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I thought the food was pretty damn good. Not the best for sure, but still above average. My wife and I were wandering around Markham and we randomly came to this place ('cause we were lost). We were both hungry and couldn't find a Harvey's (their poutine is ambrosia!). Finally chose this place, because the name made us laugh.
We both go the vegetable soup to start, and it was really good. Like it filled my soul with warmth good ...could be the MSGs. Either way, both my wife and I were really looking forward to the main dish after the soup! I got the vermicelli noodles and my wife got BBQ pork with rice. My vermicelli bowl was a 5.5/10. Maybe I've been spoiled by PHO Mi 99, but everything about my main dish yelled ...meh. My wife's food was pretty good. Having a petite wife has its advantages (I get to eat her food!), the BBQ pork was a solid 7.5/10. We both figured I had just gotten unlucky with my choice of main.
The setup of VIP was pretty standard: booths all around with tables+chairs in the middle. We went on a Saturday afternoon, so there wasn't much rush, BUT it was the only place that had any customers at all. The price was also very reasonable, at about ~$6-$8/dish.
My wife and I plan on coming back, so maybe we'll see what all the fuss is about, but we definitely enjoyed it enough to come back.
TL;DR: Awesome soul-filling vegetable soup. The menu is hit n' miss, get adventurous and try stuff! Will return and re-Yelp =)
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