Officially my favourite Vietnamese restaurant! What makes it the best? everything, starting from the decor to the service and of course the food.
Location is a bit odd but once you step in you'll be transported to Vietnam with the beautiful tropical-style decoration.
It was pretty busy but we were immediately shown to a table. The menu was different to the usual Vietnamese restaurants as it wasn't a novel full of options but rather a few pages of specialized dishes and with many options. There was also one page just with vegetarian options.
We started off with vegetarian spring rolls, which turned out to be the best spring rolls I've had in Canada. I then got my staple, which was the rice w/ grilled chicken and fried egg. My friends got the pad thai, bun bo hue and one vegetarian noodle soup. Reviews from my friends were all good. One mentioned that this was the first vegetarian pho where the broth actually had flavour and the tofu and mushroom pieces were made in a way that made the dish feel meaty. My meal was amazing too. Although not as huge of a portion as what you would get at Pho mi 99 or I Love Pho, but it was the right size where I didn't end up leaving feeling like I ate an whole chicken.
The servers were extremely friendly and one lade in particular, who seemed like the manager, approached us several times asking how we like the food and also gave us a bowl of homemade hot sauce which she warned was extremely hot...and they were!
The food arrived in a timely manner and the prices were the usual prices for Vietnamese restaurants. I have no complaints! The fact that they are located so randomly and yet are crazy busy shows that they're worth it!