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| - Twenty years ago I used to go to Pho MI 99 at Dundas and Dixie. It had the best Vietnamese food in the city. When I walked into this Mississauga location its like I stepped back in time. While new and modern, the room was identically designed. The tables, the menu, the chatter of Asian clientelle, and even the owner, looking smart in her glasses, at the front counter.
She hadn't changed a bit. And lucky for us, neither has her food. She walked up to me, after not seeing each other in decades and said: "Would you like your usual, bbq pork with egg noodle soup and spring roll?" I was in shock. We often hear about famous businessmen of major corporations doing bold things. What we don't hear enough about are women like this, who have, over decades, quietly started and built a string of successful businesses by, day-in and day-out, delivering quality and really caring for her customers.
When the food came, it was the same umptuous offering it always was. Unbeleivable broth, perfect bbq pork, sweet ground pork and a sprinkling of garlic and onions. Seriously. I've eaten everywhere, and this place is, hands down, the best Vietnamese restaurant in the GTA, probably Canada, and possibly one of the best outside of Vietnam. I can't even articulate how good the fried pork spring rolls are... ridiculous.
Do yourself a favour. Eat here.
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