Van's Cafe Menu

506 Penn Ave, Reading, PA 19611
  • Appetizers

    • Shrimp Roll (2)

      Cold wrap with shrimp, lettuce, basil, bean sprouts wrapped in rice paper served with peanut sauce
      $7.50
    • Veggie Rolls (2)

      Cold wrap with lettuce, basil, bean sprouts wrapped in rice paper served with peanut sauce
      $7.50
    • Shredded Pork Roll (2)

      Cold wrap with shredded pork, lettuce, basil, bean sprouts wrapped in rice paper served with vinaigrette
      $7.50
    • Fish Rolls (2)

      Cold wrap with fried fish, lettuce, basil, bean sprouts wrapped in rice paper served with vinaigrette
      $7.95
    • Grilled Chicken Or Pork Roll (2)

      Choice of grilled pork or chicken with lettuce, basil, bean sprouts, carrots wrapped in rice paper served with peanut sauce
      $7.95
    • Jicama Rolls (2)

      Sautéed jicama with Chinese sausage, egg, peanuts, basil, hoisin, siracha wrapped in rice paper served with peanut sauce
      $7.95
    • Fried Vietnamese Egg Rolls (4)

      Ground pork, shrimp, and taro filling served with vinaigrette
      $7.50
    • Fried Vegetable Egg Rolls (4)

      Cabbage, mushroom, carrot, and bean thread filling served with vegan vinaigrette
      $7.50
    • Fried Shrimp Toast

      Shrimp and sweet potatoes on sliced bread batterer and deep fried served with vinaigrette
      $8.95
    • Steamed Or Fried Dumplings (6)

      Ground pork and shrimp filling served with coconut vinaigrette sauce
      $8.50
    • Steamed Or Fried Vegetable Dumplings (6)

      Cabbage, mushroom, carrot, and bean noddle thread filling served with coconut vinaigrette sauce
      $8.50
    • Fried Chicken Wings

      Chicken wings served with sweet chili sauce
      $10.95
    • Extra Sauces

      Vietnamese vinaigrette sauce, peanut sauce, coconut vinaigrette sauce or sweet chili sauce
      $1.00
  • Salads (ALL topped with peanuts and dressed with Vietnamese Vinaigrette sauce)

    • Shrimp Papaya

      Shredded green papaya and carrots mixed with shrimp, peanuts, and basil
      $13.00
    • Mustard Green

      Chopped mustard greens mixed with shrimp, peanuts, basil, topped with fried shallots
      $13.00
    • Chicken Cabbage

      Shredded chicken mixed with cabbage topped with fried shallots
      $13.00
    • Lotus Root

      Chopped Lotus Roots mixed with shrimp topped with fried shallots
      $14.00
    • Extra Sauce

      Vietnamese vinaigrette
      $1.00
  • Vermicelli (ALL topped with peanuts and scallion oil served with Vietnamese Vinaigrette Sauce)

    • Shredded Pork Vermicelli

      shredded pork served over a bed of vermicelli, bean sprouts, lettuce, and basil
      $12.00
    • Grilled Chicken Vermicelli

      Grilled chicken served over a bed of vermicelli, bean sprouts, lettuce, and basil
      $12.00
    • Grilled Pork Vermicelli

      Grilled pork served over a bed of vermicelli, bean sprouts, lettuce, and basil
      $12.00
    • Springroll Vermicelli (Choice Of Meat Or Vegetable Eggrolls)

      served over a bed of vermicelli, bean sprouts, lettuce, and basil
      $12.00
    • House Vermicelli

      Vietnamese egg roll, shredded pork, and your choice of grilled pork or chicken served over a bed of vermicelli, bean sprouts, lettuce, and basil
      $14.00
    • Extra Sauce

      Vietnamese vinaigrette
      $1.00
  • Vietnamese Rice Noodle Soup (Pho) (MEAT IS UNCOOKED IF YOU IT TO BE COOKED PLEASE REQUEST IT)

    • Sliced Beef Pho

      $12.00
    • Beef Meatball Pho

      $13.00
    • Chicken Pho

      $12.00
    • House Pho

      Sliced beef, beef balls, brisket (Request Tripe & Tendon for an extra $3.00 charge)
      $14.00
    • Vegetable Pho

      Request if you want vegan broth or beef broth
      $13.00
    • Seafood Pho

      $14.00
    • Pho Add-Ins

      Beef, beefball, chicken, shrimp, fish tofu, tofu, vegetables, or noodles
      $3.00
    • Extra Sauces

