Menu
Welcome to Van’s Vietnamese Restaurant, your go-to destination for authentic Vietnamese cuisine nestled in Albany, NY. Their menu is a delightful exploration of flavors, beginning with appetizers like the vibrant Goi Cuon—fresh summer rolls that offer a burst of mint, lettuce, and rice vermicelli, paired with your choice of savory proteins or tofu. Each option is accompanied by specialty dipping sauces that enhance the experience.
- Goi Ga Xe Phay showcases shredded chicken salad melded with crisp veggies and crushed peanuts, served with aromatic nuoc mam sauce.
- Pho, the star of Vietnamese comfort food, offers several variations, from Banh Nuoc to the rich Pho Duoi Bo that warms the soul.
- Don't overlook the Hu Tieu Do Bien, a seafood noodle soup bursting with oceanic flavors.
At Van’s, each dish reflects a commitment to authenticity and quality, making every meal a memorable experience.
Cac Mon Khai Vi

Goi Cuon
Fresh summer rolls. Mint, lettuce, cucumber, rice vermicelli wrapped in rice paper served with dipping sauce and your choice of thit (pork), tom (shrimp), or dau khuon (tofu). Nouc mam sauce for the pork, peanut sauce for the shrimp, and our house vegetarian sauce for the tofu rolls.
Cha Gio Chay
Fried vegetarian spring rolls. Minced tofu, carrots, taro, and cellophane noodles served with nuoc mam chay (vegetarian sauce).
So Xao Xa Ot
Sauteed spicy mussels. Mussels, lemongrass, garlic, shallot, coconut milk and Sriracha sauce.
Cha Gio Chien
Fried pork and shrimp spring rolls. Minced pork, shrimp, carrots, onions, and rice vermicelli. Served with lettuce, mint, cucumber, and nuoc mam sauce.
Canh Ga Tom Chien
Fried stuffed chicken wings. Boneless chicken wings stuffed with minced crabmeat and shrimp served with nuoc mam sauce.
Goi Ga Xe Phay
Chicken salad. Tossed shredded chicken, cabbage, basil, carrots, scallions, and crushed peanuts served with nuoc mam sauce.
Goi Dau Khuon
Tofu salad. Sliced fried tofu, cabbage, basil, carrots, scallions, and crushed peanuts served with nuoc mam chay sauce (vegetarian sauce).
Goi Tom
Shrimp salad. Tossed shrimp, cabbage, basil, carrots, scallions, and crushed peanuts served with nuoc mam sauce.
Goi Bo Thai Chua Cay
Spicy Thai beef salad. Sliced beef, green pepper, chili paste, and lime served with nuoc mam sauce.
Goi

Pho

Banh Nuoc
Plain noodle soup.
Ga
Chicken, white boneless chicken breast.
Pho Duoi Bo
Oxtail soup in beef broth.
Pho Chay
Vietnamese vegetarian noodle soup. Your choice of steamed or fried tofu slices or mixed vegetables, all served with rice noodles and vegetarian broth.
Hu Tieu Do Bien
Seafood noodle soup. A delightful combination of shrimp, fish fry, crab sticks and mussels.
Any Combination
Tai (flank steak), bo vien (beef meatballs), chin (well-done beef brisket).
Tom
Shrimp.
Do Bien
Seafood: Shrimp, faux crab, fish meatballs.
Dau Khoun
Tofu.
Bun Bo Hue
Vietnamese spicy lemongrass beef noodle soup. A combination of sliced beef shank, ground pork roll, flank steak, and optional pork hock (or beef meatballs instead). Served with broad rice noodles, all simmered in a spicy beef broth.
Hu Tieu Dac Biet
Combination of pork noodle soup. A combination of quail eggs and ground pork.
Com Suon Nuong
Grilled lemongrass marinated pork chop.
Vans BBQ Grilled Chicken
Grilled chicken basted with vans own BBQ sauce served with vegetables.
Com Bo Nuong
Grilled beef slices. Grilled beef slices, scallions, shredded carrots, crushed peanuts served with vegetables and nuoc mam sauce.
Com Ga Nuong Xa Ot
Grilled lemongrass marinated chicken. Grilled boneless chicken breast, vegetables, crushed peanuts served with nuoc mam sauce.
Com Ga Quay Dzon
Vans own half crispy roasted chicken. Marinated chicken in vans own special herbs and spices served crispy but tender topped with ginger nuoc mam sauce.
Com Vit Quay Dzon
Vans own crispy roasted half duck. Fresh long island duck marinated in vans own special herbs and spices, served crispy, but tender topped with ginger nuoc mam sauce.
Com Tom Xao Xa Ot
Sauteed spicy shrimp. Sauteed with lemongrass, green pepper, onion, and Sriracha sauce.
Do Bien Xao Xa Ot
Sauteed spicy seafood: shrimp, scallops, and mussels. Sauteed with lemongrass, bell peppers, onion, and Sriracha sauce.
Ca Hoi Nuong
Grilled salmon with ginger. Grilled salmon with ginger, steamed vegetables, topped with ginger nuoc mam sauce.
Ca Hoi Chien
Pepper seared salmon. Blackened in an iron skillet with shrimp salsa, steamed vegetables.
Com Suon Bo Nuong
Grilled sliced short rib steak. Served with rice, scallions, vegetables and nuoc mam sauce.
Vans BBQ Grilled Pork
Grilled porkloin basted with vans own BBQ sauce served with vegetables.
Com Thit Nuong
Grilled pork slices. Grilled pork slices, scallions, shredded carrots, crushed peanuts served with vegetables and nuoc mam sauce.
Vans Com 3 Mau
Vans special three delight. Grilled sliced beef, jumbo shrimp, and pork chop served with vegetables and nuoc mam sauce.
Com Vit Rut Xuong
Boneless half crispy duck. Boneless duck marinated in five sense herbs, pan fried to a golden crisp served with vegetables and ginger nuoc mam sauce.
Com Ga Xao Xa Ot
Sauteed spicy chicken. Sauteed with lemongrass, green pepper, onion, and Sriracha sauce.
Bo Xao Xa Ot
Sauteed spicy beef slices. Sauteed with lemongrass, green pepper, onion, and Sriracha sauce.
Blackened Tilapia Filet in Mango Salsa
Pan seared Cajun tilapia, steamed vegetables, topped with a mango salsa.
Vans BBQ Grilled Salmon
Grilled salmon basted in vans own BBQ sauce, steamed vegetables.
Cac Mon Chinh

