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| - I had dinner here with my parents and we really enjoyed it. They have such a variety of authentic Vietnamese dishes, and everything we tried was delicious.
The owner, Thanh, greeted us and he was very friendly and welcoming. He made great recommendations, and I really appreciated his honesty in suggesting that I get a small when I ordered a large (noodle soup). Their portions are very generous and I was thoroughly satisfied with a small; a large would have been too much for me.
We started with spring rolls (the menu says 2 rolls for $5.95, but the 2 rolls were equivalent in size to 4 normal rolls). The spring rolls were among the best I've ever had. The wrapper was the authentic Vietnamese rice paper kind and not the wheat-based kind. The filling had taro, carrots, cabbage, mung beans, pork and vermicelli. The presentation was also beautiful. They were cut on a bias and placed in a crispy edible shell. I would definitely order this again and again.
I got the small Hu Tieu My Tho ($7.50), which is a soup from the Vietnamese city of My Tho which typically has tapioca noodles, shrimp, and pork. The broth was delicious. It was very fragrant and I loved the fried onions in it. I think they also fried the ground pork before putting it in the soup which gave it a nice crunchy texture. The tapioca noodles were really chewy, just the way I like them. I was told they get them from Japan. The pork slices were too fatty for my liking, but I know many people like it that way. I was also a bit disappointed that I only got 1 shrimp and only 1 fish ball, but for the price, I can't complain much. The shrimp was a good size and the fish ball was tasty. Overall, I did enjoy my meal a lot.
My mom had the small Bun Bo Hue ($7.95), which is a noodle soup from the Vietnamese city of Hue that typically has round rice noodles, beef slices, pork hocks, and Vietnamese sausage. She really enjoyed her meal too.
My dad got the small Bun Mang Vit (Duck and Bamboo rice noodle soup) $7.95. He enjoyed his meal too, although he did mention he felt the bamboo was a little too soft.
They had my mom's favourite dessert: Che Ba Mau (Tri-coloured dessert) $3.25. She was full but still wanted to try it, so I selflessly volunteered to share it with her, lol. When we ordered it, I asked for an extra glass so we could divvy it up, but I was so pleasantly surprised when they brought it out already in 2 glasses, all layered and pretty! It had red beans, yellow mung beans, and green jelly, topped with crushed ice and coconut cream. Yum!
Service was exceptional. The owner chatted with us extensively and was so sincere and genuine.
Portions were generous and prices were excellent. It is too bad that we live in Ottawa now. If I still lived in Toronto, I would eat at Pho Vuon Lai all the time!
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