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I waited 25 minutes today for my order.
I liked this place better in it's old location where not as many people knew about it!

They have their menu board inside the trailer for some reason. You can't read it until it's time to place your order. Turn the dang thing around so people waiting in the long line can decide what they want!

I talked to owner Donna Kyd recently and she said she is now leasing the spot across from Great Canadian Stupid Store in Westboro. Although it's a house, the last business in there was a surplus goods store.

Her old spot in the used car lot is up for sale (for development. read: condos) and since here lease was expiring next summer she made the move.

She plans on "Doing something special" with the house/building on the location. Possibly a cafe ?, possibly just winter seating ? (and still prepare food from her trailer), or possibly ....

I wish her good luck what ever she does because she is a successful early player in the alternative street food scene here. She had to fight city hall. And she won !

Saw their truck set up across from the Loblaws Superstore at Richmond/Kirkwood. Looked like tables and chairs set out around it too. Maybe they have just moved locations?

Drove by yesterday on my way to the store and it looks like thy are gone for the season!

Personally was not a huge fan of the pad thai. It ight have been the cilantro? I'm not one that think it tastes like soap, but I do just find it very overpowering and it was just not right. for me anyway.

BUT:

The sandwiches? oh the sandwiches! HEAVEN!

Have had the Cowboy(have asked for it in the past but was always sold out, she was sold out this time but managed to make me one!) and have now had 2 curry it up. and I am a FAN in a big bad way.

I actually would love the curry it up without the big mango slices and with just what I think is a type of Mango jam. But for me that's just a texture thing. The addition of the grilled onions is genius, and I can't even describe how good it is.

The cowboy is also a huge winner. They don't skip on the goat cheese(or at least they spread it in such a way that akes you feel like you have lots of it!) perfectly roasted veggies and not tons of seasoning and on great great bread.

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Tried Bite This for the first time today. Ordered the pad thai but did not come away from the experience feeling the same as Captain Caper (whose review is below).

It wasn't the worst pad thai I've had but it wasn't that good. The portion was fair for the $7.75 price. I ordered the chicken over the tofu but had very few pieces. Noodles were cooked nicely but I simply wasn't a fan of the sauce.

I wouldn't order it again, but I would return to try their sandwiches.

I find it very inconsistent. I always order the same thing...Momo Chow Wow with chicken (egg noodles, chicken, veggies and a teriyaki style sauce). Sometimes the chicken tastes leftover, sometimes its fresh and juicy. Sometimes you get big pieces of chicken, other times it's only sparse mini chunks of chicken. Sometimes it's very spicy, sometimes not at all. Sometimes it's perfectly sauced, other times dry and flavourless.
When it's good...it's pretty good but you never know when it's going to be one of those 'good' days.

Guppal,

Donna Kyd, owner, cook and chief bottle washer, can be reached through Linkin. She is excepting contact there for business opportunities:

ca.linkedin.com

Pic is of her .. she is much more bright-eyed and bushy tailed in person.

Do they have a phone number that works? I tried 555-0000 but it doesn't exist.....

Best Pad Thai I ever had from a street vendor ... the again, I've never been to Thailand .... yet.