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| - Superb Vietnamese cuisine for Oakville. The owner is a vibrant and energetic young lady from Saigon, or whatever you choose to call it.
The decor is very modern, and has a classy feel mixed with some hipster decor. Even has a chalk board. I still hate hipsters, but it is nice to see such a modern place in Oakville (finally).
Okay. Food then. Of course the pho dac biet is the benchmark item for all Vietnamese restos. It is a very flavourful and aromatic broth without being over seasoned and salty. The flavour is quite natural without any MSG detected by me. I appreciate the lack of the MSG crutch, but I know many of my friends would protest.
Noodles are fresh and have bounce. Meat is generous and the sirloin is placed in raw to be cooked by the SUPER hot broth; the way it ought to be.
Herbs are VERY fresh, with lots of basil, lime and sprouts, plus one super Red hot chili.
I have tried the rice dishes, many apps, and the bun bo hue. All are cooked perfectly, generous portions of protein, and made the way mom would do it with a beautiful presentation.
Service is excellent.
The place is astoundingly clean to the point you might expect the food quality would suffer. Not the case. Five stars all around.
I'll be back for more. Get outta the way Oliver Twist.
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