Best Shabu Shabu | World Noodle + Pho

oops I did it again. I have 30+ years of life experience and YET somehow I thought a place that offered both fettuccine alfredo and tom yum udon would be good. I guess I was craving some asian food too much to use my asian senses.

Either way, we ordered for take out a chicken satay, a seafood pho, a rare steak pho, a veggie udon. Tried calling in but no answer so we resorted to doordash.

Picked up in about 25min no problem. The place looked festive and fun, sandwiched between a japanese and a thai place, although the thai place looked to almost be the same place? Didn't see any staff but did see a decent amout of asian clientele. Found my order on the counter so just took it with me.

Bought home the food. Where each broth came separately from the noodle/stuff mixtures. Nothing was labeled so it took some guesswork. The satay was dry, the peanut sauce too pasty. The pho broths were the same despite being two different types, and was missing that 'next level' taste you typically get from simmering meat bones for hours. My udon broth was similarly basic, and tasted like watered down soy sauce, which when chocked full of msg isn't bad, but isn't great either. The ingredients were fresh, but very plain and flavorless.

Everything was edible and tasted Fine. But did not give me the usual joy I get from eating food.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

It appears to be closed. Very sad about this.

Pretty good soup.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Overpriced restaurant. They will nickle and dime you for 16 pieces of beef and 16 pieces of seafood . They even charged me 8.00 for the broth. How do they expect you to cook the meat and seafood if they don't give you the broths? The place is outdated and look run down. They will rob you blind if you are a tourist from out of town.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

First time here and we love the food. My kids were so happy with their soups. Everything was delicious and the service was amazing. Our server was very friendly and kind. (Elly) ofc we would come back here again.

I don’t like to give bad reviews but this one earned it.

A reservation was made for a group of 15 on the phone for a birthday dinner. No mention of the fact that they could not accommodate such a large group. When we arrived for our reservation time, the young lady that greeted us said “They don’t have a table to accommodate such a large group”. We were told, “See if you can fit anywhere”.
The hostess/server indicated she could not make drinks and there was no bartender available. The appetizers came out roughly an hour after they were ordered. One of the soups was cold, the shrimp was cold noodles were cold. When our main course came out, several of the dishes were also cold.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Although the restaurant is themed pretty well, the food left a lot to be desired.

Upon walking in there was only one person working the entire restaurant, she was the server/hostess. She took our drink order and main order right away.

Two phos were ordered. Filet and rare steak.
Both cuts of meat were decent, and not fatty. BUT the real downside was the pho broth. It wasn’t hot at all. It was lukewarm to say the least. The flavor of the broth was there… but that’s it. Lukewarm, meat took long to get warm…

Yeah… it was a one and done visit.
My rating is based on the food only.

The girl working the restaurant was kind and apologetic for being understaffed. She definitely needed at least 2 other people working there to take the load off of her.

Overall - 2 stars **

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Food is horrible. There was 5 of us dining in and every single dish tasted off, even the free candy at the door tasted stale and plastic. Never again!!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Food was average and small quantity, price is higher than typical and service was slow. Place is overly decorated with Hindu Buddhist items everywhere. Turmeric smells is overwhelming to enjoy different flavors of food. Not recommended for me.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

This place is just great, what blew me away was the fried tofu appetizer. Papaya salad was wonderfully balanced. Only critique is, I ordered thai hot and didn't shed a tear, but make no mistake my fam will be back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Thai Restaurant

I think this place and 2 others next to it is permanently CLOSES

Shabu shabu was a great option for two! Very delicious broth and tender ribeye. Bo was a very good and funny server, really appreciated his hospitality, would definitely eat here again

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Choice Beef Shabu Shabu

Big disappointment, we are far from the quality that we can expect from this type of dish in this type of restaurant. I would recommend the year more in the center of Orlando because there, see my other comments, there are really very good Vietnamese restaurants.

Parking: No space problem

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

What did you guys do on the broth.. why does it taste different and extra then pho...

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Ordered from this place 9/14/24 and I had the worse experience ever. I had stomach issues for 5 days, I gave my baby 1 spoon of the soup and it almost killed my baby. She vomited and pooped nonstop and the same for me. At this moment just the thought of Asian cuisine makes me sick. I am just recovering from this horrific experience. Do not eat here it is unsafe for human consumption