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Where to get Phở
Pho Bo Ga (12 Lebreton) ·
New Phở Bò Gà LA ·
Pho Bo Ga LA (784 Somerset) ·
Barrhaven Vietnamese ·
Pho Thi ·
Ox Head ·
Pho Bo Ga 2 (843 Somerset) ·
Pho Thu Do ·
Springroll House ·
Pho Thang Long (1315 Richmond Rd) ·
Mr Pho ·
Rua Vang (Golden Turtle) ·
Pho Maxim ·
Phu-Yen ·
Vietnam Noodle House ·
Pho NC du Vietnam ·
Pho Kam Long ·
Green Tea Sushi and Noodle Bar ·
Pho Bo Ga 3 (947 Somerset) ·
Vietnam Palace ·
Santé Restaurant ·
Pho 99 ·
Pho Bo Ga Truc (275 Bank) ·
Pho Mi 108 ·
Phở Mì Bò Gà (2430 Bank) ·
Phnom Penh ·
Pendragon Pub ·
Bien Pho ·
May Lynh ·
Thi Fusion ·
New Mee Fung ·
Richtree Market ·
Lee Chee Viet Thai ·
Pho Nam ·
Pho Van Van ·
Pho Vietnam ·
Temptation Tea Shop ·
Pho Thi Fusion ·
Pho Bo (1053 Somerset) ·
Pho Bamboo ·
Pho Bac ·
Saigon Boy Noodle House ·
Pho Moonlight
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New Phở Bò Gà LA [6]
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Sep 15
I ordered #2 (cooked beef pho, medium size) for lunch. Their clear broth is pretty good (only small amount of MSG used)! Good place to go for Phở. Also got my vote.
2008 Aug 17
Like Pho Bo Ga LA (Pho Bo Ga LA), they also serve a shrimp cracker with their satay-style soup. The shrimp and chicken satay soup (S3), was decent. Broth is sometimes awesome here but was just okay today.
Unlike the other "Pho Bo Ga" restaurants, this one offers a full menu of non-soup dishes.
Unlike the other "Pho Bo Ga" restaurants, this one offers a full menu of non-soup dishes.
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2007 May 27
I forget which one this was (could it be the same as the previous one I had?) but it was great! Again, with a shrimp cracker.
2007 Mar 11
The only pho restaurant I've seen that offers a shrimp cracker in a satay-style soup! This is the Special 3 (S3), Large.
Very tasty overall, although the MSG levels are more noticeable here than in other places.
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2008 Nov 23
The Pho was good. Unfortunately, we were here on October 5th and I only now pulled the photo off my phone, so I've forgotten the finer details of the experience.
Lots of seating here and certainly worth visiting if you happen to be in Barrhaven. Especially after dropping your kids off at a birthday party around the corner! ;-)
2007 Oct 7
The inside of this restaurant is clean and neat and is not like those in Chinatown. Every one ordered Phở Tai (we had the one with beef and meat balls, #262 on the menu, see photo). The taste was not bad. But my friend told me their Phở is still next to New Mee Fung. Anyway, it is good to have a good quality Vietnamese restaurant in Barrhaven. Hurrah! Cheap dinner tonight, around $14 per person. Better than pizza or McDonald.
Pho Thi [3]
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2009 Jan 16
Just had take out lunch, I ordered the P04 beef rare and well done. It was very good, broth was very flavourful. Take out is always really quick. Great lunch in -25 weather!
2006 Oct 5
Here's a medium H09 chicken broth soup (BBQ Pork with Rice Noodle and Egg Noodle). Most yummy!
Ox Head [3]
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2006 Sep 23
As you can see, this spicy seafood soup is chock full of seafood! The shrimp were some of the nicest and freshest I've encountered in a Vietnamese soup. On the other hand, the broth was just okay, lacking the depth of flavour found at the really good places.Sign in to add a comment
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2009 May 5
Pho Bo Ga 2 is fast, that's for sure. Stopped in for a take-out lunch of medium Pho w/ rare and well-done beef. From ordering to leaving with food in hand, it was probably only five minutes.
