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| - After walking around looking for the best Vietnamese food around, I ended up stopping here to eat because to be honest, I liked the wood paneling on the walls. The décor made Thanh-Long seen more homemade and the staff was hanging out near the kitchen, rolling spring rolls and laughing. It just seemed overall inviting to me.
The Che Ba Ma really hit the spot- a mix of shaved ice, sweet beans and jellies in coconut milk. My husband had the fresh lemonade. However, the food here was just mediocre, and nothing really stood out to me as being excellent. I ordered the pork chop plate with rice- the pork chop was marinated and thin cut, on the bone and tender. The rice was a little burnt. The Goi Cuon, salad rolls were fairly bland and the vegetables inside were not that fresh. The peanut sauce needed more hoisen and sriracha added to give it flavor, which I added at the table.
My husband ordered the Pho Ga with shrimp, which was also very bland and only had one, yes one, shrimp in it. After watching the lady up front roll the fried spring rolls, I realized that I definitely should have given that a try as well. There are so many good Vietnamese restaurants to choose from in Montreal, so we will continue trying. The best I have had so far was on a cold day in Chinatown.
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