Rose VL Deli

Rose VL Deli is a Vietnamese restaurant in southeast Portland's Foster-Powell neighborhood. The restaurant is located in a strip mall and the interior has been described as "cheerfully purple-and-white".

The menu includes noodles (including cao lầu),{{Cite web|last=Forster|first=Tim|date=2018-01-12|title=Chris Cosentino's Jackrabbit Nabs Sustainable Architecture Award — and Other Intel|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2018/1/12/16885296/jackrabbit-aia-nevada-award-uptown-market-scholls-closure-cao-lau-rose-vl|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2018-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112214723/https://pdx.eater.com/2018/1/12/16885296/jackrabbit-aia-nevada-award-uptown-market-scholls-closure-cao-lau-rose-vl|url-status=live}} soups,{{Cite web|last=Bamman|first=Mattie John|date=2017-09-01|title=7 Chilling Dishes to Beat the Heat This Weekend|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2017/9/1/16235590/how-to-stay-cool-portland-heatwave|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925020215/https://pdx.eater.com/2017/9/1/16235590/how-to-stay-cool-portland-heatwave|url-status=live}} bánh mì, and coffee (including Vietnamese iced coffee).{{Cite web|last=Alburger|first=Carolyn|date=2015-07-07|title=Important Vietnamese food-related announcement: Rose VL is OPEN|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2015/7/7/8908319/important-vietnamese-food-psa-rose-vl-is-open|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2016-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609235942/http://pdx.eater.com/2015/7/7/8908319/important-vietnamese-food-psa-rose-vl-is-open|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Jackson-Glidden|first=Brooke|date=2018-01-09|title=The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland|url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/38-best-portland-oregon-restaurants|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925020237/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/38-best-portland-oregon-restaurants|url-status=live}} Soup options vary depending on the day; varieties include chicken curry, crabflake,{{Cite web|last=Woo|first=Nick|date=2018-12-27|title=13 Soul-Soothing Noodle Soups in Portland|url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-best-noodle-soups|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2019-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021325/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-best-noodle-soups|url-status=live}} fishcake,{{Cite web|last=Woo|first=Nick|date=2018-04-13|title=Portland's Mind-Blowing Vietnamese Restaurants|url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-vietnamese-banh-mi-pho-bun-bo-hue|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111210541/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-vietnamese-banh-mi-pho-bun-bo-hue|url-status=live}} and turmeric noodle.{{Cite web|last=Jackson-Glidden|first=Brooke|date=2018-09-19|title=One Perfect Day in Portland|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2018/9/19/17879196/12-hours-in-portland-oregon-restaurants-bars|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2020-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603133106/https://pdx.eater.com/2018/9/19/17879196/12-hours-in-portland-oregon-restaurants-bars|url-status=live}}

Christina Ha Luu and William Vuoung opened Rose VL Deli in 2015.{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Michael|date=2019-03-01|title=What's next for Rose VL, Portland's Vietnamese soup destination?|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2019/03/whats-next-for-rose-vl-portlands-vietnamese-soup-destination.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-25|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2020-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807044430/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2019/03/whats-next-for-rose-vl-portlands-vietnamese-soup-destination.html}} The restaurant began serving lunch in 2016.{{Cite web|last=Bamman|first=Mattie John|date=2016-05-13|title=Vietnamese Hotspot Rose VL Deli Kicks Off Lunch on Powell|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2016/5/13/11672600/rose-vl-lunch-vietnamese-soup-se-powell|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2018-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023101539/https://pdx.eater.com/2016/5/13/11672600/rose-vl-lunch-vietnamese-soup-se-powell|url-status=live}} In 2019, Rose VL Deli began operating on Sundays and not on Thursdays.{{Cite web|last=Jackson-Glidden|first=Brooke|date=2019-02-22|title=A Woodsman Tavern Alum Has Taken Over the Kitchen at Burnside's Doug Fir|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2019/2/22/18236345/ryan-gaul-doug-fir-lounge-coquine-zero-foodprint-can-font-tapas|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2020-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603112946/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/2/22/18236345/ryan-gaul-doug-fir-lounge-coquine-zero-foodprint-can-font-tapas|url-status=live}} The restaurant operated via take-out at times, during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|last=Scott|first=Ron|date=2016-12-30|title=Portland's Most Epic Hangover Cures|url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-hangover-food-portland-map|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810222440/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-hangover-food-portland-map|url-status=live}}

