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| - We've been keeping our eye on the space for weeks as they get ready to launch a new "Modern Vietnamese" restaurant on 17th ave, and when we went in for lunch today we were more than pleased with the results. The menu has some of your standard favourite Vietnamese dishes, vermicelli and rice bowls, salad wraps, subs etc, but they also have some interesting Korean and other influences. Most of the dishes are meat but there are things for veggies to enjoy as well.
I started with the tamarind beef wrap which was beautifully presented in pieces like you would a sushi roll, together with a little radish slaw and some spicy hoisin sauce. They tasted every bit as good as they looked, with a freshness that was quite unexpected and totally delightful.
The hillight of lunch was the braised pork cheek bon which was served with some grilled pineapple, apple slaw and wasabi mayonnaise on the most amazingly light and crunchy bun. This was a revelation - a perfect balance of salty & sweet and the cheek was braised beautifully and was crazy rich tasting (in the best way possible). Everything was hot, well seasoned and fresh tasting.
The service is quick and friendly, the portion size and the prices are just right, and I can't wait to go back and try some more.
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