Vonny W.
Yelp
I have been seeing this place pop up on my Instagram feed a lot recently. With my love for Vietnamese food and this location not being too far from me, I gave them a visit the first chance I got!
Vietnoms is tucked in a big plaza by Bathurst and Steeles. There is tons of free parking so no worries there. It has a double door entry and when you first walk in, it looks like a little cafe bar where two employees greeted me. I was there for takeout, but could see a long hallway that led to the dining area. The great thing about this design is that you won't have any drafty winds flowing in when customers enter/exit.
When I let the employee know I was here for takeout, they were great in offering me a menu pamphlet and introduced me to their off menu as well. The employee was also great about explaining other off menu drinks, like their milk foam beverages. Ordering was easy, I paid via credit card and was offered a seat to wait. Instead, I told them I'd step out and return in 15 minutes.
I must say, even for takeout, the service was impeccable. I already mentioned that they took care to explain the menu, but also, they were very considerate about me having to carry a takeout bag and two drinks - I was offered assistance to my car and when I declined, the employee was very kind to open the doors for me on my way out.
Now onto the food! I got the following:
1. FRESH ROLL WITH PORK & SHRIMP: Thanks to the loads of fresh shredded lettuce and carrots in these, the size of the rolls themselves are quite big. This added so much crunch! For protein, there's a usual amount of shrimp and pork which were both tender to bite.
2. GRILLED PORK & SPRING ROLL WITH VERMICELLI: For $14.75, the portion was decent but I do wish there was slightly more grilled pork to better the ratio of meat-to-vermicelli. Otherwise, the flavors were good and there was a lot of texture, like crunch thanks to the abundance of lettuce, bean sprouts, cucumbers, and carrots.
3. ICED FILTER COFFEE WITH CONDENSED MILK: a nice classic which was strong, bold and slightly sweetened.
4. MATCHA LATTE WITH PANDAN MILK FOAM: In all honesty, I'd come back just for this drink alone. Everything about it was so well-done, between the flavors that came through nicely and the creaminess of the beverage. There was absolutely no graininess to it, just purely smooth to drink!