Even a medium Pho was more than enough for lunch, and they're very generous with the meat. I did think that the broth was a bit on the salty side though.
If you're going to get Pho as take-out, you better have a big bowl at the home/office, because even the small will dwarf most bowls.
Even a medium Pho was more than enough for lunch, and they're very generous with the meat. I did think that the broth was a bit on the salty side though.
If you're going to get Pho as take-out, you better have a big bowl at the home/office, because even the small will dwarf most bowls.
2007 Oct 23
This is my favourite place to get Pho. The broth is flavourful and their sate specials are even better! Cheap, friendly and portion sizes are large!
2007 Mar 12
4 x 650ml containers for just under 10 bucks for takeout is pretty hard to argue with. That makes 2 extremely generous meals for an adult. Not sure how they manage to make it so cheap but keep up the good work!
Pho Thu Do [2]
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2009 Apr 6
Boyfriend and I were looking for good pho around Chinatown. My friend had recommended "Pho Thu Do", and since they're also Vietnamese, I decided to check it out.
The pho was decent. Just decent. It doesn't compare to pho I've had back home; the broth was missing something (maybe coriander?) and there wasn't enough meat and too much noodle. It was okay for the pho craving, and a good value.
We both ordered the pho with beef balls and tripe.
2007 Feb 28
I concur with Fresh Foodie.. the broth, and the Pho are top notch here, if the selection is a little limited. I don't mind the 'spring rolls', but that is not saying they are good, but rather just part of the experience that I have fond memories for at this place. I used to go here once a week... hmm.. wait a minute.. it's been a while since I've been... I think I'll have to start going again. Anyone up for lunchtime, Chinatown Pho?
2006 Nov 12
We tried this place after reading rave reviews on the restaurantthing site. I have to mention that they have just one kind of broth -- the standard "Pho Bo" beef one. (At other restaurants, we normally prefer the pork and chicken broth with seafood or bbq pork.) They offer just one broth but they do that broth very well! The rice noodles are nice and narrow. Small is pretty small. The one in the photo is a large.
Springroll House [2]
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Pho Thang Long [2]
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Mr Pho [2]
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Jul 12
The non-beef options (P7 - chicken, and P8 - seafood) actually come with non-beef broth, even though the menu suggests otherwise.
The broth was just okay -- not something to make a special trip here for.
The broth was just okay -- not something to make a special trip here for.
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Pho Maxim [2]
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May 28
I explored the food at this place last night as I was shopping down Merivale- really good assortment of shoes at Winners right now BTW.
Decor looks like reminants of previous tennant. Not a mish mash of stuff like most asian restaurants but definately has an impersonal feel.
Staff were pleasant, although I did get only takeout. Seems to be your typical family run restaurant with two teenage brothers running the front of the house.
Food was a bit of a let down. My summer rolls were supposed to be a combination of shrimp and pork. I almost couldn't detect any pork but, after some minor dissection, I did find a scant amount. The rolls were flavourless although very fresh. They were served with a peanut sauce that was unusually sweet and almost of a jam-like consistancy. Peanut sauce at New Mee Fung blows this one away.
Spring rolls were well, spring rolls. Nothing to write home about.
I have a thing for calamari or squid so I will usually order it. This version was battered, like the pancake style, puffy batter that they use on chicken balls... definately a miss and so was the bizzare jam like plum sauce that was served with it.
The best dish of my order was Bun with grilled shrimp on sugar cane, meatballs and grilled pork. This was one of the better versions that I have had. Nicely garnished with chopped peanuts.
If out that way again and craving asian cuisine, I'd probably go to Sea King Sharkfin Restaurant for Chinese food.
Decor looks like reminants of previous tennant. Not a mish mash of stuff like most asian restaurants but definately has an impersonal feel.
