The Soup House

My first time there. I enjoyed the chicken, mushroom & chinese sausage rice bowl. Loved the crispy rice layer at the bottom of the pot –yummy. It reminded me of my granny’s home cooking. The chicken ginseng soup– very tasty. Definitely come back again. Service is good. Very caring.

Just today was craving chinese style noodle soup… so went to the soup house along victoria Dr Its across «kim phung vietnamese noodle»…
And just a heads up… don’t order their noodle combos (you can choose 2 items to go w/​either Vermicelli, reg thin noodles or flat noodles). Im my opinion charging $ 5 something for only 2pcs of each topping isn’t really worth the price… let alone I also ordered a side of chinese veggie to go w/​my noodles.
I think I’ll just stick to their claypot rice from now on!

Great home-​style comfort food.
Parking is available along Victoria, as well as the side streets.
The interior is relatively worn down — it looks like the new owners (this place used to be a Vietnamese phở place) didn’t renovate too much.
Staff were friendly.
The place sells bubble teas as well, though I personally didn’t have one. There’s a large drink menu taped to the window as well.
This place is famous for their claypot rice dishes. Sure enough, the dishes are similar to what one would find at a dim sum place. Nice ingredients, and easy on the flavourings. Someone with a Western-​style palate may find the dish a bit bland, but those who are more traditional will find the flavouring spot on. The bowls are served in nice little baskets to help reduce the chance of getting burned. A nice little touch. The salted fish bits are worth a mention, but these are an acquired taste.
The dish also came with a bowl of home-​style vegetable soup, and a small dish of pickled vegetables. Some of my (Westernized) friends thought the soup was bland, but it honestly reminded me of my mother’s cooking. I thought it was great.
The place could be a bit cheaper by maybe $ 1 – 2, but that’s a very minor complaint. I will definitely be back. Recommended.

Sodium suicide… stay away, unless you like your soup ultra salty. Customer service was awesome, prices were great but my soup was like drinking liquid salt. I was so disappointed, especially since at the time I was on a cleanse and depended on soups and light broth items. I tried to dilute it with some hot water from my tea but that didn’t help :(

Had the pork jowl with salted fish on rice. They give you a bowl of very light broth and a small plate of pickles. The broth is too bland to drink by itself, but great to pour into the bowl *after* the rice has gotten all nice and crispy against the hot bowl. There are some leafy greens included in the pot.
The pork jowl was tender and tasty. The salty fish was delicious. Fagrant but with only a few small pieces it didn’t dominate the dish.
I ate it with a generous pour of their soy + sugar sauce. Then poured in some broth when the rice started to get dry.
The only two downsides were that it takes 20min to prepare, and I wish there was more vegetables in it.

While in my old neighborhood in Fraserview (Victoria Drive), I found that one of my favorite Chinese restaurants had closed and replaced with The Soup House (
). Previously a small hole-​in-​the-​wall that I would walk and pass by but not dine in, The Soup House has now taken over a larger restaurant at 5763 Victoria Drive. Packed with tables, and greeted with a line-​up and 20 – 30 minute wait time for a table for 2, my hubby and I waited to try this bustling restaurant.
This restaurant specializes in its little pots of freshly made soups and clay pot rice. While waiting for our table, we browsed the menu and searched blogs for recommendations on what dishes to order. Taking our seat, we ended up ordering Clay Pot Rice with Pork Belly and the Ginseng Silk Chicken Soup. As mentioned in the menu, ordering a Clay Pot Rice means a longer wait time, having it roast slowly on a fire burner so that the rice is crispy and sticks to the clay pot — what makes this dish quite delicious.
My soup came first — Ginseng Silk Chicken Soup — comes in a small clay pot, size of a cup and a half. A chicken broth, made with silk chicken and ginseng herbs, the soup provides a light yet flavorful bowl that warms the stomach on a cold day.
Along with the Clay Pot Rice came a bowl of chicken soup for my hubby, however this house soup is not as flavorful as the Ginseng Silk Chicken Soup. Instead, it was more bland and simple, perhaps to go with the Clay Pot Rice.
The Clay Pot Rice with Pork Belly came after a 20 – 30 minute wait time. Hungry, and already completing the soups, we dived into the Clay Pot Rice immediately. The dish came with flavorful sweet soy sauce on the table, that you can add to the rice and pork belly to mix up. This dish was shareable between two people. Came in a large pot of rice, covered in pork belly and vegetables, the two of us were able to finish it off, including the crispy rice bits at the bottom of the pot — which are my favorite. It reminds me of a Korean bibimbap cooked in a stone bowl.
Overall, I found it a bit pricey for the soup, but the Clay Pot rice is well worth the wait time. I found several tables ordered the Chinese Sausage and Spareribs Clay Pot Rice. For my next visit, I will order and try other Clay Pot rices, however I think I will pass on the soups as I didn’t find it as much value. However, for those who have never tried Chinese soups, this might be worth a try with individual servings and flavors.

If you are looking for a traditional Canton style Claypot experience in Vancouver, you likely can’t find another place better than this.
I started coming here before they moved their location from a block away. The old location was small and unwelcoming. This new place is much bigger and can accommodate way more people. That said, it is still a bit understaffed, however, they do try to get to you as fast as they can.
Also note that it takes 20 minutes for them to get your Claypot properly cooked. And yes, they said so on the menu. So if you are looking for a fast meal, try something else on the menu or call in ahead of time. They take orders on the phone even for dine in.
Now, the most important part is the food isn’t it? Like I said in my first paragraph, you can’t find better place in Vancouver. Their Claypot is EXACTLY how it should taste: rice on the edge are crunchy, ingredient perfectly cooked with plenty flavour. The menu is also huge, so you can try many different flavours. Try their special homemade soup as well (your food comes with a daily soup, but you can order special ones), they are not only tasty, they also have great medical values. Each soup, like their Claypot rice, are individually made. It’s very authentic.
Overall, this is a place I always like to come back, despite the longer wait time for food. I always leave satisfy.
Oh, price is very reasonable. $ 8.99 for a meal that comes with soup and a small appetizer. Cash only though.

Stay away during peak hours. Was here hoping for some delicious food, but the place is clearly understaffed for dinner hour. Not all tables were taken, yet the only waitress had no time to seat us and we waited for quite some time. Seeing there are two tables of pissed off people still not yet ordered, the chance of me getting food within the next 30 minutes seem slim. One other table one girl finished all her noodle and her companion’s food is not yet ready, I decided to seek my dinner elsewhere. Maybe this place is better as a take out spot, and definitely a no no for dinner hour

Love this little hole in the wall! Serves a decent variety of stone bowl rices and homecooked-​style soups. Plain but clean-​ish décor, TVB playing on the flatscreen, complimentary carrot-​daikon relish and soup to start. Only warning is that the preserved meats bowls are pretty oily on the bottom but no complaints otherwise, and I’ve had to wait the last couple times I came!

Glad we found this hidden gem! It’s small and simple (no décor) restaurant, it was so busy when we walked in.
The menu has a selection of clay pot rice, steamed rice dish and soup vermicelli, appetizers and soups. It noted on the menu that 20 mins wait is required for clay pot rice as they’re made fresh when it ordered. Pls don’t expect a fast food meal.
The rice was good (not soft) if you like the crispiness at the bottom of the clay pot. In average, under $ 7 for a pot of rice. It’s good deal and much better quality food than any food court. Hint: Some dishes may be salty!
We were disappointed of the soup coz both soups were tasteless and didn’t taste like what they described on the menu. If you don’t make Chinese soup, still good and satisfy for craving.