I was all ready to say wonderful things about Quan, this having been my local for a long time and having so many warm memories of the place. Though the last two times I've been here have been very slightly tainted. Once by a slug on my spring roll-accompanying lettuce (which isn't the end of the world - hey, at least you know it's fresh and the staff were very apologetic) and most recently having hair in my tea and gristly/nobly bits in my dish containing chicken thigh. The hair is another shrug-the-shoulders, "shit happens" accident thing. The chicken could have been rectified though. All of this points towards a slipping in Quan 88's attention to detail, which is really disappointing because otherwise I really liked this little eat-spot.
Had these things not happened, I would have given Quan 88 4 stars for consistently friendly staff who don't mind if you need extra fresh chilli, lemon or water, cheap eats and convent location. It also gets points for having a confusingly-angled front door! If I was reviewing based on the last 2 visits alone, I'd give it only 1 or 2 stars. So in the name of fairness, I will give it 3 and will look with an eager eye to see what other Yelp-ers say about their experience here. Any issues, or was I just a bit unlucky? Let me know! read more