Van's Cafe Menu (Update 2025)
Van's Cafe, located in West Reading, PA, is a Vietnamese restaurant known for its flavorful dishes and casual, family-friendly atmosphere. Customers rave about the delicious food, with favorites including the house noodles, drunken noodles, pho specials, and crispy spring rolls. The menu offers a variety of options, including vegan choices, catering services, and alcoholic beverages. Customers also appreciate the attentive service from the friendly staff, drawing people back for more. With a charming interior, gender-neutral restrooms, and outdoor seating, Van's Cafe provides a comfortable dining experience for all guests. Whether you're craving authentic Vietnamese cuisine or looking for a cozy spot to enjoy a meal, Van's Cafe is sure to impress with its quality food and welcoming ambiance.
Appetizers
Shrimp Roll ()
Cold wrap with shrimp, lettuce, basil, bean sprouts wrapped in rice paper served with peanut sauce
Veggie Rolls ()
Cold wrap with lettuce, basil, bean sprouts wrapped in rice paper served with peanut sauce
Shredded Pork Roll ()
Cold wrap with shredded pork, lettuce, basil, bean sprouts wrapped in rice paper served with vinaigrette
Fish Rolls ()
Cold wrap with fried fish, lettuce, basil, bean sprouts wrapped in rice paper served with vinaigrette
Grilled Chicken Or Pork Roll ()
Choice of grilled pork or chicken with lettuce, basil, bean sprouts, carrots wrapped in rice paper served with peanut sauce
Jicama Rolls ()
Sauteed jicama with Chinese sausage, egg, peanuts, basil, hoisin, siracha wrapped in rice paper served with peanut sauce
Fried Vietnamese Egg Rolls ()
Ground pork, shrimp, and taro filling served with vinaigrette
Fried Vegetable Egg Rolls ()
Cabbage, mushroom, carrot, and bean thread filling served with vegan vinaigrette
Fried Shrimp Toast
Shrimp and sweet potatoes on sliced bread batterer and deep fried served with vinaigrette
Steamed Or Fried Dumplings ()
Ground pork and shrimp filling served with coconut vinaigrette sauce
Steamed Or Fried Vegetable Dumplings ()
Cabbage, mushroom, carrot, and bean noddle thread filling served with coconut vinaigrette sauce
Fried Chicken Wings
Chicken wings served with sweet chili sauce
Extra Sauces
Vietnamese vinaigrette sauce, peanut sauce, coconut vinaigrette sauce or sweet chili sauce
Shrimp Papaya
Shredded green papaya and carrots mixed with shrimp, peanuts, and basil
Mustard Green
Chopped mustard greens mixed with shrimp, peanuts, basil, topped with fried shallots
Chicken Cabbage
Shredded chicken mixed with cabbage topped with fried shallots
Lotus Root
Chopped Lotus Roots mixed with shrimp topped with fried shallots
Extra Sauce
Vietnamese vinaigrette
Salads (ALL topped with peanuts and dressed with Vietnamese Vinaigrette sauce)
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
Grilled Chicken Vermicelli
Grilled chicken served over a bed of vermicelli, bean sprouts, lettuce, and basil
Grilled Pork Vermicelli
Grilled pork served over a bed of vermicelli, bean sprouts, lettuce, and basil
Springroll Vermicelli (Choice Of Meat Or Vegetable Eggrolls)
served over a bed of vermicelli, bean sprouts, lettuce, and basil
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
Extra Sauce
Vietnamese vinaigrette
Sliced Beef Pho
Beef Meatball Pho
Chicken Pho
House Pho
Sliced beef, beef balls, brisket (Request Tripe & Tendon for an extra $. charge)
Vegetable Pho
Request if you want vegan broth or beef broth
Seafood Pho
Pho Add-Ins
Beef, beefball, chicken, shrimp, fish tofu, tofu, vegetables, or noodles
Extra Sauces
Hoisin Lg or Siracha Lg
Vietnamese Rice Noodle Soup (Pho) (MEAT IS UNCOOKED IF YOU IT TO BE COOKED PLEASE REQUEST IT)
Egg Noddle Soup
Wonton Soup Small
Wonton Soup Large
Roast Pork Egg Noodle Soup
Chicken Egg Noodle Soup
Wonton Egg Noodle Soup W/ Roast Pork
Vegetable Egg Noodle Soup
Request if you want vegan or beef broth
Seafood Egg Noodle Soup
House Wonton Egg Noodle Soup
Chicken Stir Fry
Stir fry with chicken, napa, carrots, broccoli, bean sprouts, and basil
Beef Stir Fry
Stir fry with beef, napa, carrots, broccoli, bean sprouts, and basil
Vegetable With Tofu Stir Fry
Stir fry with tofu, napa, carrots, broccoli, bean sprouts, and basil
Shrimp Stir Fry
Stir fry with shrimp, napa, carrots, broccoli, bean sprouts, and basil
Seafood Stir Fry
Stir fry with shrimp, fish tofu, imitation crab, napa, carrots, broccoli, bean sprouts, and basil
Stir-Fries (Served with side of rice or noodles & Vietnamese vinaigrette sauce)
Drunken Noodles (Stir-Fried Udon Noodles in our House Special sauce served w/ Chili oil)
Beef Drunken Noodles
Chicken Drunken Noodles
Vegetable/Tofu Drunken Noodles
Shrimp Drunken Noodles
Seafood Drunken Noodles
House Drunken Noodles
Chicken, shrimp, fish tofu, and imitation crab
Bun Bo Hue
Spicy beef soup served with traditional thick rice noodles
Banh Tam Bi
Rice vermicelli over cucumbers, bean sprouts, & basil topped with shredded pork and dressed with coconut milk
Com Tam (Broken Rice)
Rice topped with eggs served with shredded pork, and your choice of grilled pork or chicken dressed with scallion
Banh Uot
Flat sheets of rice noodle over bean sprouts and basil topped with shredded pork, shrimp toast, and fried shallots
Chicken Curry
Chicken breast, sweet potatoes, onions in a spicy coconut milk based curry (Served with bread, rice or vermicelli noodles)
Specials
Banh Mi (Vietnamese Hoagie)
Grilled Chicken Hoagie
Grilled Pork Hoagie
Shredded Pork Hoagie
Roasted Mushroom Hoagie
Tofu Hoagie
Deli Special Hoagie
Pate and Vietnamese ham
Vietnamese Coffee
Choice of Hot or Iced
Coconut Water
Served over ice
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
Premium Bubble Tea (ALL Served With Boba And Choice Of Blended Or Iced)
Mango or coconut
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
Premium Bubble Tea With Popping Boba
Choice of popping boba flavors (mango, strawberry, passion fruit) Flavors include mango or coconut
Beverages
Desserts
Vietnamese Flan
Flan with sweetened condensed milk
Coconut Cups ()
Topped with peanuts and/or seasame