Staff were pleasant, although I did get only takeout. Seems to be your typical family run restaurant with two teenage brothers running the front of the house.
Food was a bit of a let down. My summer rolls were supposed to be a combination of shrimp and pork. I almost couldn't detect any pork but, after some minor dissection, I did find a scant amount. The rolls were flavourless although very fresh. They were served with a peanut sauce that was unusually sweet and almost of a jam-like consistancy. Peanut sauce at New Mee Fung blows this one away.
Spring rolls were well, spring rolls. Nothing to write home about.
I have a thing for calamari or squid so I will usually order it. This version was battered, like the pancake style, puffy batter that they use on chicken balls... definately a miss and so was the bizzare jam like plum sauce that was served with it.
The best dish of my order was Bun with grilled shrimp on sugar cane, meatballs and grilled pork. This was one of the better versions that I have had. Nicely garnished with chopped peanuts.
If out that way again and craving asian cuisine, I'd probably go to Sea King Sharkfin Restaurant for Chinese food.
2007 Sep 25
The the broth is somewhat lackluster compared to pho houses in Chinatown, and the price is a little steeper. Still - overall a good soup (I usually stick with beef ball)
2007 Jul 6
The seafood pho didn't have a very tasty broth and had proportionally too much noodle. Stick with the spicy ones!
2006 Sep 16
The satay soups are marked "spicy" and, unlike most pho places, they actually are. Tiny fragments of dried chili peppers float in your bowl. Most yummy.
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2007 Feb 4
I had this "Chicken Noodle Soup." It's the first time I've seen chicken in the beef (Pho Bo) type of broth, and it worked quite well. Not quite the depth of flavour you find on Somerset, but not bad.
My complaint is that the ratio of noodles to soup was too high. They offer one size of soup and then have a note saying you can upgrade to a Large for a buck. I opted for this Large version but now wonder if this meant they use the same bowl size and just increase the noodles!?
If I were staggering around drunk on Elgin craving some pho, I'd happily come here again. I won't drive across town for it though.
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2008 May 11
The photo is of my XL "Special B" -- satay chicken, BBQ pork, and tofu in chicken based broth. It was heavier (greasier? saltier?) than usual and no discernible spice level. The latter observation is strange for something promoted as "satay." No fear, I was able to squirt some sriracha in and make it okay. Quite a passable broth but I've had better at the other Pho Bo Ga places. Generous amount of meat and noodles in the XL.
Vietnam Palace [1]
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Nov 22
The pho at Vietnam Palace is much like what you get at Ottawa's better pho joints, but with a slightly richer tasting broth. Be warned -- a large here ($7.50) is about the size of a medium elsewhere. Good thing they offer extra large. ;-)
Santé Restaurant [1]
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Pho 99 [1]
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2008 Aug 12
I ate here with a few colleagues after work today. Ordered a large beef ball - I liked the broth although it tasted a tad heavy on MSG/salt. Chock full of green onion and beef ball though. Also looks like they do asian karaoke if you're into that sort of thing.
Pho Bo Ga Truc [1]
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Phở Mì Bò Gà [0]
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2007 Nov 27
Just ate lunch here. This place is great! Lots of menu items including soups with beef or chicken broth. This is the Chicken and Shrimp Sate Rice Noodle which I recommend. I am coming back here!
2007 Jun 13
I had the H01 - Chicken broth rice noodle with beef and shrimp satay. It was definitely tasty, with more fried onions and sesame flavour than other places. Spice level was low-moderate, just pleasant.
The Pho Bo (beef) comes in 3 sizes, but the others (including mine) have just one size. I would be happier if I had a choice of sizes (the single-size bowl looks like a medium).
The Pho Bo (beef) comes in 3 sizes, but the others (including mine) have just one size. I would be happier if I had a choice of sizes (the single-size bowl looks like a medium).