Cac Mon Chay

Dau Khuon Vala Chien Nuong Vi
Grilled tofu steak. Grilled lemongrass marinated tofu, asparagus, vegetables, topped with a spicy bean curd sauce, served with steamed rice.
Cari Dau Khuon
Curry tofu. Sauteed tofu, potato, onions simmered in a coconut curry sauce, served with steamed rice.
Canh Chua Dau Khuon
Hot and sour tofu soup. Sliced tofu, pineapple, okra, bean sprout, tomatoes, celery, basil all simmered in a savory tamarind broth served with steamed rice.
Bun Cha Gio Chay
Fried vegetarian spring rolls over vermicelli. Fried vegetarian spring rolls served over a bed of vermicelli, shredded lettuce, bean sprouts, mint, and cucumber topped with scallions, shredded carrots crushed peanuts and nuoc mam chay (vegetarian sauce).
Banh Hoi Dau Khoun
Sauteed tofu and thin vermicelli. Sauteed sliced tofu and onion, served with thin vermicelli, rice paper wraps, vegetables, nuoc mam chay (vegetarian dipping sauce), topped with shredded carrots and crushed peanuts.
Dau Khuon Xao Xa Ot
Spicy sauteed tofu. Sauteed tofu, lemongrass, chili, green pepper, onion, served with steamed rice.
Banh Tam Chay
Shredded tofu and broad rice noodles. Shredded tofu, mushrooms, carrots, braised gluten served over a bed of broad rice noodles and topped with nuoc mam chay (vegetarian sauce).
Bun Goi Cuon Chay
Fresh vegetarian summer rolls and vermicelli. Shredded tofu, vermicelli, bean sprouts, mint, and lettuce wrapped in rice paper. Served on top of a bed of rice vermicelli, shredded lettuce, bean sprouts, mint. Topped with shredded carrots, crushed peanuts, and nuoc mam chay (vegetarian sauce).
Ca Hoi
Salmon.
TCa Ro Phi
Tilapia filet.
Canh Chua

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Vans Bun 3 Mau
Vans special three delight, grilled pork and shrimp, fried spring rolls.
Bun Ga Nuong Xa Ot
Grilled boneless lemongrass chicken.
Bun Bo Nuong
Grilled beef.
Bun Cari Do Bien
Ellow seafood curry over broad rice noodles. Sauteed shrimp, scallop, mussel, lemongrass, and coconut curry sauce served over broad rice noodles.
Banh Tam Do Bien
Seafood over broad rice noodles. Sauteed shrimp, scallop, with a mix of light coconut curry milk and nuoc mam sauce, served over a bed of broad rice noodles, shredded lettuce, cucumber, and mint.
Bun Cha Gio
Fried spring rolls.
Bun Thit Nuong
Grilled pork.
Bun Tom Nuong
Grilled shrimp.
Thai Chicken and Shrimp
Sauteed chicken and shrimp with a coconut curry sauce served over broad rice noodles.
Banh Hoi Thit Nuong
Grilled pork slices.
Banh Hoi Bo Xao
Sauteed beef.
Banh Hoi Bo Nuong
Grilled beef.
Chao Tom Nuong
Ground shrimp on sugar cane.
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