The Bean Sprout

Reviews about The Bean Sprout

• 5 / 5

  By Eric Haddad
  Love this hole in the wall. Great food and friendly service.
  June 12, 2017
• 5 / 5

  By frank game
  Awesome food great price. Best of all they make it absolutely fresh. Worth a try.
  April 21, 2017
• 2 / 5

  By Emon Sen Majumder
  Tl;dr: Absurd random price hikes by the owner, several strict rules for a supposed "buffet", the owner constantly monitors at you during your entire stay (to make sure you don't steal??), no free tap water, and stale food.
  
  I had high hopes of finding an affordable buffet, but instead I found a super stingy owner running a militant restaurant. The "Buffet to Go" in small sized box is priced at 6.99 but is subject to the owner adding an arbitrary amount of money for "overfilling the box (even if it closes normally)" or even if you choose "too much meat and not enough vegetables". What the heck? You even have to fill half the box with rice or noodles, and even while following all these rules, he decided to charge me $10 for the $6.99 box. The owner, who also works as the cashier, is pushy, and constantly on surveillance even when you are eating. Additionally, no water or even tap water is free, and must be purchased for $1.25. He also only provides a single napkin per customer even if you ask for more. When it comes to the food, it is mediocre and generally stale, so it suffices for fast Chinese food but it was definitely the worst "buffet" I ever ate at. For the price and amount you get, you are much better off paying around $5 and going to Imperial Buffet or Mandarin for lunch. Never going back there again, and I regret paying $10 for the least satisfactory lunch I have ever had.
  January 19, 2017
• 5 / 5

  By Daniel Rathe
  Great and friendly owner who is very generous, the food itself is great and delicious...This store needs to be in more locations!
  October 23, 2016
• 1 / 5

  By Adam 212652
  Mediocre food. Crazy rules for the "buffet" with owner strictly supervising everything you put in your plate. CAREFUL of extra fees at cash register for random things like credit card use (she won't inform you, just charge you and claim it's HST) or that your plate is 48% rice and not 50% like the rules say it must be. It's not until you ask her for the breakdown of what she charges you that she will disclose the credit card fee. She did it to 4 customers in a row after me. We're suckers for going here.
  August 25, 2016