticky rice and posted it online that the shop suddenly became known to many people, and the number of customers also increased significantly.
Sticky Rice 315 Tan Dinh
Address: 90i Tran Quoc Toan, Vo Thi Sau ward, district 3, HCMC
Opening hours: 6am-12pm and 4pm-11pm
Reference price: From 30,000 VND
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/du-lich/quan-xoi-tphcm-bat-ngo-dong-khach-sau-khi-tran-thanh-di-rolls-royce-ghe-mua-20250520145720145.htm
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