Start your time-travelling PHOne booth, because we’re going all the way back to Jan 23, 2011…
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Ahh the new year. You know what’s great about new years? It means 12 more months of Pho! Here at Pholicious, we have a standing resolution to eat more Pho. So we start it off with a trip to Lim Kee.
The service at Lim Kee was a bit unusual – the server was really quiet unless you spoke Chinese. At which point (our notes are unclear here), the server gets loud… I guess? Perhaps it was to make up for the fact that they seemed confused.
The atmosphere is East Van chic, with old booths on one side.
Lim Kee Banh Mi
The subs was light on the filling, and while the spring rolls had a lot of filling, it had pretty tough skin and didn’t seem very flavourful. Quantity doesn’t make up for quality people! Well, sometimes it does, but not here!
Spring Rolls!
Sadly, they only gave us cooked bean sprouts. That’s right, no hoisin sauce, no hot peppers, nor lemons/limes. Oh the humanity! Luckily basil was included in the pho itself.
There's some booty on those beef slices
Here’s the review for the pho!
Small: $6.75, Large: $7.95 – ample portions with lots of noodles
Beef: thicker slices, although a bit fatty, with soft & tasty tendons
Noodles: al dente =)
Broth: Sort of tasteless, moderate MSG, and oily. Although one person liked it.
Presentation: 3 out of 4
Overall: 6 out of 10