Phnom Penh [0]
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2008 May 2
Phnom Penh offers four noodle soups that are similar to pho. I tried the S11 Spicy Rice Noodle (Chicken, Meat Balls, Ground Pork, and Shrimps). Very nice indeed! Fairly tasty broth, good spice level, with a generous proportion of hearty noodles. Two shrimp, two or three slices of chicken, and a pile of meatballs kept things interesting.
Pendragon Pub [0]
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Bien Pho [0]
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Thi Fusion [0]
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2008 Dec 20
I was impressed! Only two sizes (S+M) and the prices are about a buck more than other places ($7.95 and $8.95), but it's worth it. Wifey and I each had chicken-based broth soups, hers was a Seafood Medley Saté and mine was BBQ Pork with Shrimp. A most delicious broth -- better or equal to all the really good places on Somerset. Noodles are the nice wide thin ones, and meat is in sufficient quantity.
Unlike most pho houses, the little plate of bean sprouts, basil, chili, and lime is served as an individual portion -- each diner gets a separate one. Pretty classy.
I should also add that the shrimp are done exceptionally well here. Most times shrimp in pho are overcooked and rubbery. These ones were succulent, moist, and even had the tails removed!
Unlike most pho houses, the little plate of bean sprouts, basil, chili, and lime is served as an individual portion -- each diner gets a separate one. Pretty classy.
I should also add that the shrimp are done exceptionally well here. Most times shrimp in pho are overcooked and rubbery. These ones were succulent, moist, and even had the tails removed!
New Mee Fung [0]
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2008 Dec 22
Our Sunday morning Aikido class goes here every week for brunch after class, though yesterday was my first day joining them. Overall a good experience with extremely fast service and excellent food.
I didn't even bother sifting through the menu - I just got the same as someone else - which was the 136 with chicken. I'm still not sure what it was - but it sure was yummy! And spicy! It's the first Pho I've had with a really thick broth, and really spicy. Just on my threshold for spicy, but fortunately not beyond my threshold.
I liked it so much I got another one to take home for my wife - who enjoyed it every bit as much as I did.
Generous serving for a decent price.
I didn't even bother sifting through the menu - I just got the same as someone else - which was the 136 with chicken. I'm still not sure what it was - but it sure was yummy! And spicy! It's the first Pho I've had with a really thick broth, and really spicy. Just on my threshold for spicy, but fortunately not beyond my threshold.
I liked it so much I got another one to take home for my wife - who enjoyed it every bit as much as I did.
Generous serving for a decent price.
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2007 Oct 29
Had the seafood noodle soup for lunch today. It was pretty good, TONS of veggies which I like. Shrimp, a shrimp ball???(not too sure what it was, but it was good) and fake crab meat. Broth was okay but I liked it.
2006 Sep 15
I ate a plate of Bratwurst and Rösti at Richtree, then in a sudden wave of virtuosity tried the vegetarian Vietnamese soup. It was pretty good, and full of the veggies I was craving. The meat ones are probably a little more tasty though.
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2007 Aug 20
I had the Pho (one size fits all), P7 Special Combo: Beef Rare, Well Done and Beef Balls.
Broth was good but very mild. Meat was fine. Noodles slightly overdone. It was a decent bowl of soup and I'd have it again, especially because this place is pretty close to my work.
Pho Nam [0]
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2007 Dec 9
karey, the narrow green leaf is a type of coriander: en.wikipedia.org
The flavour is like coriander, only milder.
Thanks for mentioning the delivery option -- I'll add the tag!
The flavour is like coriander, only milder.
Thanks for mentioning the delivery option -- I'll add the tag!
2007 Dec 9
Very nice pho, fabulous beef and broth, very fresh side garnishes...small is $5.50, medium is $6.50. large is $7.50 no matter which type you order. Medium is enough for two; I'd love to see how big the large is, but I haven't had the guts to order it. Medium is almost 2 litres of soup. I love the rare beef (101 on the menu, I believe). Bun is also very good at this place, especially anything with BBQ beef (well balanced yummy fish sauce mix served on the side). Salad rolls are definitely not the best I've had...quite bland, too much mint, seemed like the rice paper was very tough and hard to chew...maybe they had been refrigerated? But a very nice peanut sauce.
