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Bun bo hue, or literal translation, beef vermicelli noodles Hue style in soup is a dish originating from the central highlands of Hue in Vietnam. Hue is one of the larger cities in Vietnam, where the weather is temperate with hot humid summers. In the winter months it can quite chilly so hence, the need for this dish.
A bowl of bun bo Hue by design is suppose to be a fine balance of spicy, sour, salty and sweet flavors , with shrimp paste and especially lemon grass the main dominating ingredient. Spicy chilly oil is added near the end to further enhance the flavor. You could also leave this out for the more timid diners, but of course, if you do this it wouldn't be as authentic. As a matter of fact, having been to the city of Hue in Vietnam, this might be taken as an insult if you were to order a bowl of this dish after the city's namesake and asking to leave the chilly oil out while in Hue. lol!
Anyway, the decor here can be described as cold and sterile, with minimal thought placed into the overall ambience, which might be off putting for some. However, it keeps it simple and places the focus on the food which is what this place shines at.
The location is in a strip plaza off of the highway 400/Finch, about a 5 minutes drive west of Jane & Finch.
The staff speaks minimal heavy accented English, enough to take your order and any special requests you may have.
I ordered a large bowl of bun bo Hue as did my friend. It came within 5 minutes with a heavy plate of side fixings that includes banana sprouts, bean sprouts, lime, the typical stuff you'd find at a Vietnamese pho restaurant.
The bowl was steaming hot, I could smell the lemongrass as the subtle flavors awoken my nostrils as my mouth watered in anticipation of that first bite.
That first sip of the soup? Nirvana. At long last, a place that does bun bo Hue right.
All of the taste buds were hitting the correct notes, sweet, sour, spicy, everything! I love this soup! Noodles were cooked perfectly, the beef shanks were flavorful, I was blown away.
The next 10 minutes we ate in silence appreciating what was the best bun bo Hue both of us ever had. My friend was initially skeptical as he swears and dies by pho, but I can gladly say he is now a convert of this other lesser known Vietnamese beef noodle soup.
One can say that pho is overdone thanks to the ingenuity of the abundant Vietnamese community, and this place may have recognized it and decided to specialize in bun bo Hue instead. Pho is offered on the menu, as is the other common Vietnamese rice dishes but I do not know how it fares to their main dish, the namesake of this restaurant.
Bun bo Hue lovers, you must come to this place and have a bowl or two! I did! And I'll be back!
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