Yum Son — Restaurant in Nelson

I wish I could review without having to rate, but that is besides the point.

I see that the owner has responded to people here and I wish to be polite about this. I am visiting and am prospectively laying down roots near Nelson since my brother and parents have family homes here.

My mother got out of the car and so did I, it seemed that the consensous was to go grab a bite. I myself wasn't exactly hungry, but I'm not going to stop my parents from enjoying a nice meal and I'm sure I would have goined if there was something on menu that was interesting enough and were part of what I enjoy to consume without thinking my spirituality was going to come into question.

On this day, I had been mostly mute and figured since there were people on the beautiful patio the other day, I would sit there and would be easy not to cause a fuss since we would be dinu g outside.

The server came out to great my parents and I and said something about the law I. Of course I sign to her to show me the paper that tells her, because I know there is not a law that requires. It is my right to have a peaceful day and not have some lie thrown at me and my family regarding what someone wears or doesn't on their feet. I don't think that they intended for me to then get an earful from my mother, but I walked away from all of it and they decided to get smash burgers instead. Smash burger fed me that day and the next when I tried El Taco across the street as well.

The scenario made me a bit nervous but I took it upon myself to find a few other places that were more than happy to not say anything to me about my lifestyle choices for my spirit and best health, not that it is any of anyone's business, but I prefer to be accepted and thus for the business to also thrive in a world where acceptance of others is still something we all have to think about.

If you invite my family and I back I would be happy to try some of your locally...

Menu looked great so I was looking forward to it. Ordered imperial spring rolls, curry bowl and pho sizzle. Imperial spring rolls: at $14 for app (or $6 if you add on. We should have specified the springs rolls as add on with our meal,and saved $2) as these were just ok. The “shell” on them was slightly undercook. The filling was good. Sauce was lacking and the garnish of lettuce (traditional way of eating Vietnamese spring rolls) was nice but the bunch of wilty cilantro with full stems was unappealing. Curry Bowl (with 5 shrimps) $22: shrimps were nice size and filling. The curry itself was on the sweet side. Half a bok choy, a few slivers of red bell peppers and onions, and garnish of again the wilty stemy cilantro garnish in the rice bowl. Rice was slightly undercooked but palatable, not enough though. - not worth the $22. The Pho sizzle I did not have as my friend ordered it. I did have a taste of the duck and pork meatballs which were tender and I quite liked it. Can’t speak for the broth. My ginger lime soda was watered down quickly by the abundance of ice, so I can’t speak for the taste. Plus two beer later, bill came up to over $90 with tip. Coming from a Vietnamese/Canadian cultural and well travelled foodie background, this place was lacking in execution of its dishes with the wimpy garnish and uncooked rice, I can see they tried but just fell a little short. I don’t mind the price, but if you’re charging a certain price range, I just feel the execution should match. 2 star for...

For what Nelson could provide this is an acceptable place to spend your money at.

Pho makes me feel very questionable on how it's actually made - meat slices taste real but broth taste something I'd only expect out of a store bought broth cubes, noodle tastes like it was bought from supplier and sat on the cabinet for a few months and oversoaked in water before being overcooked.

Vegetarian pho is no better, but at least it's exactly what's written on the menu. Miso and mushroom - except that when you're actually paying for a food you expect a little bit more than what tastes like mushroom broth with a hint of miso powder that you can make at home.

Pho isn't their speciality. Bao buns seem to have positive reviews, I'd recommend anyone else to stick to other menus.

Other positive rating pho may fool you but remember this is Nelson not Lower mainland; People generally don't seem to have access to goods quality phos, and having this first time in a few months may trick your taste bud to think it's actually tasty. It's not.

Nice interior and nice service - I'm not sure why some ratings expect a fine dining 3 star service from a small local restaurant, it definitely wasn't...