Service is very good even when it's packed at lunch with office workers from nearby Tunney's. Slight language barrier, but they had no problem understanding that my BF has a shrimp allergy and were quite ready to make any necessary subs..
Apparently they do delivery, I will be trying it on the next ridiculously cold, snowy night.
A question for those with more Pho experience than I; the garnish plate that accompanies the soup has Thai basil, mung bean sprouts, a lime wedge, and one unidentifiable narrow, pointed green leaf. What is this green leaf, what does it taste like, and what do I do with it (seems too tough to throw into the soup and eat like the basil)?
Service is very good even when it's packed at lunch with office workers from nearby Tunney's. Slight language barrier, but they had no problem understanding that my BF has a shrimp allergy and were quite ready to make any necessary subs..
Apparently they do delivery, I will be trying it on the next ridiculously cold, snowy night.
A question for those with more Pho experience than I; the garnish plate that accompanies the soup has Thai basil, mung bean sprouts, a lime wedge, and one unidentifiable narrow, pointed green leaf. What is this green leaf, what does it taste like, and what do I do with it (seems too tough to throw into the soup and eat like the basil)?
Pho Vietnam [0]
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Jan 19
Of all the Pho places in Ottawa that I have visited (I've tried most of the Pho joints in and around China Town) this place sticks out to me. The atmosphere is homey and the owners of this place seem to really care about food and the happiness of their customers. I won't get into all the dishes because I want to stick to my soup subject, so lets get to it!
This place offers a REALLY UNIQUE chicken soup. I guess I can still classify it as a PHO but its REALLY different. These are the ingredients: Chicken, a couple of cubed tomatoes, noodles and a few slices of celery....the special ingredient is PINEAPPLE. This soup is AMAZING. It's really light and it has a tang that opens up your whole palette. There are a few peices of actual pineapple in the soup, but you can taste it in the broth mostly.
The prices at this place are pretty well the same as any Pho joint - a large bowl of this mouth watering pineapple soup runs you about $8.00.
I recommend it!!
This place offers a REALLY UNIQUE chicken soup. I guess I can still classify it as a PHO but its REALLY different. These are the ingredients: Chicken, a couple of cubed tomatoes, noodles and a few slices of celery....the special ingredient is PINEAPPLE. This soup is AMAZING. It's really light and it has a tang that opens up your whole palette. There are a few peices of actual pineapple in the soup, but you can taste it in the broth mostly.
The prices at this place are pretty well the same as any Pho joint - a large bowl of this mouth watering pineapple soup runs you about $8.00.
I recommend it!!
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2007 Jan 28
The pho was very similar to the one I've had at Pho Thi on Merivale (good!), with maybe a little more depth to the broth. I had the chicken broth soup with chicken and shrimp. Accompaniments were as usual.
They only have two sizes here -- small and medium. Sucks for me because I like to have a large.
They only have two sizes here -- small and medium. Sucks for me because I like to have a large.
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2006 Sep 21
I haven't been here in years, but it's the very first Pho place I ever heard of. It might have been the first one in Ottawa -- or at least one of the pioneers.
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2007 Oct 16
First time visit, very disappointed.
We went on a Saturday evening for take out. There were only about 5 tables of customers. All of which were eating, finished eating with their dishes left on their tables, or paying their bills. It took over 25 minutes for the order to be prepared, and during that time, they informed us that there wasn't any chicken left and so we had to change our order.
When we brought the food home less than 5 minutes later, I opened my package and was sadly disappointed at the tiny portion of food offered. I ordered the rice paper roll ups, which usually at other Pho places come with several rice wraps for rolling, I was given ONE small ripped piece that was laying at the bottom of the sparse noodles and dry meat that I unable to distinguish between pork or beef.
