My hunt for shrimp on sugar cane north of Aurora continues...
This place feels authentic and probably is - lots of Asian customers, tables all taken quite late in the lunch hour.
I am always hunting good bun and shrimp on sugar cane and this place was not too bad. If it was in Toronto, I would never go back because it's not that good either - but it's the best Vietnamese food I've been able to find in Newmarket so far.
I had the grilled pork, spring roll and shrimp on sugar cane on bun. The grilled pork was lovely and smokey (although I eventually began to wonder if it actually had liquid smoke on it) and plentiful. The spring roll was undercooked and I like more noodles and less starchy veg, but okay. The shrimp on sugar cane seemed freshly made, but reliant on Pollock rather than shrimp which was a bit odd -- not sure it didn't have MSG in it. I also like peanuts and basil or coriander as garnish and there wasn't any of that.
The avocado shake was glorious - creamy and not too sweet.
Service was bare bones and fast. No complaints there at all.