Com Tam Kieu Giang

This place serves up a decent broken rice platter. Situated within the confines of Hong Kong City Mall on Bellaire, it isn't a bad option when it comes to looking for a nice plate of rice and other Vietnamese fixins. There are a myriad of permutations when it comes to picking what you want on a broken rice platter, but I usually opt for the combos with a variety of meats situated on my plate. It's nothing fancy, but it works. more

If you ever visit Vietnam, the most popular dish next to "pho" (beef noodle soup) is the broken rice dish, or "com tam". What is broken rice? It's rice that's pounded so instead of a full grain, the rice bits are about half the size. I don't know who thought of doing it that way, but for whatever reason, it washes down better. A typical Vietnamese rice plate has a bbq pork ("thit nuong"), shredded pork belly ("bi"), and pork & egg custard ("cha"). So the typical order is "Com Tam Bi, Cha, Thit Nuong", but Com Tam Kieu Giang does broken rice like In 'n Out does burgers. It starts off with your basic borken rice dish, it adds other toppings to your liking. Most dishes have 3 toppings, but you can basically choose broken rice with whatever you fancy for the day: rotisserie chicken, shrimp, bbq pork, bbq beef, korean beef, pork meatballs, tofu wrapped shrimp, egg rolls, etc. etc. Add a sunny side up egg on top of everything, and mash it up with the rice, and you can say you've had a taste of bona-fide Vietnamese comfort food. Located in the Hong Kong City Mall 4 on Bellaire, Com Tam Kieu Giang is a must try for those of you wishing for a truly Vietnamese dining experience. Pros: Extensive Vietnamese rice plate menu Cons: On a humid day, it can smell a bit like fish sauce... more