🇨🇦 Winnipeg | Pho No.1

A Disappointing Vietnamese Bite: 3/10 Won’t Be Back We ordered spicy noodles, Vietnamese beef pho, fried chicken wings, and sticky rice. Overall? Just “meh.” Out of all the Vietnamese restaurants I’ve tried, there’s zero reason to come back here 😕. The spicy noodles and beef pho had the same kind of meat, but the noodles in the spicy version were like Jiangxi rice noodles—only seasoned with salt, no spice at all. Total false advertising! 🥵 (Or lack thereof.) The beef pho was salty-sweet, but the noodles? Super weird—tasted almost plastic-y. Not the soft, chewy rice noodles you’d expect in good pho 🥢. Don’t even get me started on the fried wings. They were terrible. The batter was just plain flour, unevenly coated, and the chicken inside was dry—no juiciness at all. It tasted like they just salted the wings and threw them in the fryer. No flavor, no crunch, no point 😤. The sticky rice was confusing too. It tasted like Cantonese char siu clay pot rice, but without the crispy bottom crust—and there was this faint, random sour bamboo shoot flavor. So odd 🥴. Pro tip (if you still go): The menu’s tricky. Dishes labeled with numbers (like 101) are for Western palates. Go for codes like C03—those are more Asian-friendly. But honestly? Even then, my friends and I all agreed: 3/10. We won’t be returning. It cost around $23 per person, including tax and a 10% tip—way too much for the quality. 📍 81 Isabel St, Winnipeg MB #WinnipegFood #Winnipeg #VietnameseFood #Pho #FoodReview