These are a few family favorites back when I lived in South-East Asia so I have fairly high standards. The noodles were great, Pho Mi 99 is incredibly generous with their garnish and their meat. It was light and simple as I had hoped and the noodles were done just right. The beef was thinly sliced and was very tender even though it was soaking in soup water. It also came with some sauce, and a bag of veggies which does contain basil, lime, and some Asian vegetables that I only know in Thai and Chinese. Needless to say, this was excellent. I didn't get a taste of a lot of artificial flavouring so that makes it even better.
The shrimp rolls weren't as good as Spice Avenue, which I reviewed earlier today. There wasn't enough shrimp in it and once again, it lacked the basil leaves and the Vietnamese carrot and turnip, sweet and sour sauce.
The Minced shrimp on sugar cane is probably the best that I've had in Canada but truth be told, the South-East Asian version is much better. It's a little sweet and the shrimp is very soft and has a smooth texture. It was slightly oily for my taste and there was more flour in the ingredients than shrimp. However, I still liked it since the flavour was still there. And also, chewing some sugar cane is great! It's sweet but also has a little savory flavor from the shrimp.
The most interesting dish I had were the grilled pork meatballs. They were redder than I expected although they did taste very good. The sweet sauce that suspiciously tasted like it contained honey was a delicious complement to the meatballs. They were very tender and did not contain too much pepper, which some places tend to go overboard with.
It was incredibly filling and I am very, very warm despite the -20 Celsius weather we are enjoying today in the GTA. Cost of satisfaction, $21.47 so, great prices with fairly decent food! The restaurant I went to is at 3920 Grand Park Drive, Unit #D1 in Mississauga. It's in the plaza with the Reitman's and Staples near the T&T supermarket.
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