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| - No matter where you live and no matter how many times you go to certain plazas, malls, etc., there will always be that one place that, for some reason, you always seem to miss.
Well, until this past weekend, that place was Kim Bo in the Middlefield and Steeles plaza (Scarborough). So, after a nice round of shopping at T&T (same plaza), I decided to have some lunch, finally, at Kim Bo.
**A bonus - there is a wonderful Viet deli next door that sells those amazing Banh Mi subs!!**
Be forewarned...on a busy day, parking is like it is in your typical Chinese-store dominated plaza...i.e. it makes you want to kill someone.
I actually thought this place was a franchise of a similarly named place near Keele and Finch (called KIEM Bo...but it appears that the Chinese characters are virtually the same for both places...odd.)
First thing I noticed was the decor. Unlike most Pho places around the GTA, this place was NOT primarily decorated with those old-looking dining chairs with the black metal piping and the weird, plastic, crappily-decorated seat and back pads that make a *PFFTT* sound when you sit on them. In fact, this place looked rather nice, and I understand that they had renovated the place some time ago. Definitely a plus, despite the fact that I don't go to Pho places for the decor.
Now for the food. Unlike most people, I don't usually order Pho (I hate hate HATE cilantro...except in fresh salsa, but that's another story). So, I can only comment on the Co'm Su'o'n (BBQ pork chop, shredded pork and fried egg on a bed of steamed rice), the fried spring rolls and the Viet coffee:
Appetizer: The fried spring rolls appeared to be about 10% or so larger than the ones at Pho 88, Pho Mi, etc. Nothing spectacular, but definitely good if you don't mind the fried stuff.
Main dish: Be prepared to eat, because everything about my dish was LARGE. My order came on a rectangular plate that was covered with rice!! I also got TWO fried eggs, and a nice big piece of pork chop. The dish was good, but I found it to have too much ginger. Perhaps that's not always the case, but in any event, it did not detract from the good taste.
Drink: I LOVE coffee. Maybe I could even be called a borderline coffee snob. Despite this, believe me when I tell you that even I considered their Viet coffee STRONG. Now this was not a negative for me, as I love a good strong coffee. Just be prepared. The strength of this drink knocked me back a bit!!!
ANYWAY, it was an altogether satisfying meal. I will definitely be going there again.
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