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| - After two disappointing openings at Yonge Eglinton, the Star Pho King and the Truly Thai, a promising new place has opened. The Pho King Fabulous. Has the real deal finally come to us? After my fourth visit, I am still a believer. I have ordered the pork vermicelli with spring roll. Mango milk smoothie. Liquor licence, I was told, is coming. I thanked my lucky star, the marinated pork has a nice barbecued taste. So many times, this very pork, in other Vietnamese restaurants, is not acceptable. The accompaniments, iceberg lettuce, pieces of cucumber, carrots, fresh bean sprouts, even my beloved mint leaves. Roasted peanuts. The dip, so vital for this dish, is served in a small porcelain dish. A relief after the smudged plastic bottle now on your table at Pho Hung. The dip does not reach the depth of the one from now closed Saigon Star, but I am still grateful. And the star, for me, is the spring roll. Very fresh on this day, Tuesday. The wrapping is slender, delicate. The filling delicious. The mango milk shake is nudging over these few visits toward an actual mango taste. Great!
I visited the washroom, very clean, no off putting smell of deodorant, nicely decorated. The place as a whole is quite large. Impeccably clean. It is streamlined alongside dark wood colouring. But, mainly, the kitchen is the focus here. A real effort to serve genuine Vietnamese food.
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