That and the noodle soup were extremely bland. I constantly added more Hoisin sauce and hot sauce in hopes that I would be able to taste anything, still in disbelief that I was only provided the one rice paper roll. The spring rolls were the only redeeming factor.
I'm very surprised in this booming Pho market one place could possibly expect to provide such poor turn around and bland food and expect to survive amongst the competition. I will never go there again.
My recommendation is take the extra few minutes and find another place for some Vietnamese cuisine.
We went on a Saturday evening for take out. There were only about 5 tables of customers. All of which were eating, finished eating with their dishes left on their tables, or paying their bills. It took over 25 minutes for the order to be prepared, and during that time, they informed us that there wasn't any chicken left and so we had to change our order.
When we brought the food home less than 5 minutes later, I opened my package and was sadly disappointed at the tiny portion of food offered. I ordered the rice paper roll ups, which usually at other Pho places come with several rice wraps for rolling, I was given ONE small ripped piece that was laying at the bottom of the sparse noodles and dry meat that I unable to distinguish between pork or beef.
That and the noodle soup were extremely bland. I constantly added more Hoisin sauce and hot sauce in hopes that I would be able to taste anything, still in disbelief that I was only provided the one rice paper roll. The spring rolls were the only redeeming factor.
I'm very surprised in this booming Pho market one place could possibly expect to provide such poor turn around and bland food and expect to survive amongst the competition. I will never go there again.
My recommendation is take the extra few minutes and find another place for some Vietnamese cuisine.
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2007 Nov 11
Whoa baby! My medium 37. Chicken Sate Rice Noodle soup earned its chili pepper icon with flying colours. You can see the thin but angry-looking layer of chili oil floating in the bowl...
I can safely say that this is the spiciest Sate pho I've encountered, even slightly more spicy than the ones I've had at Pho Maxim. I couldn't really taste the broth as a result but enjoyed it very much all the same. The chicken was plentiful, tender, and in nice small pieces.
2007 Nov 11
Wifey ordered a medium 35. Seafood Rice Noodle soup. It came with shrimp, fish balls, and fried fish slices. Her only complaint was that the noodle ratio was a bit high (some people prefer that though).
I tasted her broth and it was actually quite incredible. Not strong-flavoured at all but incredibly delicious in a very subtle way. We agreed that this was possibly the broth we'd had that was least likely to contain MSG. I'm eager to go back and try a bowl of this myself!
Pho Moonlight [-2]
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Aug 25
Sorry to say that the worst experience out of any restaurant I have been to happened at this restaurant. The noodle dish with meat was inedible - one big lump of sticky noodle with very questionable toppings. When I asked for something else they aregued that this is the way the food is supposed to be. Well, I have been almost every soup place in Ottawa and many in Montreal and Toronto and I know this is not true. They say that they will not replace the meal with something else, that I must pay for the horrible lump of food! I was floored by this lack of service - it was truly awful to have to explain something so basic. On the bright side the soup was edible - not much stuff in it though and the broth was bland. Service seemed quick enough and the restaurant seemed clean and bright too. I am soooo dissapointed because I live near this place and would have loved to have it as a regular haunt. Too bad the service was so horrible. For good food check out Mr. Pho in Bells Corners - it is well worth the drive.
2008 Oct 11
I had heard good reviews of this place on other sites and have wanted to check it out for a long time. So i finally did last week.
I must say I was somewhat disappointed with the pho at this restaurant. There was nothing wrong with it per se. But it was not what I would expect from a place that features phew in the name.
The broth tasted like it came from a package. The meats we somewhat overcooked and the noodles were all stuck together in a lump.
All in all it was mediocre - kind of what I might expect to get in a food court or something.
I must say I was somewhat disappointed with the pho at this restaurant. There was nothing wrong with it per se. But it was not what I would expect from a place that features phew in the name.
The broth tasted like it came from a package. The meats we somewhat overcooked and the noodles were all stuck together in a lump.
All in all it was mediocre - kind of what I might expect to get in a food court or something.
