A friend has recommended me this place and I finally had a chance to visit on my way to Vaughan Mills Mall today. The initial impression is place is clean and modern. While browsing the menu and looking at other table's order. I notice their rice dish looks delicious. However, since I feel like having soup base item today I order bun Bo Hue and spring roll. While spring roll is crisp, the wrap itself is too thick and lacks fluffy texture of Vietnamese ring roll that I like. It tastes more like Chinese spring roll coming out of not so authentic Chinese restaurant, what a let down. Bun Bo Hue itself tastes ok but lacks the kind of spicy kick compares to some of my favourite places. Also tried their other signature dish, Ma Ma rice (Hainamese chicken rice) which is also recommended by a friend. I've got to say, their Hainamese chicken rice is probably the best I've had in Canada. The chicken meat is very tender and dipping sauce elevates the flavour of the chicken. The rice itself is yummy which complements the chicken. Although the meat portion tends to be on the lower end comparing with the rice, but quality is definitely there and I'd like to reorder it again in the future.
Also tried pho since my last two visits, the broth is clear and light. Although not as flavourful as Ossington or College joints, but still better than those at Chinatown area. Goi cuon uses fresh ingredient, shrimp size tends to be small but the sauce has elevated the flavour. One thing they consistently do well is freshness of ingredients, which is a big plus but I find more and more Vietnamese joints simply neglect this single detail.
Overall the dining experience is quite pleasant. The dining area and washroom are clean and service is friendly. I'll definitely make this my lunch spot whenever I go shopping at Vaughan Mills.