      Hoisin Lg or Siracha Lg
      $1.00
  • Egg Noddle Soup

    • Wonton Soup Small

      $6.00
    • Wonton Soup Large

      $10.00
    • Roast Pork Egg Noodle Soup

      $12.00
    • Chicken Egg Noodle Soup

      $12.00
    • Wonton Egg Noodle Soup W/ Roast Pork

      $13.00
    • Vegetable Egg Noodle Soup

      Request if you want vegan or beef broth
      $13.00
    • Seafood Egg Noodle Soup

      $13.95
    • House Wonton Egg Noodle Soup

      $14.95
  • Stir-Fries (Served with side of rice or noodles & Vietnamese vinaigrette sauce)

    • Chicken Stir Fry

      Stir fry with chicken, napa, carrots, broccoli, bean sprouts, and basil
      $13.95
    • Beef Stir Fry

      Stir fry with beef, napa, carrots, broccoli, bean sprouts, and basil
      $13.95
    • Vegetable With Tofu Stir Fry

      Stir fry with tofu, napa, carrots, broccoli, bean sprouts, and basil
      $13.95
    • Shrimp Stir Fry

      Stir fry with shrimp, napa, carrots, broccoli, bean sprouts, and basil
      $14.95
    • Seafood Stir Fry

      Stir fry with shrimp, fish tofu, imitation crab, napa, carrots, broccoli, bean sprouts, and basil
      $15.95
  • Drunken Noodles (Stir-Fried Udon Noodles in our House Special sauce served w/ Chili oil)

    • Beef Drunken Noodles

      $14.00
    • Chicken Drunken Noodles

      $14.00
    • Vegetable/Tofu Drunken Noodles

      $14.95
    • Shrimp Drunken Noodles

      $14.95
    • Seafood Drunken Noodles

      $14.95
    • House Drunken Noodles

      Chicken, shrimp, fish tofu, and imitation crab
      $15.95
  • Specials

    • Bun Bo Hue

      Spicy beef soup served with traditional thick rice noodles
      $13.00
    • Banh Tam Bi

      Rice vermicelli over cucumbers, bean sprouts, & basil topped with shredded pork and dressed with coconut milk
      $14.95
    • Com Tam (Broken Rice)

      Rice topped with eggs served with shredded pork, and your choice of grilled pork or chicken dressed with scallion
      $14.95
    • Banh Uot

      Flat sheets of rice noodle over bean sprouts and basil topped with shredded pork, shrimp toast, and fried shallots
      $14.95
    • Chicken Curry

      Chicken breast, sweet potatoes, onions in a spicy coconut milk based curry (Served with bread, rice or vermicelli noodles)
      $16.95
  • Banh Mi (Vietnamese Hoagie)

    • Grilled Chicken Hoagie

      $9.95
    • Grilled Pork Hoagie

      $9.95
    • Shredded Pork Hoagie

      $9.95
    • Roasted Mushroom Hoagie

      $9.95
    • Tofu Hoagie

      $9.95
    • Deli Special Hoagie

      Pate and Vietnamese ham
      $10.95
  • Beverages

    • Vietnamese Coffee

      Choice of Hot or Iced
      $6.00
    • Coconut Water

      Served over ice
      $6.00
    • Bubble Tea (ALL Served With Boba And Choice Of Blended Or Iced)

      Thai, milk, green tea, magic mocha, taro, sesame, vanilla, banana, watermelon, strawberry, almond, honeydew, papaya, and avocado
      $6.00
    • Premium Bubble Tea (ALL Served With Boba And Choice Of Blended Or Iced)

      Mango or coconut
      $7.00
    • Bubble Tea With Popping Boba

      Choice of popping boba flavors (mango, strawberry, passion fruit) Flavors include Thai, milk, green tea, magic mocha, taro, sesame, vanilla, banana, watermelon, strawberry, almond, honeydew, papaya, and avocado
      $7.95
    • Premium Bubble Tea With Popping Boba

      Choice of popping boba flavors (mango, strawberry, passion fruit) Flavors include mango or coconut
      $8.95
  • Desserts

    • Vietnamese Flan

      Flan with sweetened condensed milk
      $3.00
    • Coconut Cups (4)

      Topped with peanuts and/or seasame
      $6.00

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