Warning: Eating the crispy noodles at Coconut Palm Restaurant is actually very addictive. Despite its location behind the train station in a typical strip mall, this Vietnamese establishment has a pleasant ambiance that’s casual with friendly and attentive service.

The plate of Stir-Fried Crispy Egg Noodles with Chicken and Vegetables was capable of feeding more than one mouth but I polished it off indulgently. This dish had it all: flavour, texture and mouth feel. Hiding under the shiny and a-touch-too-thick sauce were tender morsels of chicken, sautéed mushrooms, slivers of carrots and strips of fresh ginger that delivered a zing. The noodles were crunchy until they changed texture after soaking up the sauce.

To end my meal, I sipped on a sweet, caffeine-filled, creamy iced Vietnamese coffee with sweetened condensed milk. This coffee could take on the trendy coffee frappucino-moolatte market with its perfect blend of bitter and sweet.

Noodles and coffee. Comfort food and caffeine. Proceed with caution.