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| - I had lunch here with my parents recently. They had been there previously and liked it but my mom was disappointed with our most recent visit. It was my first visit and I thought it was ok, but not great, and with so many restaurant choices in Toronto, I likely wouldn't come back.
So we sat down and they promptly gave us a pot of tea and 3 tea cups along with the menus. Unfortunately, one of the cups had a piece of rice or something white and sticky on the rim, so we asked them for another cup. They took away the cup and brought us another one. Not exactly an auspicious start, but at least they remedied the situation.
I got the H02 - House Special Clear Noodle Soup ($8.25). My parents both got the P01 - House Special Pho. My mom got a small ($7) and my dad got a large ($9).
I love clear noodles (aka tapioca noodles) and the ones in my soup were ok, but not as chewy as I like them. My soup was full of miscellaneous items. I had a quail egg (tasted canned), a wonton (lots of shrimp and pork filling, I wished there was more than just 1), a shrimp (a good size, but not completely de-veined), 2 pieces of squid (tasted rubbery), a piece of BBQ pork (good flavour and not too fatty), 2 pieces of thinly sliced liver (I don't usually like liver, but this was ok), 2 pieces of thinly sliced heart (I gave this to my dad because other than liver I don't eat organ meats), and a fried fish ball sliced in two (tasted good). The broth was a chicken broth and tasted ok. It wasn't overly salty or fatty. The soup also came with a shrimp cake on the side, which is a shrimp still in the shell with the head still on it on a deep fried pancake. I gave this to my mom because food that still has the head on it freaks me out. She said the shrimp tasted soft and mushy and not fresh and the pancake was greasy.
My mom didn't like her pho. She said the noodles tasted sour like it was from an old batch or something. However, my dad liked his pho and said the broth was delicious and had that true authentic pho taste. He would return. My mom and I would not.
Service is not the friendliest but acceptable. There's lots of free parking in front of the restaurant.
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