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| - Love this place! The flavors of this cuisine make me salivate and I actually have to hold myself back from going to Ruby multiple times per week; I don't want the owner to think I can't cook haha :) But really, such an interesting mix of salt/spice/sour, just amazing. I usually either get the Shan Khaut Swè, a noodle dish with cubed chicken, super tasty Asian pickle, peanuts, onions, etc (also comes with a bowl of clear broth lightly seasoned which our lovely waiter told us once should be eaten separately/not mixed with the noodles), or sometimes I get the equally great Nanpyar Thoke which is an egg noodle dish with curried chicken, coriander, oniond, garlic and cream of cocounut soup. This last dish really doesn't taste of coconut for those who may fear that. It just makes the dish creamy and all the more slurp worthy! We also pretty much always get the spring rolls as an appetizer. These have potatoes, green peas, carrots, and have a super silky interior overall. The dipping sauce is nice and spicy.
The only thing I've ever had here that didn't totally suit my taste was the chickpea tofu fries (appetizer), and if I'm honest, it's because I kinda/really hate tofu! (was trying to be healthy lol)
Besides the food, what makes this place even more worthy are the lovely owner and her staff. She really cares whether you like your food and even asks if everything is OK if she sees you didn't finish your plate!! It's also BYOW, and who doesn't love that. The icing on the cake, though, is the pricing! VERY affordable. One shared appetizer and two mains is around $25 with tax! Many main dishes are $9!
Please frequent this place, and keep it in business! That stretch of St-Laurent is suffering right now with crazy rents and empty building after empty building.
I hope this place stays forever!
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