Le Riz Asian Fusion Cafe

delicious thai/​malayasian/​chinese cuisine with good no nonsense service.

Another new café opened in Union Square, Richmond. It has funny Chinese and confuse English restaurant name.
I would consider this is HK style rather than Asian Fusion café, the menu is simple and most dishes are very basic but cheap. In general, $ 9 – 10 a dish and drink included.
Red curry beef brisket with rice — Beef brisket was quite soft and tender but the red curry was a bit bland.
Balachan with vermicelli — some shrimps and sprouts with vermicelli, just a bit salty
Malaysian style fried noodles — some imitation crab stick and squid with flat noodles, tasty very soy sauce.
Stew pork in noodles soup — Fatty stew pork and MSG broth.
Overall, the food was ok and service was alright.

Since I was really in the mood for something different for lunch in Richmond, we headed to the restaurant that was formerly Best Bubble. This space had changed recently to Le Riz Asian Fusion Café, which serves a mix of Southeast Asian cuisine, as well as Hong Kong café style food. Since I recognized the owners, as they used to operate a Malaysian restaurant on Alexandra Road, we strayed away from the HK style food.
The Malaysian-​style fried vermicelli (~$ 7) was alright. It was nicely stir fried and the vermicelli was not overly dry or moist — just right. However, I found the sauce it was stir fried with to be quite boring, and it reminded me of soy sauce fried noodles common to Chinese restaurants. Portion wise, it was decent for $ 7.
The laksa noodles ($ 8) were also just alright as well. I never know what to expect with laksa since there are so many variants. This one here had a good curry taste that wasn’t too overpowering, as well as a very strong ginger taste which warmed me up on a cold winter’s day. The egg half was a bit overcooked, and I found bits of the yolk to be melting into the soup.
The bowl was huge, but it was more soup than anything. Still, it was quite filling, and I appreciated the thick noodles which were cooked just right. I found the chicken to be a tad dry though. Overall the meal was decent, but I wouldn’t say it was amazing. The food was fairly standard, and decently priced, since they came with beverages (such as the milk tea seen above).