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| - I went here once. And never again.
As you can tell from my name, I'm Vietnamese and I've had my share of bad experiences of Vietnamese cuisine in the city. Pho Orchid takes the place for dead last (for now, I hope).
Situated in the basement of a building, there is no view, just the feet, and crotch, of the busy Dundas Street. I went here on a whim with two buddies and so begins our journey to the worst Vietnamese food ever. Maybe it was an off day but I'll never return to find out. We each ordered something different, rice with grilled pork, fried egg, and salad for me, pho for my friend to my left, and vermicelli for my friend to my left.
My rice was hard, like it was cooked and dried back to becoming rice grains. It was edible, but barely. My salad? literally a half of a tomato slice. The fried egg? Didn't come. I asked for it, still didn't come. They didn't charge me for it so that was nice. The pork? Nothing notable. As for my friend's dishes, the pho broth was bland. I'm a bit of a purist so I always taste the broth before adding the extras. The noodles? Might as well had been bean sprouts.
Looked at the kitchen and there were a bunch of guys in there squatting by the back.
Never again.
Just. Never again.
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