driving down spadeena , my crew & yours truly came here Wednesday evening for our monthly Pho night.
The way the door stands, incorrectly directs the masses to the right side of the door.
Walk into the door (even if it looks as though it has not been operational for 2 generations) follow the stairs leading up. Once your at the top of the stairs, the bathrooms are straight (if you happen to miss the dinky "washroom" sign).
The table occupancies are really convenient for large groups as well as 2 people. The space is open and roomy. The walls are 3/4 all glass so you usually get a nice view of the fun activities on Spadeena. :p
This place is supposed to be the "cool" spot. Most the the staff speak proper English so it's easy to order.
Keep in mind, this is my first time trying Pho. So, naturally I had to get the safest option. the crew ordered,
Shredded chicken and Egg noodle Pho (me)
Grilled chkn skewers - yUMM
Shrimp spring rolls - myeh - cold spring rolls don't get no votes from moi
egg noodle with dumpling pho
curry lamb (FANTASTIC - the rice comes separately. The bowl of the curry is 80% broth, lamb and yukon style potatoes)
Bbq chicken with rice and steamed egg (FANTASTIC)
beef and chicken with rice - tad spicy.
Shrimp and chicken vermicelli - myeh
vegetarian stir fry (horrible...watery, and the bok choy looked like it was melting into the watery sauce)
Green tea is served accordingly. Which is of good quality too. Not the diluted version you get at most places.
The service was partially bad. They forgot a few of the meals. With a large crowd that's usually a really awful feeling. To be the only 2 without any meals. We had to remind the waiters twice that we are still waiting on food. +_0
Bill came up to $89, which is pretty good considering we had double and triple of each on the list above.
fun fact that I learned : if you want more green tea, you raise the flap of the kettle upwards and they know to come refill.
xoxo
M.