Rose VL Deli is related to Ha VL, opened by the same owners in 2004. In 2019, the couple confirmed plans to open a third restaurant in Beaverton.{{Cite web|last=Jackson-Glidden|first=Brooke|date=2019-03-01|title=Portland's Beloved Vietnamese Soup Spot Is Expanding to Beaverton|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2019/3/1/18246705/rose-vl-ha-vl-beaverton|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925020214/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/3/1/18246705/rose-vl-ha-vl-beaverton|url-status=live}} Annam VL opened in 2023.

File:Rose VL 2.jpg (pictured in 2021)]]Rose VL Deli was named the city's best soup shop in Portland Monthly{{'s}} 2015 list of the best new restaurants.{{cite journal |last1=Brooks |first1=Karen |authorlink=Karen Brooks (food critic) |title=Portland's Best Soup Shop: Rose VL |journal=Portland Monthly |date=October 9, 2015 |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2015/10/rose-vl |access-date=September 24, 2021 |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414070045/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2015/10/rose-vl |url-status=live }} The magazine also included the cao lȃ̀u in a 2022 list of the twelve best breakfasts in the city.{{Cite web |title=The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/best-portland-breakfast-dishes |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US}}

In 2018, Eater Portland{{'s}} Brooke Jackson-Glidden called Rose VL Deli the city's best Vietnamese restaurant. In 2019, the website's Nick Woo called the cao lầu "iconic"{{Cite web|last=Woo|first=Nick|date=2019-07-25|title=13 Stellar Curries in Portland|url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/curries-in-portland|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2020-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603143415/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/curries-in-portland|url-status=live}} and wrote: "The heady stew of wonderfully contrasting textures and flavors has earned this place many regulars."{{Cite web|last=Woo|first=Nick|date=2019-06-05|title=Portland's Incredible Southeast Asian Restaurant Scene, Mapped|url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-portland-restaurants-thai-vietnamse-burmese-indonesian|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615021428/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-portland-restaurants-thai-vietnamse-burmese-indonesian|url-status=live}} He also included the chicken curry soup in Eater Portland{{'s}} 2019 list of thirteen "stellar" curries in the city Jackson-Glidden included the restaurant in a 2021 list of Portland's 38 "essential" eateries and the cao lầu in a 2024 overview of "iconic" Portland dishes.{{Cite web |last=Jackson-Glidden |first=Brooke |date=2015-01-29 |title=Iconic Portland Dishes That Are Actually Worth Eating |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-iconic-dishes |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Eater Portland |language=en}} She and Mattie John Bamman also included the cao lầu in Eater Portland{{'s}} 2021 list of the city's fifteen "iconic" dishes and drinks.{{Cite web|last=Jackson-Glidden|first=Brooke|date=2015-01-29|title=15 Iconic Portland Dishes and Drinks|url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-iconic-dishes|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820183056/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-iconic-dishes|url-status=live}} Rose VL was also included in the website's 2025 list of Portland's best restaurants for mid-week lunches.{{Cite web |last=Bicchieri |first=Paolo |date=2022-03-08 |title=The Best Restaurants for a Mid-Week Lunch in Portland |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-lunch-portland-oregon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727083258/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-lunch-portland-oregon |archive-date=2024-07-27 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Eater Portland |language=en}}

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• [https://www.pdxmonthly.com/restaurants/rose-vl Rose VL] at Portland Monthly
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