We had a very positive experience trying TILI for the first time! We walked in for takeout (dinner) on a Friday afternoon, without calling ahead first. The wait was about 20 minutes, but honestly, it was very nice outside so it was an easy wait. The person taking our order was very nice and helpful and friendly. He even brought our order to the door to us in the end when it was ready. It is a very small restaurant inside, with not many tables, but it is clean and well decorated. The menu is visible on the wall inside, and everything is very reasonably priced. We opened to try 4 different banh mí sandwiches (BBQ pork, ham and pork, lemongrass beef and tofu.). The sandwiches were about $8/each. We also got 2 orders of 2 spring rolls (4 total). Everything was absolutely delicious. The bread on the sandwiches was so fresh, crispy on the outside with a perfect chew on the inside. As well as the veggies on the sandwiches were crisp and plentiful. The meat and tofu were well seasoned and overall the food was absolutely delicious. This will become a regular place for us to visit as we enjoyed our...
Read moreI am very happy to have discovered this nice cozy little restaurant. The soup was clear and flavourful which made the whole meal so enjoyable. I also really enjoyed their wider noodles which had a great and pleasant texture. I was really surprised by how good the food was and the big portions they serve for the price. Around 12$ for a small, 14$ for a large and 16$ for an extra large and their small is already as big as large bowls from some other noodle places. My favourite part was definitely their Shrimp on Sugar Cane. It's quite unique and I enjoyed a lot the shifting between the savory taste from the shrimp and the sweetness from the sugar cane. It was amazing. The service though was decent but a bit slow than I expected, close to 30-45 minutes before we had our food but it was definitely worth the wait...
Read moreAs authentic as the flavor you can find in Asia. I didn't expect such quality up in the north! I had the rare beef pho and returned to get beef lemongrass bahn-mi the next day. Both were top notch. I wanted to say the rice noodles are made freshly from scratch (but I could be wrong) as they taste so soft, moist and silky. To my joy, they are also served in fettuccine size. The broth was light and subtle yet at the same time so full of flavour; the beef slices remained rare indeed. The Bahn Mi bread was done so right, crusty, but not hard. It's not saggy and inside it's soft just the way bahn mi is supposed to be, not mentioning the citronella aroma infused from the beef. Happy we came back to visit this store after summer. Not disappointed at all. Je suis...
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