Veranda Noodle Bar

"My partner surprised me with lunch and I love Pad Thai. I have heard nothing but amazing things. I normally order spice one or 2. We got spice 2 My food looked great. And fresh. I tried it and I couldnt eat it. The spice overpowered the whole dish and rendered it unedible. I love spicy food. But this was definitely not spice 2. I eat jalapeños for a snack with out sweating. I am open to trying again because of all the positive reviews I've heard. My first time trying it was not the best experience. Hopefully next time is different. The service was great."

"The sadness of admitting defeat was new to me but the House XL Pho taught me humility and the importance of moderation. This gem made us happy with their amazing service and honest fulfilling food. Definitely going back and definitely going to order a large. Well played House XL, well played indeed!"

"Service was quick. The food was also very good and reasonably priced. They put a lot of meat in my pho which was great. It got quiet busy in the evening and they need an extra helper. The lady was running around like crazy. Bathroom was clean but it was weird that they put the big mop and bucket in there."

"Vicky was a great server, she went out of her way to make a sweet tea for me and I think it’s the best I’ve ever had, I appreciated that. It was steady paced and volume was normal, I was able to read a book while I wait for my food, which I noticed a few others were doing too...nice spot for one or 8. The food was good and large portions...I got the beef rice dinner & shrimp tempura appetizer. First time coming here and I will definitely be back!"

"My foodie friend took me here because it’s his favorite place to eat in the entire world. I’ve traveled quite a few places, and have had a extensive amount of great, good, and ok food on my palette...so he was interested to see what I thought. I ordered an appetizer of Shrimp Tempura and had the Grilled Chicken Vermicelli (my friend’s favorite). The shrimp was a plain battered fried shrimp with battered and fried vegetables like zucchini and sweet potato. I didn’t expect fried vegetables. I normally don’t like zucchini or sweet potato but they weren’t bad. It came with a sweet and little spicy sauce/dressing (which the Grilled Chicken Vermicelli also came with). The shrimp was good and decent sized, but I only got three and would have liked more. I think the price for it was around $9. As for the Grilled Chicken Vermicelli, my friend told me to ask for an extra serving of sweet/spicy sauce/dressing. It came in a nice large bowl and includes lots of vegetables. Noodles are at the bottom, so you need to pour in the dressing and stir it all in with the noodles. The flavor was pretty great, but I got some a few pretty large pieces of fat/cartilage in it, so I had to pick those out. All in all, pretty good...but if you want great Vietnamese food, go to Boba in Lewiston, Maine on Lisbon Street."