2008 Apr 23
I've now tried both kinds of broth here and am of the view that the beef one tastes superior to the chicken/pork. I normally choose the chicken/pork based soups at pho restaurants but I will make an exception for Pho Moonlight.
We received our soups about 3 minutes after ordering them. The Large here is a little smaller than you'd find on Somerset and there is no Extra Large. Still, it's a nice big bowl of soup and they will see more of me since it isn't too far from work.
We received our soups about 3 minutes after ordering them. The Large here is a little smaller than you'd find on Somerset and there is no Extra Large. Still, it's a nice big bowl of soup and they will see more of me since it isn't too far from work.
2006 Dec 10
That's a great idea, Ashley! Since I know bean sprouts are especially prone to carrying foodborne illness I usually just ignore them and don't use them in my pho. Asking for them cooked is a good plan -- I'll be sure to do that when restaurants don't seem too busy!
2006 Dec 10
This is the bean sprout for the Phở. I asked the server to "blanch" the bean sprout for us. (You know, with E. coli found in spinach, I am more careful for uncooked vegetable and I don't know if restaurants wash the vegetable thoroughly.) The server didn't understand the word "blanch". So, he asked the kitchen to "steam" the bean sprouts. That works for me.
2006 Dec 10
After my son's piano recital (grade 9 piano now), I asked my son where he wanted to go for dinner (anywhere except MacDonald and Pizza). He told me that he didn't want to take too much time to eat since he needed to go home to play his computer game. Well. I don't want to drive to downtown either. So, I decided to try "Pho Moonlight" for Phở.
This is our first time here. The place is clean (not like downtown's Phở places). Only 6 customers (including 2 of us) there on Saturday night.
My son ordered large size Phở Gà (#111 of the menu) which is rice noodle soup with chicken ($7.95). I ordered medium size Phở Nạm (#108) which is rice noodle soup with beef flank ($6.95). Within 15 minutes, we got the Phở (see photo). They arrived steaming hot and we put the bean sprouts to the bowl. It is good to have hot noodles to soothe the stomach in the winter time.
I don't see too much difference between the Medium bowl and Large bowl. Besides, I don't see too much meat inside the bowl either.
The taste of the Phở is okay. But compared to the Phở places in downtown, this place is still missing something. I don't know what it is. But if I don't need to drive and the weather permits, I would prefer to go to downtown to eat Phở. Anyway, it is a convenient place in the winter for Kanata residents.
Service was friendly.
P.S. When we left, my son told me in the car that Chinese food tastes better.
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| Mr Pho [2] | ||
| Rua Vang (Golden Turtle) [2] | ||
| Pho Maxim [2] | ||
| Phu-Yen [1] | ||
| Vietnam Noodle House [1] | ||
| Pho NC du Vietnam [1] | ||
| Pho Kam Long [1] | ||
| Green Tea Sushi and Noodle Bar [1] | ||
| Pho Bo Ga 3 (947 Somerset) [1] | ||
| Vietnam Palace [1] | ||
| Santé Restaurant [1] | ||
| Pho 99 [1] | ||
| Pho Bo Ga Truc (275 Bank) [1] | ||
| Pho Mi 108 [1] | ||
| Phở Mì Bò Gà (2430 Bank) [0] | ||
| Phnom Penh [0] | ||
| Pendragon Pub [0] | ||
| Bien Pho [0] | ||
| May Lynh [0] | ||
| Thi Fusion [0] | ||
| New Mee Fung [0] | ||
| Richtree Market [0] | ||
| Lee Chee Viet Thai [0] | ||
| Pho Nam [0] | ||
| Pho Van Van [0] | ||
| Pho Vietnam [0] | ||
| Temptation Tea Shop [0] | ||
| Pho Thi Fusion [0] | ||
| Pho Bo (1053 Somerset) [0] | ||
| Pho Bamboo [0] | ||
| Pho Bac [0] | ||
| Saigon Boy Noodle House [0] | ||
| Pho Moonlight [-2] |
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